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Roof heat reflective paints
Can anyone tell me if white paint on roofs works just as well at reflecting heat as the expensive ceramic heat-reflective paint?
Thanks muchly, Jessica Walden (HOT South Australia)
Jessica Walden- Adelaide, SA, Australia
2002
Reflective Roof Coating
on
Amazon
(affil links)
Insulating Paint
on
Amazon
(affil links)
Hi Jessica,
According to the results of the experiment conducted at the University of Nevada, Mechanical Engineering Department, there is a significant increase in energy usage (50%>) when regular outdoor paint is used, compared to ceramic paint.
MONTH PAINT Ceramic % DIFF JUNE 167.99 117.21 43.32 JULY 101.81 69.68 46.11 AUGUST 175.72 109.72 60.15 SEPTEMBER 63.16 39.55 59.69 TOTALS 508.68 Watts 336.16 Watts 51.32%
To cut costs try a heat reflecting ceramic powder that can be added to any paint making that paint an insulating coating for your roof. I hope this is of some help,
Regards,
Dr Con Lozanovski- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2005
There is a Technology that can provide a negative heat load to the roof of a building, it is known as a "Selective Surface", it is not an insulator like the ceramic coating people claim.
This technology is more so used in commercial buildings where there is a heavy A/C load, and in projects done with a major retailer a 50% drop in power consumption was found on the A/C plant, not bad considering the A/C cools the interior as well as incoming air, on this project the main a/c use was for cooling the hot summer air in the exchange. On a house environment it will keep the internal maximum temperature 4 to 5 degs below external shade ambient. This is only achieved through air conditioning in a normal environment.
Regards
- Sydney, NSW
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Ed. note: Ted, do you also have a university study we can extract here, showing those negative watts/square foot ratings?
2005
I am also looking for a heat selective roofing paint. I have found what seems to be a relevant product,
but this is in Australia, so I would like a source in Thailand as the coverage is listed at 2-2.5 m2/litre. - a large volume to send from Australia to rural Thailand to paint a roof.
All ideas welcome!
water resource engineer - Buri Ram, Thailand
Dear Mr. Milner,
We recommend you to use ceramic paints for roof-top coating. On metal roof, the temperature difference of coated and uncoated surface can be greater than 10 degrees C. during summer months.
- Bangkok, Thailand
2006
Attic "Heat Barrier" Paint
on
Amazon
(affil links)
Are there effective Heat reflective paint products that can be applied inside the attic of home with a traditional asphalt shingle roof?
Are there any effective Heat reflective paint products that can be applied to the outside ( on the shingles)?
- Houston, Texas
2006
Hi, Mark. There are paints that can be applied inside the attic that claim to reduce energy costs. I'm not personally disposed to believe it, but I don't have any experience with it to back up my intuition.
Regards,
Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
Hi
I am an expat and I live in the tropics in the far east about 150 miles from the equator.I was hoping someone might know if I can paint exterior walls with a known and dependable heat resistant paint product.It gets extremely hot and humid here! Thanks.
property refurbisher - Kuala Lumpur,Selangor, Malaysia
September 4, 2009
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