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re: geo-thermal heating/cooling info?
26 nov 2001
bob lewis wrote:
>in case of fire, foam panels give off highly toxic smoke. don't believe the
>stuff about it not supporting fire or having fire-retardent chemicals in it.
>if the house is on fire, the smoke from the foam will kill you...
not if the foam is steam-injected, vs chemically-injected. premier's faq
(www.pbspanel.com) has this to say about their steam-injected sips:
fire tests have also been conducted which compare eps foam insulation
with douglas fir. as you can see, eps produces less toxic fumes than
a burning piece of wood.
douglas fir eps
hydrogen 0.696 0.000
methane 0.866 0.000
water 0.337 0.217
acetylene 0.018 0.000
ethylene 0.227 0.000
nitrogen 75.303 78.984
carbon monoxide 5.408 0.000
oxygen 6.810 19.542
argon 0.926 0.941
carbon dioxide 9.404 1.216
benzene 0.006 0.000
nick
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