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av({"version":"1.0","encoding":"UTF-8","entry":{"xmlns":"http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom","xmlns$blogger":"http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008","xmlns$georss":"http://www.georss.org/georss","xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7160104246844442058.post-366942520936847287"},"published":{"$t":"2019-07-29T12:05:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2019-07-29T12:05:22.878-07:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"DIY Igloo Cooler Modification Using Spray Foam"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe width=\"320\" height=\"266\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vs16dHcpECQ\/0.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vs16dHcpECQ?feature=player_embedded\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESpray foam insulation like this works very well in a variety of situations.\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis one \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"happens to be\" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by using: is\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-01CFD6136E3283D1E116C5EAF14C0BF0\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_2888\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"is\"\u003Ehappens to be\u003C\/pwa\u003E a cathedral ceiling, so insulation \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"is used\" data-pwa-hint=\"Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead.\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-3D61C39EF97492409C60A75506D63439\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"PASSIVE_VOICE\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"\"\u003Eis used\u003C\/pwa\u003E to boost energy efficiency in the roof and in the walls, but there's something you have to understand and that's the difference between open cell and closed cell spray foam insulation and that's what this video sets Out to explain for you all spray foam can \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"be roughly divided\" data-pwa-hint=\"Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead.\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-322F363EA65521C2B2A1F88BD3B90CB7\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"PASSIVE_VOICE\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"\"\u003Ebe roughly divided\u003C\/pwa\u003E into two categories: there's the closed cell type, which is the most versatile and useful in cold climates, where heating \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"is required\" data-pwa-hint=\"Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead.\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-5B47D9C1AF8BCDB1EF8FA3231EE847AC\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"PASSIVE_VOICE\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"\"\u003Eis required\u003C\/pwa\u003E, as opposed to open cell \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"that \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-82D38947B33130C3F1DE2748FABEA469\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_1513\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Ethat\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003EI'll be discussing in a few minutes. Now, as the name suggests, closed cell \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"is made\" data-pwa-hint=\"Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead.\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-94AA15D0A5C3CFD6A7674B0D58BC4D0F\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"PASSIVE_VOICE\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"\"\u003Eis made\u003C\/pwa\u003E of a \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"grammar\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"whole bunch\" data-pwa-hint=\"Consider using 'bunch'.\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-87A9B3677CAED27F6FB5B7CFC294BA12\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"WHOLE_LOT\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"bunch\"\u003Ewhole bunch\u003C\/pwa\u003E of closed cells and this matters because it affects how this particular \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"kind of \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-81DF67DD1890A46EC1A5D5F53A2B03F8\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_1670\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Ekind of\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003Espray foam behaves in the real world. When it's applied thickly enough, it can act as its own vapor barrier and it's a very important and useful quality. The sides of the fact the closed cell foam delivers, on average a whopping r6 per inch and the fact that it can block air movement \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"completely \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-319A1AA65E5BF40699F3EB79690E38C0\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_2264\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Ecompletely\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003Eso drafts and air leakage of all kinds. The ability to block water vapor is a hidden and \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"really \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-76EC1057F027BDFB1EFED241E14F0A0F\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_2264\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Ereally\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003Euseful feature. So imagine for a moment, you've got a wall structure. The top part of our cross section is \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"grammar\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"closed\" data-pwa-hint=\"Possible missing determiner\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-5C2CD4AF8D47C27B1FE043792D6DBB73\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"DET_CG_2\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"a closed~the closed\"\u003Eclosed\u003C\/pwa\u003E-cell spray foam and the bottom section is more conventional fiber based insulation. This works really well, but \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"grammar\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"it's it's\" data-pwa-hint=\"Possible confused word\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-E8C497C7BBB3166EA8A454A9ED3AE085\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"THATS_ITS\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"it's its\"\u003Eit's it's\u003C\/pwa\u003E kind of vulnerable in a way to let's say it's: minus 20 degrees Celsius on the outside of the wall \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"and \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-1D9C1675E801FCFEB916D35B274EA365\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_2394\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Eand\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003Eplus 20 degrees Celsius on the inside. This is a \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"pretty \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-7A05F8C494E646CE41DDA9739FE2FC85\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_464\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Epretty\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003Etypical wintertime situation and, let's imagine for a moment that there is no vapor barrier on the inside, as there normally is on a wall\u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done pwa-span-hovered\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\" of this kind\" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-67A390AD8990E05A6211290C30260EED\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_258\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;of this kind\u003C\/pwa\u003E. \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"If indoor air is allowed\" data-pwa-hint=\"Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead.