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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">Old Swedish farmhouses and Thomas
Jefferson's house had "alcove bedchambers"<BR>to conserve body heat in
wintertime. They were like sleeping bags with more room</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">inside, maybe 7' long x 5' wide x
3' tall, like a queen-size bed with a low canopy.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">They were built into walls like
shelves with insulation on all sides and a close-fitting</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">thermal curtain over the wall
opening, like this, for personal air conditioning:</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.sunfrost.com/sleep_genie.html"><STRONG><FONT size=2
face="Courier New">http://www.sunfrost.com/sleep_genie.html</FONT></STRONG></A></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">We can sleep in 70 F air in a 30 F
bedroom if we raise a bed 3' above the floor</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">and surround it with vertical
comforter thermal curtains, eg 4 92"x104" R3(?)</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">$30 Wal-Mart king-size quilts. With
a 30' perimeter and 19" airtight vertical</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">overlaps and a perfectly-insulated
ceiling and a perfectly-insulated wall</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">behind the headboard and no air
leaks, the bed space might be kept at 70 F</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">with (70-30)30'x5'/R3 = 2K Btu/h,
eg a $15 Home Depot 1500 W space heater</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">with a thermostat using 2K/3.41 =
586 watts in a 586/1500 = 39% duty cycle.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">Are we tempted to rig the
comforters to the ceiling with standard drapery rods and</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">clamp rings, superficially bowing
to Louis XIV? No! Form follows function! A </FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT
size=2 face="Courier New">mere </FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT size=2
face="Courier New">2"</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">ceiling gap would lose
30'x16.6x2/12sqrt(5)(70-30)^1.5 = 47K Btu/h to air
leaks,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">requiring
</FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">13.8 kW, 23.5 times more
than comforters perfectly-sealed to the ceiling!
</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">How to do? Rip 3 10' 2x4s into 2x2s
and screw 3 2x2s to the ceiling above the 60"x80" </FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT
size=2 face="Courier New">queen-size</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">bed </FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT
size=2 face="Courier New">12' apart at the headboard wall and 10' apart at bed
end, </FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">giving a 42"
curtain </FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">side
</FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT size=2
face="Courier New">clearance</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">at </FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT
size=2 face="Courier New">the bed head and a sqrt(120^2-12^2)-80 = 39"
</FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">end clearance and a 20"
bed end s</FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">ide
clearance.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Courier New"><FONT
size=2></FONT></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Courier New"><FONT size=2>Two more 5' ripped 2x4s at
the head </FONT><FONT size=2>can provide vertical seals and Harbor Freight
</FONT><FONT size=2>grommets </FONT></FONT></STRONG><A
href="http://www.harborfreight.com/103-piece-1-2-half-inch-grommet-installation-kit-30037.html"><FONT
size=2
face="Courier New"><STRONG>http://www.harborfreight.com/103-piece-1-2-half-inch-grommet-installation-kit-30037.html</STRONG></FONT></A><STRONG><FONT
size=2 face="Courier New"> </FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT size=2
face="Courier New">or velcro </FONT></STRONG><A
href="http://www.harborfreight.com/3-4-quarter-inch-x-35-ft-roll-hook-and-loop-cable-strap-96215.html"><STRONG><FONT
size=2
face="Courier New">http://www.harborfreight.com/3-4-quarter-inch-x-35-ft-roll-hook-and-loop-cable-strap-96215.html</FONT></STRONG></A></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">can provide vertical seals at the
end of the bed, if needed.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New">Voila.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2 face="Courier New"></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=2
face="Courier New">Nick</FONT></STRONG></DIV></BODY></HTML>