Cob: RE: COB heat

[Shawn Boltin]

Pat,

Hot water, cold beer, what else do you need, right?  Anyway, thanks for the feedback.  What about humidity?  Is humidity high in your part of the world, does it pose an issue?  I imagine that if you can maintain decent airflow, comfort doesn't become an issue?  Not sure.  

Thanks again!

Shawn








--- On Wed 08/07, Patrick Newberry  wrote:

From: Patrick Newberry [mailto: PNewberry at HFHI.org]
To: coblist at deatech.com
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 15:00:10 -0400
Subject: RE: heat was Cob: Oklahoma thoughts and concerns

While I have planned on doing a wonder graph, measuring the temps outside and in over a period of time etc, 
I've not accomplished that goal yet.
I did manage to find one themometer and measured the temp differences on one day around noon and even then failed to write 
down the actual numbers. But what I observed was it was about 10 degrees cooler inside during the day, 
and it was about 10 degrees warmer inside during the night. Thus at night, it did feel warmer than outside,
but not stagging like in a trailer at noon in the sun. A trailer at noon, in the sun, with no AC is like an 
oven, way hotter than outside. My cob home is hot, but actually a bit cooler than outside. Thus my cob house does not exceed the highest temperatures nor does it exceed the low temperatures. 

As far as soil compaction goes, in my case at least, that was not a problem due to how slowly I have been building. 
When you build slow, the structure has more than enough time to settle on it's own. 
Yea, don't laugh but I'm now on my 5th year. I mean I've worked, then stopped working then back again over several 
times, and even when I'm working don't put in more that 16 hours a week. I mean it's livable now, or at least 
by my loose standards, but hey I have hot water, can cook and yes even poop inside. I can keep beer cold, but 
my wringer washer machine is outside however so that means not much washing gets done in the rain. Of course 
one could just put on the dirty cloths, run around in the rain and they'd be washed. Their is a dryer inside, 
but I prefer to hang the cloths on the line. Yea, I'd say it's livable. 


I have a screen in porch now and that helps a lot with the heat. In the evening, sitting on the porch is a time
honored tradition. 

Love and Light
Pat
www.gypsyfarm.com



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