\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-9B585DA9C7E43DD3CEBC346C5D5EFA34\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"PASSIVE_VOICE\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"It allows if~I allow if~They allow if~We allow if\"\u003EIf indoor air is allowed\u003C\/pwa\u003E to pass into the wall because of the absence of the polyethylene vapor barrier, it\u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"'s going to\" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by using:  will\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-D878665237B1171FCE536476C1D9EAA1\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_1482\" data-pwa-suggestions=\" will\"\u003E's going to\u003C\/pwa\u003E cool and eventually it\u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"'s going to\" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by using:  will\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-1DCC1B4998D9B38747BCF345E0849855\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_1482\" data-pwa-suggestions=\" will\"\u003E's going to\u003C\/pwa\u003E condense and drops of liquid water will appear within the wall. This\u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\", of course,\" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-89E7FE0FD8E6E7FFD647778F8BFAB8CB\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_242\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003E, of course,\u003C\/pwa\u003E \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"is going to\" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by using: will\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-89AD3BFC853CDE3582577EDAB7585F8F\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_1482\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"will\"\u003Eis going to\u003C\/pwa\u003E lead to mold and rot closed cell foam acts as its own vapor barrier, so moisture-laden air can't get in the wall and condense. Now, if polyethylene plastic \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"is applied\" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by using: applies\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-5FB3CF0274D7FFE9CFA8525375DEE181\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_857\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"applies\"\u003Eis applied\u003C\/pwa\u003E to the warm side of a fiber insulated wall, it solves this problem too, but it's not always possible to apply a vapor barrier like this accurately and \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"completely \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-C73A52CC099C612287B0CFCD26C150C1\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_2264\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Ecompletely\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003Eclosed cell foam also adds a remarkable amount of strength to a structure, because It'S so dense and it hears so well two framing structures. The other \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"type of \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-926B84AEAA00E595D88EF8160B502101\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_1942\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Etype of\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003Espray foam \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"is called\" data-pwa-hint=\"Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead.\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-C8F718E88998A8C89E6943772872981E\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"PASSIVE_VOICE\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"\"\u003Eis called\u003C\/pwa\u003E open cell precisely because the cells that make it up are more open, their number of advantages to open cell it's less expensive and it uses \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"grammar\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"less\" data-pwa-hint=\"Incorrect quantifier with countable noun\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-707B73B61BC37886A63DF6E2FCB49B21\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"FEW_VS_LESS\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"fewer\"\u003Eless\u003C\/pwa\u003E resources. But there is a drawback, and this makes it less useful than a closed cell in cold and heating climates, although there \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"certainly \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-6A5B0D052BFD6650867F57789D5C8A40\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_465\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Ecertainly\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003Eare uses for open cell as I'll explain specifically later. Imagine once again that we have spray foam insulation in a wall cavity except this time. It'S open cell. This type has a \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"very \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-94BDFDB70FD0A1304AD7FD334D6A94EC\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_297\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Every\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003Epowerful ability to block air movement so drafts and winds and things can't get through, but what it can't do, no matter how thickly it's applied is to prevent water vapor from entering the wall cavity. So once again, we've got the hazard of moisture entering a wall, cavity, cooling, condensing and promoting mold and rot \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"unless something is done\" data-pwa-hint=\"Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead.