Tiger Foam quick curing, disposable, two-component spray polyurethane foam insulation kits are manufactured to ASTM E-84 Specifications and classified as a fire-rated foam insulation. This product is manufactured using the most environmentally friendly blowing agents and fire-retardant chemicals available today and DOES NOT contain CFCs, VOCs, Formaldehyde or PENTA-BDEs. We are the ONLY supplier offering E-84 Fire Rating STANDARD in our surface spray product line. We believe safety is not optional.
www.tigerfoam.com No... I'm not selling it. > From: Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:24:50 -0500 > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: How much does it cost to build a garage? > > Timothy Robinson wrote: >> >> "crematorium"... the "foam" that we're thinking about is not fire proof. I >> learned the hard way as I used it once in a commercial installation and >> inspectors wouldn't sign off on it. The "Tiger Foam" does have a fire >> rating however. We used it in an application this summer. I think the only >> problem with it is in external applications it degrades with UV light. > > Sunlight is the only thing that PU foam is likely to encounter that can > destroy it quickly. Even foam that is considered fire resistant will > do what I mentioned earlier. Here's a choice quote from the link I > gave this afternoon: > > "As it turns out, a urethane foam that does not create a fire hazard under > certain conditions simply does not exist. This is not because foam burns so > well. It is because foam insulates so well. > > Nevertheless, most modern urethane foams do not burn very well. Most of these > are called UL rated or Class I foams and have a flame spread of less than > 25. (Flame spread rating is explained in the Appendix.) But even these more > highly fire-retardant foams can be a fire hazard. Again, that's not because > the foam burns -- most won't burn but very little when isolated. The hazard > exists because foam is such a superior insulation. > > Because of this superiority, urethane foam, left exposed as a lining of a > building, helps create a reflector oven in the building's interior. So, the > heat from a fire started within the confines of the building has no place to > go. The heat radiates from the fire to the foam and back to the fire, again > and again. The temperature rise is phenomenal! An Upjohn engineer told me > that a normal house burns at about 3500 F -- maximum temperature. Fire > temperatures within a urethane foam lined metal building will hit 10,000 F > within 30 seconds." > > ---Now do you see why I used the word "crematorium"? > > Anybody with more than a passing interest in sprayed-in-place insulation > should read David South's entire e-book. > (link to complete book in .pdf format, 1943kB) > http://tinyurl.com/3d9wnt > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
