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   Danno | Jun 11, 2009 02:07pm | #1

   This will be mostly a "bump," but maybe the "sniff test"--see if it smells sufurous. Maybe take something like aluminum foil and put some sheets of it on the pile and then put plastic sheeting or a tarp over it to hold in the outgasses and see if the foil corrodes? Don't really know. I suppose you could send a sample to a test lab.

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   Tim | Jun 11, 2009 03:31pm | #2

   Testing is very controversial. It makes bad teachers look bad and the unions don't like that. Those that don't test well could have their self esteem harmed for life.

   
   

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   Edited 6/11/2009 8:32 am by Tim

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   lindenboy | Jun 11, 2009 05:04pm | #5

   Let me get this right:  If the drywall tests bad, it surely is the testing agency, not the manufacturer? 

   Do you see how $illy your logic is?

   Edit:  Can you believe that "$illy" is an unacceptable adjective here at BT?

   "It depends on the situation..."

   Edited 6/11/2009 10:05 am ET by lindenboy

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   Righty_Tighty | Jun 11, 2009 05:31pm | #6

   I think $illy was his intention.  My wife's a teacher, so it made absolutely no sense to me ... which is perfectly consistent with our public education system here!

   Now that we can dismiss this $illyness, lets get back to taste testing drywall ... fwiw, I just saw a video tip on the FH homepage that might help with repairing all the bite marks after install.

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   Tim | Jun 11, 2009 07:31pm | #7

   No logic was used in my post whatsoever. I know nothing about testing the dryness of a wall. Silly, isn't it.

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   marv | Jun 11, 2009 03:54pm | #3

   Is the drywall marked by the manufacturer? 

   You get out of life what you put into it......minus taxes.

   Marv

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   BilljustBill | Jun 11, 2009 07:48pm | #8

   I'll go check who is the maker...but from another posting, here at Breaktime, I watched a news video that now shows American manufactures may be adding the scrubber stuff from coal fired generation plants into their/our drywall...

   Come to think about it, I did have an urge for Kung-Pow chicken and to fire up my old coal stove with my antique coal shovel...after just counting all those sheets of drywall....

   Bill 

4. 
   PaulBinCT | Jun 11, 2009 04:31pm | #4

   Could try eating a piece... if you're hungry again an hour later...

   PaulB

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