Does this act as a heat shield, ie with heat on one side does the other side stay cool?
1033737
I would do that with caution. Using as a heat shield would be very temporary. The blanket is designed to prevent welding spatter or cutting slag from burning flammable materials. I think red heat from a torch would eventually get thru.
1033738
I used it 1 inch away from the copper fitting I was soldering. Behind that was vinyl siding which is susceptible to heat. 30 seconds of blasting at 45 degrees left no marks on the heat shield or the siding.
688207
Yes. The exterior is slightly warm on the bottom, but not enough to heat up whatever is underneath.
1995732
It's supposed to but it's been so chilly here since we purchased it a couple of months ago we haven't tested the cooling aspect yet. It keeps our small bathroom nice and toasty, though!
1651943
No, it stays cool because of the air! If it does get warm, just let the air out and put fresh cool air in.it, takes just 2 mins.
1970142
no just the one side. However you can feel the heat from the front. But it only heats up in front. thanks.
117166
It's plastic, so it doesn't disapate heat in the same way metal would. The middle of the plastic top surface is concave. Most laptop fans are in an area where it would blow hot air out and into this channel. In that way it disapates heat. It also depends a bit on how tall the rubber feet pads are on your laptop. The higher the more clearance there is for air flow. I am using a MacBook. Most of the heat is disapated at the bottom of the screen area. However it works well enough to keep it cool. Most lap desks have similar issues with my Mactop. This is the best plastic surface lap desk I have found. My lap stays cool enough. After long use, my lap feels warmer, but there is padding on the bottom, so I would expect my lap to be a bit warmer just because of the insulating vale alone.
658336
One side seems to get warmer than the other. I just flip it over if the other side of my palm is bothering me.
1833597
Yes. I've always used mine for the cooler (truck driver) but it does plug in the other way for heat. The plug is color coded blue/red for cold and hot.
114352
Well, it gets fairly warm under the PTG, although I used it directly on the plastic shelf of my Weber with no issues. I went out and purchased a large commercial baking sheet that it now sits on also when we travel. Works great, works as a great heat shield!
2128454
It does help a little with obsorbing the heat from my computer and I do keep it underneath at all times. However, the reason I wanted it, is that I like to hold my computer on my lap sometimes and unfortunately, I can still feel the heat coming through the pad when I do this.
931214
I dont believe it retains the heat, works well to protect the mattress from moisture.
1053222
As mentioned the cool part isn't just the cover in fact I doubt the cover has anything to do with that. It's the actual pillow on 1 side that stays cool. I've had this is another plain cover and yes it still stays cool.
1319061
It does keep you lap cool since the heat is deflected on the lapdesk. the laptop stay the same as it would be laying on a table. Bryan
1979830
It does heat on both sides when on high. It defaults to high when plugged in. The manual states to keep 3 feet from combustible materials.
102682
No, mine does not. I think it has some "Gel capsules" that helps dissipate the heat. Also, I think the "hybrid" construction (coils and foam) may help also.
831818
My experience has been that front and sides stay cool enough to touch them. We are not high volume users though. It gets used a couple of times in the morning. We are very happy with our purchase.
1941947
You should install the heat shield insulation with the fabric side adhered to the surface and the foil side exposed.