Posted by A Veteran on December 3, 2007, 10:48 am
Lots of "Popcorn" is available. you know the styrofoam peanuts that are
used in packing boxes.
Use it to fill cavities and voids in your building. Be cautious as it can
burn.
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Posted by clams casino on December 3, 2007, 12:08 pm
A Veteran wrote:
>Lots of "Popcorn" is available. you know the styrofoam peanuts that are
>used in packing boxes.
>Use it to fill cavities and voids in your building. Be cautious as it can
>burn.
>
Flammability is a high risk for using packing materials in that way.
The RI Station (nightclub) fire of a few year back is an excellent
example where incorrect insulation can be quite hazardous.
Posted by Anthony Matonak on December 3, 2007, 12:36 pm
A Veteran wrote:
> Lots of "Popcorn" is available. you know the styrofoam peanuts that are
> used in packing boxes.
> Use it to fill cavities and voids in your building. Be cautious as it can
> burn.
I have heard this idea before and, as I recall, it's a very bad one.
A quick websearch gave me the reason why. These packing peanuts are
not treated with fire retardants while normal insulating foam is.
Feel free to try an experiment. Take a small paper lunch bag and
fill it with packing peanuts. Take another paper bag and fill with
your favorite building insulation. Light them on fire (stand well
back) and see which burns fastest. Report on how they compare. :)
Anthony
Posted by Usenet2007@THE-DOMAIN-IN.SIG on December 3, 2007, 3:48 pm
In article <georgek-CE1F51.07481603122007@sn-ip.vsrv-
sjc.supernews.net>, georgek@humboldt1.com says...
> Lots of "Popcorn" is available. you know the styrofoam peanuts that are
> used in packing boxes.
> Use it to fill cavities and voids in your building. Be cautious as it can
> burn.
Not only can it burn, but my understanding is that it can give
off extremely toxic fumes while burning. Sounds like a bad idea.
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Posted by websurf1 on December 3, 2007, 9:01 pm
On Dec 3, 1:48 pm, Usenet2...@THE-DOMAIN-IN.SIG <Usenet2...@THE-DOMAIN-
IN.SIG> wrote:
> In article <georgek-CE1F51.07481603122...@sn-ip.vsrv-
> sjc.supernews.net>, geor...@humboldt1.com says...
> > Lots of "Popcorn" is available. you know the styrofoam peanuts that are
> > used in packing boxes.
> > Use it to fill cavities and voids in your building. Be cautious as it can
> > burn.
> Not only can it burn, but my understanding is that it can give
> off extremely toxic fumes while burning. Sounds like a bad idea.
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Not only that, but since there would be lots of spaces between the
peanuts, it wouldn't be a really good insulation either. It'd help
some, but not much. The cavities would have to be nearly perfectly
sealed against a windblown draft.
Some shipping places (Mail Boxes Etc.) will take them from you for
free, and re-use them.
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>used in packing boxes.
>Use it to fill cavities and voids in your building. Be cautious as it can
>burn.
>