11-23-10, 10:30 AM | #21 |
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Wow, your's is way thicker then my crummy insulation I picked up at Canadian Tire. I should have grabbed mine from Home Depot as well.
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11-23-10, 10:54 AM | #22 | |
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I have read about those UV light products. From what I have read you would need a rather large one to actually benefit from it. |
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11-23-10, 04:43 PM | #23 | |
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True, especially since I allow convection to carry heat within the pipes all the way up to the 2nd floor.
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Does anyone know of a reason why kraft-backed insulation from the building materials aisle wouldn't work for this application? |
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11-23-10, 09:26 PM | #24 |
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It should work fine. I think the reason they use plastic in the kits is that it is more puncture resistant. The kraft paper insulation is normally covered with drywall or some other material so it isn't subject to damage.
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11-24-10, 12:25 PM | #25 |
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He's ok now. It must have been a phase he was going through. Or there wasn't enough humidity in his room as this was happening mostly during the winter in the dry months. We use a humidifier now when anyone coughs and boom...gone.
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