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Glacier Bay Insulation Test Result Tables

 

For product photographs and manufacturer's information, click on the Manufacturer's name shown in the table.
For test information, see Glacier Bay Insulation Test Introduction and General Discussion of Insulation Testing.

 

Radiant Heat (Reflective) Insulations

 

Manufacturer Product Name (Note#) Sample
Thick.		 Claimed
"R" Value		 Actual
"R" Value		 Actual "R" Value
Per Inch
UQP "The Insulator" #3200 (1) 0.50 N/A 1.80 3.59
UQP "The Insulator" #3230 (2) 0.85" N/A 2.74 3.22
Heat Shield Super Refrigerator Liner (3) 1.25" 30.0 4.30 3.44
Reflectix Reflectix (4) 0.28" 8.3 to 14.3 0.67 2.38 

 

Notes:
1.  A two-layer version of the company's #3230 product.
2.  A three-layer version on the company's #3200 product.  No specific "R" value is claimed by the company.
3.  Installation directions suggest "evacuation" by sucking air out with a straw and sealing with a clothes iron.
4.  Claimed "R" value varies depending on the mounting position.

 

Foam Insulations

 

Manufacturer Product Name (Note#) Sample
Thick.		 Claimed
"R" Value		 Actual
"R" Value		 Actual "R" Value
Per Inch
Dow Expanded polystyrene (1) 1.00" N/A 3.84 3.84
Dow Extruded polystyrene (2) 1.00" 5.0 4.92 4.92
Celotex Thermax (3) 1.00" 7.2 6.35 6.35
Fomo Handi-Foam (4) 1.00" 6.67 6.64 6.64
N/A Aged "pour-in" foam - dry (5) .95 N/A 3.51 3.69
N/A Aged "pour-in" foam - wet (6) .95 N/A 2.94 3.09

 

Notes:
1.  Commonly see white "beaded" styrofoam.
2.  Styrofoam Square Edge, often called "Blueboard".
3.  A foil-covered polyisocyanurate foam.
4.  A two-part spray-on foam injected under ideal temperature and humidity conditions.
5.  "Pour-in" ice box insulation taken from a 16 year old sailboat.  Although wet (moisture saturated) when taken from the boat, the material was dried for this test.
6.  The same insulation as above (5) but tested as taken from the boat (wet).

 

Vacuum Panel Insulations

See Vacuum Insulation Panels - General Information for additional technical information

 

Manufacturer Product Name (Note#) Sample
Thick.		 Claimed
"R" Value		 Actual
"R" Value		 Actual "R" Value
Per Inch
Glacier Bay BARRIER 20 (1) 1.00" 20.0 24.06 24.06
VacuPanel "RParts" vacuum panel (2) 1.00" 20.0 4.36 to 21.65 4.63 to 21.65
VacuPanel "Technautics" vacuum panel (3) 1.00" 40.0 9.16 9.16

 

Notes:
1.  Also available in thicker panels.  Claimed "R" value is based on the guaranteed "R" value after 20 years.
2.  VacuPanel vacuum insulation panels are distributed through many retail outlets.   For this test 10 identical panels (Batch # SO 02168286) were purchased on 3/18/98 from Refrigeration Parts Solution, LLC and tested immediately upon reciept.  The "R" values of the individual panels varied as shown.  For complete information on this testing see the VacuPanel Test Report.
3.  Identical panel to those above but rated by the reseller (Technautics) as R-40.   This panel (Batch #092672478) was produced on 10/16/97 and tested on 2/8/98.

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