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From: Buck Turgidson on 5 Apr 2008 06:33
I have a section of lower-level ceiling behind drywall next to the rim
joist that is cold. I'd like to insulate it. I remember reading in this
newsgroup that someone took a leaf blower and blew cellulose with some
success.

Has anyone done that with good results? I don't want to hire a company for
such a small job.


From: Buck Turgidson on 5 Apr 2008 06:34
Sorry wrong group. But knowing the people in this group, they'll probably
chime in with an opinion.

:)



From: philo on 5 Apr 2008 08:09

"Buck Turgidson" <jc_va(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:CAIJj.22768$KJ1.17943(a)newsfe19.lga...
> Sorry wrong group. But knowing the people in this group, they'll probably
> chime in with an opinion.
>
> :)
>
>
>

That method should work...
but since this is a computer hardware group...
instead of using a leaf blower...you will need to use 400 cpu fans instead
<G>


From: kony on 5 Apr 2008 19:06
On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 06:33:01 -0400, "Buck Turgidson"
<jc_va(a)hotmail.com> wrote:

>I have a section of lower-level ceiling behind drywall next to the rim
>joist that is cold. I'd like to insulate it. I remember reading in this
>newsgroup that someone took a leaf blower and blew cellulose with some
>success.
>
>Has anyone done that with good results? I don't want to hire a company for
>such a small job.
>

I'd imagine the chances of a good result will depend on the
force at which this leaf blower can throw the insulation and
how far and thin the cavity needing filled is. I would
think about taking down the drywall and putting up sheet
insulation instead.

I'd also use a leaf blower with little to no value,
insulation particules have a good chance of getting into the
carb, bearings, etc. Might ruin the leaf blower soon enough
or at least make a teardown and cleaning worth as much as
the value of the blower. I suppose it depends on the
quality of the leaf blower but having torn down one here
when it quit working, my observations were that it was a
disposible piece of junk, like everything else these days
they're now built to run till they quit and be thrown away
with only minor exceptions like cleaning air filter,
replacing fuel line. I got mine working again BUT I didn't
have to tear down the engine to get insulation particles out
of everything.
From: jaster on 5 Apr 2008 23:37
On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:06:56 -0400, kony thoughfully wrote:

> On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 06:33:01 -0400, "Buck Turgidson" <jc_va(a)hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>I have a section of lower-level ceiling behind drywall next to the rim
>>joist that is cold. I'd like to insulate it. I remember reading in
>>this newsgroup that someone took a leaf blower and blew cellulose with
>>some success.
>>
>>Has anyone done that with good results? I don't want to hire a company
>>for such a small job.
>>
>>
> I'd imagine the chances of a good result will depend on the force at
> which this leaf blower can throw the insulation and how far and thin the
> cavity needing filled is. I would think about taking down the drywall
> and putting up sheet insulation instead.
>
> I'd also use a leaf blower with little to no value, insulation
> particules have a good chance of getting into the carb, bearings, etc.
> Might ruin the leaf blower soon enough or at least make a teardown and
> cleaning worth as much as the value of the blower. I suppose it depends
> on the quality of the leaf blower but having torn down one here when it
> quit working, my observations were that it was a disposible piece of
> junk, like everything else these days they're now built to run till they
> quit and be thrown away with only minor exceptions like cleaning air
> filter, replacing fuel line. I got mine working again BUT I didn't have
> to tear down the engine to get insulation particles out of everything.

Unless one put the loose cellulose insulation material between the wall
and the leaf blower. I think a good leaf blower would have enough force
to blow cellulose into a cavity.

I suppose one could compare the wind velocity of a leaf blower to a
commercially available rental cellulose blower. The big difference is
one dumps the bags of cellulose into a bin on the rental blower which
then blows the cellulose through tubes to whereever you want.
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