Comparison of the SH and TRAC conduction methods for a one-dimensional loop in hydrostatic equilibrium. Upper two panels: temperature and density as functions of position along the loop. Lower six panels: parallel thermal conductivity, temperature length scale, local radiative losses, local background heating rate, integrated radiative losses, and integrated background heating as functions of temperature. The lines are colour-coded in a way that reflects the conduction method used with dashed blue (solid red) representing the TRAC (SH) solution. The dashed red (blue) vertical line indicates the base of the TRAC (SH) TR and the dot-dashed red (blue) vertical line the temperature at the top of the TRAC region (the temperature at the top of the TR).