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Subject:	Re: living in an ABS house?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general
Date:	Wed, 16 Feb 2005 00:09:11 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jason S. Mantor wrote: > Hate to burst your bubble, but it'd be a *HUGE* fire hazard! > ABS and other plastics are basically just solid oil. They'll > burn like mad once they reached a certain temperature and started to > outgass. Even covering a wall with baseplates would violate US fire > codes. I assume there are simmilar laws in Canada... Which is interesting, because wood really likes to burn too, and yet we build houses out of it. Adrian

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		Re: living in an ABS house?
Wood doesn't put out anywhere near the toxic gases than ABS does. (...) -- Tom Stangl (URL) Visual FAQ home (URL) Visual FAQ Home (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)

		Re: living in an ABS house?
(...) True, but wood contains less BTU's per pound than plastic. Oil fires burn hotter and faster than wood fires. : ( (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)

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		Re: living in an ABS house?
Hate to burst your bubble, but it'd be a HUGE fire hazard! ABS and other plastics are basically just solid oil. They'll burn like mad once they reached a certain temperature and started to outgass. Even covering a wall with baseplates would (...) (20 years ago, 15-Feb-05, to lugnet.general)

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