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flipside13
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Medical - Tegaderm or Opsite - for vapour barrier....
#6777480 - 04/11/07 11:37 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Does anyone have any experience using Tegaderm for a vapour barrier/filter? I am used to using it for medical application. Its waterproof but breathable. I am wondering if I could use it as a filter barrier for rye jars, etc, in place of micropore tape. Flipside13
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Xeluc
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Re: Medical - Tegaderm or Opsite - for vapour barrier.... [Re: flipside13]
#6777501 - 04/11/07 11:42 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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I haven't personally used it but after looking it up, i can't see why it wouldn't work as well as micro pore tape. I noticed you called it a vapor barrier though, It wouldn't keep vapor in, just liquid water.
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flipside13
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Re: Medical - Tegaderm or Opsite - for vapour barrier.... [Re: Xeluc]
#6777661 - 04/12/07 12:43 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Yeah, you are likely right on that. Its like a medical gor-tex. The cool thing is that I have a box of it in my basement that I can use. I just thought of it tonight.
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agar
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Re: Medical - Tegaderm or Opsite - for vapour barrier.... [Re: flipside13]
#6778033 - 04/12/07 04:43 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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I don't know if it would stand up to steam sterilization.
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flipside13
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Re: Medical - Tegaderm or Opsite - for vapour barrier.... [Re: agar]
#6778332 - 04/12/07 08:11 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Steam sterilization - no it wouldn't. But, if applied immediately after being PCed, it should keep everything sterile. It comes out of the package sterile. I am thinking: -Put jar in glove box -take off the tin foil top -alcohol wipe the lid -let dry - apply Tegaderm
For that matter I have a couple of RG jars going now that have been incredibly slow. I put some "tyvek" on em in the begining, but I am not sure its tyvek. I used some material from a disposable painters outfit, having heard that those are made of tyvek. I am going to pull those off and apply the Tegaderm to see if that improves air flow. I also used some fresh liquid coffee in the prep of the RG(which I have since heard by some experts, was not a good idea). Perhaps thats the reason it ain't growin so well. NOOB should NOT experiment!! is what I am learning. At least not if you want reliable results. Anyway, will let you all know how this experiment ;-) turns out. Flipside13
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Blutjager
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Re: Medical - Tegaderm or Opsite - for vapour barrier.... [Re: flipside13]
#6778754 - 04/12/07 12:12 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Yea,wait till you have a good solid understanding a a few successful grows under your belt before experimenting too much,once you know what you are doing than start improvising and see what you come up with,thats why this place advanced so rapidly,every on likes to experiment once the growing bug bites ya,that compared with the generally high intelligence of most of the people here insure new things will be discovered
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