Melting candles?!    ;)

Yah that's hot.

I'll keep searching. Maybe find info on rigid board (expanded
polystyrene) flammability.

If the Dow product expansion is the only real threat, well, I'll have
a bulging Westy. Ha!

Neil.

On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 6:56 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:
> It gets hot. I could easily see over 165 on a 100 degree day.
> I've had the whole interior of my car be over 165 on a 100 degree day
> (Sitting in the nevada sun with the windows closed....).
> And I know that there is noticeable heat in the back of the fridge. So i
> have no doubt, that it "Can" get past that, or at least near that.
> Candles melt in my car. It's inconvenient.
> -Craig
> '85GL turned WESTY
> BOSTIG in the back
> '87 SUNROOF Syncro
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 9:49 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> Searching but to no avail.
>>
>> If anyone has a quick answer, it would be much appreciated.
>>
>> What's heats have people measured behind the Dometic 182 on a really
>> hot day. Say over 100F.
>>
>> I'm installing 1" rigid board insulation to 2" thick. On average,
>> there's now 1" between fridge cooling fins and the Dow Styrospan. This
>> stuff is rated to 165F. I found a caution in Dow's knowledge base
>> saying the foam starts to expand when heated beyond 165F, but I'm
>> being overly cautious here as I need to be sure this stuff won't be a
>> fire hazard.
>>
>> If I have to, I'll add a layer of 1/2" cement board between back of
>> fridge and insulation, but that will reduce clearance at rear and I'll
>> have to find a way to secure it. (heavy)
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>> --
>> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>>
>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>
>

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