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The body temperature of a swallow is above WWSD.

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Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
Alan (California Radiant) Forbes Member Posts: 4,002
edited May 2021 in THE MAIN WALL

8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour

Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab
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  • Larry Weingarten
    Larry Weingarten Member Posts: 3,293
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    Probably none of these????? :|

    Yours, Larry
    Canucker
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 9,639
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    Well, one of them...
  • psb75
    psb75 Member Posts: 833
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    Those birdie body temps aren't getting to the sensor. Too much nest insulation and mud!
    Wait for the fledging. Spare the swallows. Then take nest down. Put a platform over sensor.
    Swallows eat LOTS of flying insects. You are lucky to have them.
    Funny pic, though.
    DerheatmeisterAlan (California Radiant) Forbesaperson
  • JohnNY
    JohnNY Member Posts: 3,230
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    What do you mean? An African or European swallow?
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  • Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
    Alan (California Radiant) Forbes Member Posts: 4,002
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    @psb75 and @JohnNY The boiler room is right next to a creek overgrown with flowering blackberry shrubs, wild mint and other wildflowers; currently teeming with insects that the swallow is feasting on to feed her and her brood. She was very patient with our comings and goings and we are not about disturbing her, whether she be African or European. I'll see if I can get an ID.
    8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour

    Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab
  • aperson
    aperson Member Posts: 66
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    Might be a great way to protect and insulate the sensor... thing, co-existance is the only future, after all.
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 9,639
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    Hardware cloth works well in these situations

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