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Re: living in an ABS house?
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:30:31 GMT
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Adrian Drake wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Jason S. Mantor wrote:
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> > 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...
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> Which is interesting, because wood really likes to burn too, and yet we build
> houses out of it.
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> Adrian
True, but wood contains less BTU's per pound than plastic.
Oil fires burn hotter and faster than wood fires. : (
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