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AC_Hacker · 01-07-12, 03:24 PM

I've been noticing that the foam I've been using takes a very long time to reach maximum expansion, and when it is at max expansion, it is more dense than I'm used to seeing it.

So I remembered a previous discussion about the need to heat foam tanks in order to get good performance.

So I put my foam into warm water and set it on the back of the stove where the oven vents (right now I'm using the oven to heat the kitchen).

It has made a big difference, foam comes out faster, expansion time is faster, density is not so 'thick', and the cans are emptier when I'm done.

-AC_Hacker

01-07-12, 03:24 PM	#29
AC_Hacker Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 4,004 Thanks: 303 Thanked 723 Times in 534 Posts	Warming Up The Good Stuff... I've been noticing that the foam I've been using takes a very long time to reach maximum expansion, and when it is at max expansion, it is more dense than I'm used to seeing it. So I remembered a previous discussion about the need to heat foam tanks in order to get good performance. So I put my foam into warm water and set it on the back of the stove where the oven vents (right now I'm using the oven to heat the kitchen). It has made a big difference, foam comes out faster, expansion time is faster, density is not so 'thick', and the cans are emptier when I'm done. -AC_Hacker Attached Images __________________ I'm not an HVAC technician. In fact, I'm barely even a hacker...