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Unexpanded perlite

 
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Hello all.
 I have been given about 1000 lbs of unexpanded perlite. Would this be good to use in the mass of the heat exchange?
 
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What is unexpanded perlite? What does it look like?
 
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It looks much like sand. It has trapped water in it. When they heat it above about 1200 degrees it melts the outside and that is the point at which the perlite expands, becoming less dense. I thought that maybe I could use the non expanded perlite in the mass since it shouldn’t be reaching anywhere near that temp. But, I am completely new to this RMH thing.
 
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