Re: foam

["Jim" <alarminex@xxxxxxx>]

Robert L Bass wrote:
> >> I can understand a larger contact on doors but how do
> >> you drill a 3/4 inch hole in the sill of a window and
> >> maintain integrity of the weather strip?
>
> It depends on the way the weatherstrip is designed.
> If it's on the lower sash rail, use a 3005 and you don't
> have to touch the strip.
>
> Another possibility where there is a recess in the lower
> rail of the sash, if the sill isn't mucked up with a huge
> weather strip (some have the strip affixed to the sash
> and only have a small ridge on the sill) is to use a rare
> earth contact like the GE / Sentrol 1075R. The magnet
> is about the size of a large shirt button and can often
> be seated in the recess.  In some windows I've been
> able to slit the weather strip, insert the magnet behind
> (above) it and replace the strip with a dab of silicone.
> Since this doesn't require drilling the sash it's not likely
> to cause problems though a manufacturer could
> conceivably use it as an excuse not to honor the
> warranty.  I've never had a problem doing it that way
> but you might want to verify with the manufacturer
> before using the method.  Some are more flexible than
> others.
>

You are so behind times ...... you're hilarious in what you think is
the lastest.

> >> Also, it seems to me that I remember seeing a foam solvent on the shelf
> >> at Home Depot.
>
> Almost all of those solvents will also attack the wire
> jacket.  Consider testing it on a wire sample for a few
> days before using it.
>

Did you think that he didn't understand it when I said to check it
before using
it?

Or maybe you're memory is impaired by the chemo. Ah .... but don't
worry.
Soon you won't have any memory at all.