| You will not find a house that is built without some kind | | | | service and application temperature is. Some |
| of adhesive tape or foil tape. Wide varieties of tapes | | | | adhesives tend to melt before the boiling point, some |
| are available now for builders and home owners: | | | | burn with the heavy black smoke, others may |
| electric tape, duct tape, foil tape, reinforced tape, or | | | | withstand 250oF and higher and will not support |
| double sided tape. Ready to use, reliable, and | | | | burning. |
| convenient for any quick fix, adhesive tapes became | | | | As a result, the good tape is a combination of the |
| part of not only our every day "repair kit", but also a | | | | good backing material, (for example aluminum foil), and |
| recommended item to have in the emergency kits. We | | | | a good adhesive. It may sound a little complicated, so |
| are accustomed to have varieties of tapes handy, and | | | | let's see what other people, non professionals, can say |
| are used to utilizing them for all kinds of projects and | | | | on this matter. |
| quick repairs. Countless household items, pieces of | | | | "I've used foil tape to fix leaks in the ductwork in my |
| sport gear, cars and even airplanes are fixed with the | | | | basement. Usually, it's hot in the winter and cold in the |
| help of duct tape, and other adhesive tapes. | | | | summer (I have an air conditioner too), so my |
| Adhesive tapes are used in construction and are well | | | | basement was completely useless. I just got five rolls |
| known to professionals. For example, aluminum tape, | | | | and sealed all leaks in the sheet metal pipes so now |
| also called reflective tape, or simply foil tape is a | | | | the 2nd floor bedrooms are warmer, and my |
| necessary component for installation of ventilation, air | | | | basement became usable. It was a pretty good and |
| conditioning ducts, and other air conditioning | | | | cheap solution, so I am pretty happy with the product. |
| components. Whenever insulation facing joints are | | | | I'd recommend it." |
| sealed and glued, another variety of the comes handy. | | | | "My laundry dryer vent kept falling from the vent hole, |
| This is so called insulation tape or FSK insulation tape | | | | and there was a lot of heat and dust in the laundry. |
| or reinforced tape. Strictly speaking, reinforced tape is | | | | Duct tape and hockey tape didn't' work cause the glue |
| a common name, because there are a lot of different | | | | melts and it doesn't hold when the pipe became hot... |
| types of reinforcements. The common component of | | | | So I put tape there three years ago and forgot about |
| reinforced tape is a layer of aluminum foil that can be | | | | the problem completely. You've got to use the |
| supported with fiberglass mesh, paper, or combination | | | | aluminum foil tape for your ventilation. It's awesome. |
| of these two, which will be a popular FSK insulation | | | | Usually hockey tape does it, but i choose aluminum foil |
| tape. Fiberglass fabric can also be used for | | | | over it for this problem!" |
| reinforcement, and this foil/fiberglass fabric combination | | | | In all of these examples, the aluminum tape was an |
| creates a very high quality flame retardant tape that is | | | | excellent choice as it did not lose its shape, or |
| used for the demanding applications. | | | | adhesion, and did not deteriorate over time. Despite of |
| Another crucial component of the tape is adhesive. Its | | | | the challenging temperature conditions, the tape proved |
| properties define how convenient the application will be, | | | | to be a reliable, but simple solution. |
| how long the tape will stay in place, and what the | | | | |