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That seems incredibly fast for plastic to degrade like that. I wonder if you could have something generating ozone in there.
by johnboiles 9mo ago
That seems incredibly fast for plastic to degrade like that. I wonder if you could have something generating ozone in there.
- alienchow 9mo agoI'm not sure either. It's not an air tight bomb shelter and it's used like an average storeroom, storing stuff like winter jackets, suitcases and paint. I do use small amounts of Calcium Chloride based dessicants to keep the room dry.
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- mixologic 9mo agoHave you checked for Radon?
- lima 9mo agoRadon and its progenitors won't produce nearly enough radiation to damage plastics like that at naturally occurring levels.
- ajross 9mo agoRadon is a noble gas and chemically inert. It's radioactive, which is why it's a toxicity worry. But there was enough radiation in that basement to mechanically damage plastic in three years, OP would be long since dead.
- chneu 9mo agoIf it's underground at all, check for radon.
- CamperBob2 9mo agoRadon is a noble gas. It's not going to affect fiber or wiring... but yes, if you're going to spend much time down there, definitely a good idea to check for it.
- VanTheBrand 9mo agoRadon is radioactive. The alpha particles it emits can break down polymers and degrade plastics.
- bluGill 9mo agoInterseting - I have high radon (mitigeted in the house via a fan), if I burry fibre what will I need to do to get something that will work? I have an outbuilding that I want to give internet.
- lima 9mo agoNo, radiation from radon at naturally occurring levels won't cause any damage to plastics.
- CamperBob2 9mo agoIf it were radioactive enough to do that, you'd have a much bigger problem than some networking flakiness.
- VanTheBrand 9mo agoI don’t disagree but your comment made it sound impossible which it isn’t.
- CamperBob2 9mo agoIt absolutely is, for all practical purposes. Alpha radiation won't go more than 100 um or so into plastic.
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- mzhaase 9mo agoWater based or solvent based paint?
- alienchow 9mo agoShould be solvent based.
- adzm 9mo agoMy first thought exactly. I know someone who inadvertently melted a ton of stuff with overuse of an ozone generator, similar kind of effect
- da768 9mo agoWith all these paper reams on the picture, is there any laser printer nearby?