Steve wrote: > This thread had got me curious enough to come out of lurk mode :) > > Being no expert on fitting boats out I'm maybe missing the obvious. > But after seeing the speed polystyrene burns and the acrid smoke > produced when it burns its always given me some slightly worrying > thoughts when I've seen it insulating some of the boats we have > hired. Is it really the best product to use?
It can burn fast and propagate over large areas if exposed. One can buy it treated with a fire retardant. However, the polystyrene is not exposed, it's behind wood panelling, the wood has to catch fire first, and that's going to give just as much horrible smoke as the insulation. At least polystyrene has no nitrogen in it's structure, thus no cyanide when it burns - unlike polyurethane foam... Since the walls of a boat are always going to be made of some combustible material, it just emphasises the need for a (or more) smoke alarm(s). >> Ron Jones >> Process Safety & Development Specialist >> Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at >> http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and >> human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert >> Einstein >> > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