\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-0449016D7A494EEFFCF192EED500547A\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"PASSIVE_VOICE\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"I do unless something~they do unless something~it does unless something~we do unless something\"\u003Eunless something is done\u003C\/pwa\u003E about it \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"of course, \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-7285BF595095A04732143341928193CE\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_242\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Eof course,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003Eand that something could be the application of a polyethylene vapor barrier on the inside. That \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"particular \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-8F3402F4263D901F0FA758A6229F94A6\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_1168\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Eparticular\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003Ecombination works \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"quite \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-AA7F20988C8F15F1F9A44F46AAB0FA56\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_180\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Equite\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003Ewell. Even with extremes of warm and cold as you'd find during winter from an insulation point of view, open cell is \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"significantly \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-79D0B5F19FFEA46D3BC9EE5ECC60878C\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_2264\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Esignificantly\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003Eless effective per inch than closed cell it'll. Give you about our 3.5 for open compared with our six per \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"grammar\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"for\" data-pwa-hint=\"Possible confused word\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-26B7322387DB672BD720548A0726EE85\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"CRFSR_FOR_8\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"four\"\u003Efor\u003C\/pwa\u003E closed-cell, but on the plus side. Open-Cell is cheaper\u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"grammar\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\" and\" data-pwa-hint=\"You might need a comma before this conjunction if it joins two independent clauses. If the sentence is short and well balanced, some people choose to omit the comma, but you'll never be wrong to include it in this case.\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-57FD8BB318C4284D21BDA75AE9C24A4F\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"CC\" data-pwa-suggestions=\", and\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u003C\/pwa\u003E it uses significantly fewer resources in its manufacturing, then closed cell. If you've \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"spent much time researching\" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by using: researched much\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-9C4AF3669365A227CF2CD25D70F01630\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_1109\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"researched much\"\u003Espent much time researching\u003C\/pwa\u003E the difference between \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"grammar\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"open and closed\" data-pwa-hint=\"Hyphens are required but missing\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-7CAD4E557C0C483823826FAB71CE61FD\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"HYPHENATED_TRIGRAMS\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"open-and-closed\"\u003Eopen and closed\u003C\/pwa\u003E cell insulation on the internet, you may have discovered something that I have and that's there's not a \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"grammar\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"whole lot\" data-pwa-hint=\"Consider using 'lot'.\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-E7C279F264BC80661620F8C3AEFD3E0E\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"WHOLE_LOT\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"lot\"\u003Ewhole lot\u003C\/pwa\u003E of recommended uses for open cell. So when exactly would you use this stuff? Well, one place is in a cooling climate, so a climate where you're \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"spelling\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"gon\" data-pwa-hint=\"Unknown word: gon\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-0C332EB398CF4D99F55816E8D0625059\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"SIMPLE_SPELLING\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"on~gone~go~got~non\"\u003Egon\u003C\/pwa\u003E na have to cool down the inside of your house much more often and much more intensely than heating it. So once again, let's start with a cross-section \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"of some kind \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-E9F18606CC939528833A16D376CD387F\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_258\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Eof some kind\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003Eof a framing structure. This could be a roof or a wall or anything that separates indoor space from outdoor space. Now, let's put some open cell foam inside this structure and on the exterior of the structure, let's put on some \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"sort of \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-ACF84D37B070D862E8B92BB86905BD4A\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_1942\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Esort of\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003Eweatherproof covering it\u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"'s going to\" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by using:  will\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-4D133B12FA98857EC7C80050CB8D226D\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_1482\" data-pwa-suggestions=\" will\"\u003E's going to\u003C\/pwa\u003E shed water, but you can't really rely on it to prevent the movement of water vapor. So you've got the outdoor side of the structure and the indoor side and there's a temperature gradient between the two, but it's reversed compared with our previous example. Let'S say it's plus 35 C outside and the cooled air conditioned temperature inside is plus 20. So what do we have here? Well, if outdoor air \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"is allowed to\" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by using: may\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-58EA1E33349FCBC305D862FAB8637F71\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_967\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"may\"\u003Eis allowed to\u003C\/pwa\u003E percolate through this wall, we\u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"'re going to\" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by using:  will\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-6BFCE4CCF50720A309669C4F8083AB03\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_1482\" data-pwa-suggestions=\" will\"\u003E're going to\u003C\/pwa\u003E have the potential for some kind of condensation to occur? It'S not nearly the potential that would occur in a wintertime structure, but if there is any kind of condensation the beauty of the open cell is that it allows it to dry. It doesn't hold that moisture in and that's one \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"of the reasons\" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by using: reason\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-B20666E8A812B2447A7520F545B73568\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_2173\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"reason\"\u003Eof the reasons\u003C\/pwa\u003E \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"why \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-45C367AD818EDA257ACA185087A1E753\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_844\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Ewhy\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003Eyou'd want to use something like this. A second instance when you might want to use open cell spray foam is in a vented attic situation, even in a heating climate. In fact, so imagine for a moment. You have a roof structure like you see here, and it's insulated with some open cell foam on the bottom of the Attic, so above the joists that would form the ceiling of the interior space. Now\u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\", as I said,\" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-4941080D67E69B9DFCCE38762556E84D\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_230\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003E, as I said,\u003C\/pwa\u003E this is open, celled foam, which means it can't stop the passage of water vapor, but it can dry and that's kind of one of its pluses in an application like this, there would be a vapor barrier \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"of some kind \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-DFFA1220833DFE0A77D7B644F75BA2DE\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_258\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Eof some kind\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003Eon the warm side Of the insulation that would \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"be required\" data-pwa-hint=\"Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead.\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-9309927A166923A621DA5A46DF280B27\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"PASSIVE_VOICE\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"\"\u003Ebe required\u003C\/pwa\u003E for this to work properly now in a heating climate, the indoor air would be warm and it would carry moisture \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"to the extent that\" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by using: if\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-936768EA389753906F8609C0E0F4594E\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_168\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"if\"\u003Eto the extent that\u003C\/pwa\u003E it could cause condensation unless it \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"was deflected\" data-pwa-hint=\"Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead.\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-873B6D94D1D63D664B4B17B1EA856D3F\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"PASSIVE_VOICE\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"\"\u003Ewas deflected\u003C\/pwa\u003E so to speak by the vapor barrier. So let's say it's raining and we have a roof leak and some moisture gets - and this is just one of many examples of how moisture can enter a building envelope. The beauty of open cell is that it can allow that moisture to escape. It can dry, it won't hold moisture in anywhere and that's \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"really \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-5DDE4215709469F0C7BFAE6D969CB287\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_2264\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Ereally\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003Eone of the main qualities for why you'd want to use it in a particular application. So, to recap, closed cell spray. Foam has specific qualities that make it work well in certain situations. It'S most often the foam of choice for cold climates, especially where that cold is extreme and the heating expectations are high. Second\u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\" of all\" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-A25BC634D96B94943F081F1075F60BE9\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_821\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;of all\u003C\/pwa\u003E, it's strong and firm, so much so \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"that \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-E747442C672C72D57EC20AA5EBD2DD78\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_1514\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Ethat\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003Eit can \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"actually \" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-D9666C819BF8FC2CCB82AA3FAAB89554\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_1820\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003Eactually\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/pwa\u003Eincrease the strength of a structure. Closed cell also does three things. Well. First, it blocks air movement exceptionally. Well, second, it blocks the passage of water vapor, that's the quality that separates it from open cell. As long as that closed cell \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"is applied\" data-pwa-hint=\"Passive verbs make your writing less direct. Try to use an active verb instead.\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-297A230884B93C8D27DA36E0CAE65E39\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"PASSIVE_VOICE\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"\"\u003Eis applied\u003C\/pwa\u003E, three inches or thicker and\u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\", of course,\" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-E85864B11F5E32F4A30D0B704D225EA2\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_242\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003E, of course,\u003C\/pwa\u003E closed-cell \u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\"does deliver\" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by using: delivers\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-C26510DFC33E03D0B3825C315AD57A86\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_626\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"delivers\"\u003Edoes deliver\u003C\/pwa\u003E exceptional insulation properties as well about our six per inch open cell spray foam is most useful in warm climates where you have air conditioned spaces or anywhere, where you're not Going to have a condensation hazard, open cell costs less than closed cell, and it does two things particularly well. First\u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"style\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\" of all\" data-pwa-hint=\"Readability may be enhanced by removing this\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-E4C6CC37C38AD7DA2489CE18AEA01B59\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"READABILITY_2523\" data-pwa-suggestions=\"(omit)\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;of all\u003C\/pwa\u003E, it blocks air movement\u003Cpwa class=\"pwa-mark pwa-mark-done\" data-pwa-category=\"grammar\" data-pwa-dictionary-word=\" and\" data-pwa-hint=\"You might need a comma before this conjunction if it joins two independent clauses. If the sentence is short and well balanced, some people choose to omit the comma, but you'll never be wrong to include it in this case.\" data-pwa-id=\"pwa-54622B9A6853C1BC4C06D6760FEDF4BD\" data-pwa-rule-id=\"CC\" data-pwa-suggestions=\", and\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u003C\/pwa\u003E it delivers insulation. 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