matt lutz

Dogs love to eat shit. A dog would be more than happy to clean up your anus for you! Dog smells the protein in your feces, and will gobble it up, and love it.

I appreciate your concern and factual reference. Insulation is not required at all, perlite is a very good non combustible insulator that will serve to reduce creosote inside the lining.

Wood burning inserts are 600-700 degrees fsarenheit, max. That is the fire in the stove. Im not using for a kiln, just to insulate the chimney liner, reduce creosote. It will be fine. It's all the nervous nellies that allow the rip off commercisal mixes to exist.

I never heard of perlite before a few days ago. I'm putting in a wood burning insert. The industry is tight lipped on a lot of info, and products are sold at inflated prices. A bag of chimney insulation consisting of vermiculite and portland cement is sold at up to $80 for 4 cu. ft. locally from wood burning appliance dealers. any way, it's at Home Depot . lowes etc in the garden center.

I like this bean trellis.I got an idea to secure the bottom of the string. Soil s still too cold to plant seed, but if you get some seedlings started, you could bury the end of the jute next to the bean plant when you stick it in the ground. You think this would work with tomatos?

What do you mean by "stabilize" it? I read somewhere it is a better insulator loose, but I'm going to mix it with portland cement to keep it from falling into my firebox.1 part cement, 8 parts perlite. 16 gallons water seems like a bit much, I think a good consistency, not too dry, not too wet- will be good enough. I've never mixed with perite before.

What are you making? I'm trying to figure out if perlite makes good chimney liner insulatiuon. I think it does, just want to confirm it somewhere. Get

Perlite here
http://www.hometownperlite.com/LCPM_details.html
http://www.perlite.org/perlite_info/guides/lightweight_insulating_concrete/general/perlite_concrete.pdf
May also be available at building supply distributors that sell bricks, it's used a lot in masonry.