Re: foam

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Day before yesterday we had started a big rough-in, then it got too dark to
work, we had drilled out the entire house and had pulled about 50% of the
wires...went back in the morning to finish up and these screwballs had
foamed everything including our holes we hadn't used yet...I went off on
these Russian electricians...dunno if they knew what I was saying but I
think they got the gist of it. I usually leave a BIG note at the front
door...DO NOT FOAM OUR HOLES...we will stuff them with insulation when we're
done! In  English & Spanish, now it looks like I have to add Russian.

PITA


"Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Y56bh.27821$lD6.750@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| I've been on many service calls with sprayfoam & 3/8 recessed contacts on
| all the windows & doors. Sometimes these foam guys are on a crusade of
| somekind. There have been times that I could not pull the service loop
out,
| not matter how gentle I was. I wasn't able to get enough wire to use a
screw
| terminal contact, let alone reach the beanies.
|
| That's why I like to use surface contacts on all the windows. At least you
| can cut off the leads and easily place a terminal contact. Placing a piece
| of PVC pipe in the door header to protect the wires makes it easy to get
to
| the beanies. On service calls however, we generally replace bad contacts
| with terminal screw types, for speed and for future service.
|
| Jim Rojas
|
|
|
| "G. Morgan" <alarmpro@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:fdqpm25ft5je4k59lsdhiiqvo5f3kjdapd@xxxxxxxxxx
| > On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:36:01 -0500, "Don" <don@xxxxxx> wrote:
| >
| >>Checking on progress at new house and see this ones insulated with the
| >>foam.
| >>Can't pull service loop out at doors or windows.  Luckily I was out of
| >>3/8"
| >>plugs when I pulled the wires and had left 4"-6" of wire tied in a knot
at
| >>every window.  But for future  I gotta come up with a new way to leave a
| >>service loop on prewires with this foam insulation.  Once that stuff
dries
| >>you can't pull wires out!  Glad I went by so i could dig a little room
out
| >>before window trim goes on.  Coil up right under hole?  Any ideas?
| >
| >
| > You're using plugs?  Damn man just put the freekin contact in @
| > prewire to save a bunch of grief.
| >
| > I haven't had that much trouble with the foam, if any is in the way I
| > can usually scrape it out with a small screwdriver.  Someone mentioned
| > acetone would melt the foam, I've never tried that.
| >
| > --
| >
| > -Graham
| >
| > (delete the double e's to email)
|
|