Hi folks, long time no see.
I have a question regarding polyester filling that I could only trust to be answered here.
For years I have been using the polyester filling from the range as filter floss but now I need more and they seem to not sell it anymore and is unavailable from there website.
I was going to just rip a pillow up instead until I seen "filling complies with fire safety regulations 1988" or something along those lines on the label.
I then searched exactly what that means and it means it is cigarette resistant.
So is this unsafe?
I looked online at dunelms polyester filling and that also says the same thing.
So, as I don't want to spend £5.99 for a handful from p@h as I need a lot more to be of use in my 210L sump, where should I buy it from?
Thanks for the help and I look forward to hearing from my old pals again, Ian, Iain and the rest of you.
A question regarding polyester filling.
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I used to work in a furniture testing lab, putting cigarettes and flames on bedding . Polyester rarely ignites whether it has been treated in not. It just melts. That being said, bedding used to contain biocides, which are now banned with natural versions taking their place. I've been out of that industry for too long to know what they would be though. If it was an old pillow you were tearing up, I'd definitely not use it. What about Hobbycraft? My wife buys hers in there for crafting..
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The pillow is approximately 5 years old. Do you think it might be worth the risk or not?BigBen wrote: ↑Sun Mar 12, 2023 22:32 pm I used to work in a furniture testing lab, putting cigarettes and flames on bedding . Polyester rarely ignites whether it has been treated in not. It just melts. That being said, bedding used to contain biocides, which are now banned with natural versions taking their place. I've been out of that industry for too long to know what they would be though. If it was an old pillow you were tearing up, I'd definitely not use it. What about Hobbycraft? My wife buys hers in there for crafting..
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5 years would have been about the time they banned biocides, so I wouldn't.Nick Jarvis wrote: ↑Sun Mar 12, 2023 23:07 pmThe pillow is approximately 5 years old. Do you think it might be worth the risk or not?BigBen wrote: ↑Sun Mar 12, 2023 22:32 pm I used to work in a furniture testing lab, putting cigarettes and flames on bedding . Polyester rarely ignites whether it has been treated in not. It just melts. That being said, bedding used to contain biocides, which are now banned with natural versions taking their place. I've been out of that industry for too long to know what they would be though. If it was an old pillow you were tearing up, I'd definitely not use it. What about Hobbycraft? My wife buys hers in there for crafting..
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Isn’t pillow foam extremely fine? ie water will go around rather than through?
And is it treated with anything that might dissolve?
That’s how I seem to remember it.
I would stick to dedicated pond or aquarium media. It’s all cheap as chips in bulk on tinternet.
Cheaper even, cos chips ain’t cheap anymore.
And is it treated with anything that might dissolve?
That’s how I seem to remember it.
I would stick to dedicated pond or aquarium media. It’s all cheap as chips in bulk on tinternet.
Cheaper even, cos chips ain’t cheap anymore.
I don't keep fish, I keep water. Water keeps fish.
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Agree with this, I paid £14.95 for a kilo of it from Ebay.black ghost wrote: ↑Mon Mar 13, 2023 22:58 pm I would stick to dedicated pond or aquarium media. It’s all cheap as chips in bulk on tinternet.
With completely packing a whole basket in each of my two Fluval 307s once a month, I reckon that's enough to last me 2-3 years at least.
More than cheap enough to avoid risking using something unsuitable in my opinion.