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Rigid Insulation in Boiler Room

mosley
mosley Member Posts: 4
in THE MAIN WALL
I am insulating my basement with rigid polystyrene insulation. Can i use this in my boiler room? Behind my boiler? Should it be foil backed rigid insulation?

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  • Zman
    Zman Member Posts: 7,611
    It depends which code you are under the jurisdiction of.
    The bottom line is, no you should not have foam insulation exposed in a boiler room. It has to do with the flame spread rating. It is ok if it is covered with type X drywall.
    "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough"
    Albert Einstein
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