[RE-wrenches] Acid containment

[Jerry Shafer]

Same stuff we use EPDM you can also get it from roofers
Jerry
On Apr 1, 2015 12:06 PM, "Allan Sindelar" <allan at sindelarsolar.com> wrote:

>  Benn,
> Seams have never been an issue, because the material is large enough that
> it doesn't require seams. Pond liner comes on a roll about 15' wide, so a
> 48" or 66" slice can line 2-3 boxes. We cut a rectangle about 12-14" longer
> in each direction than the floor, centering the material with 6-7" up each
> side and stapled in place along the top edge. A simple corner fold at each
> corner works well. I have found it in stock (typically depending on the
> season) at Home Depot.
> Allan
>
>  *Allan Sindelar*
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>  On 3/30/2015 10:48 AM, Benn Kilburn wrote:
>
> Allan,
> How would you deal with a seam that happens to lay within the containment
> area?  Do you seal/adhere it somehow? With what?   Or do you find that you
> can get the liner sheets large enough that you just 'stuff it in' (for lack
> of a better term), and then in the corners do you just double it over to
> make a tight fit? Or make cuts in the corners...?
> Thanks,
> Benn Kilburn
> SkyFire Energy Inc.
> 780-906-7807
>
>
> On Mar 30, 2015, at 10:26 AM, Allan Sindelar <allan at sindelarsolar.com>
> wrote:
>
>   Bill,
> We have lined plywood boxes with either EPDM roofing membrane or vinyl
> pond liner, depending on local availability, and both have worked well.
> Being a flexible sheet, it is folded up the sides and stapled above the
> containment zone.
> Allan
>
>  *Allan Sindelar*
> allan at sindelarsolar.com
> NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional
> NABCEP Certified Technical Sales Professional
> New Mexico EE98J Journeyman Electrician
> Founder (Retired), Positive Energy, Inc.
> *505 780-2738 <505%20780-2738> cell*
>
>
>  On 3/30/2015 10:03 AM, frenergy wrote:
>
> Fellow Wrenches,
>
>        I just called Tap Plastics hoping they would solve my problem of
> battery acid containment within a plywood battery box.  I was surprised by
> their response that the acrylic was not impervious to acid and polyethylene
> would not work because sealants nor caulking adhere to it properly.  They
> did not have anything that would work.
>
>        I've used those individual battery boxes from an auto parts store
> (~$12/each) but they take up more space than just the batteries.  Has
> anyone ever used ice dam underpayment, like Grace? Better idea?
>
> Thanks for any advice,
>
> Bill
> Feather River Solar Electric
>
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