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I work for the State Weatherization office in Vermont WAP and part of our job is to share best practice or good ideas or new tools that an Agency has or uses, with the other agencies.  I was recently at an Agency in northwest Vermont, CVOEO Weatherization.  One of their crew guys had modified the standard single part foam gun to a more user friendly version (the can attached to the gun can often hinder the spots you can get at to foam).  The pictures are below.  Nate the crew person said the parts were less than $20 and it was fairly easy.  The foam gun is a lot easier to use and get to spots without the can sticking off the top of it.  Come to the Energy OutWest Conference in August in Denver and see this and other good ideas shared from around the country.



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Geoffrey Wilcox
Vermont Weatherization Program Director
State of Vermont. Program Director Manager
VT
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Wow! Does the hose need to get replaced every time?  (just curious if the foam cures within it)

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Carol Harley
Communications Director
E4TheFuture
Framingham MA
774-777-5121
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-01-2022 07:17
From: Geoffrey Wilcox
Subject: Foam gun modification for better use

I work for the State Weatherization office in Vermont WAP and part of our job is to share best practice or good ideas or new tools that an Agency has or uses, with the other agencies.  I was recently at an Agency in northwest Vermont, CVOEO Weatherization.  One of their crew guys had modified the standard single part foam gun to a more user friendly version (the can attached to the gun can often hinder the spots you can get at to foam).  The pictures are below.  Nate the crew person said the parts were less than $20 and it was fairly easy.  The foam gun is a lot easier to use and get to spots without the can sticking off the top of it.  Come to the Energy OutWest Conference in August in Denver and see this and other good ideas shared from around the country.

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Geoffrey Wilcox
Vermont Weatherization Program Director
State of Vermont. Program Director Manager
VT
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Hi, no the hose does not have to be replaced.  Foam stays in the hose when not in use and does not cure.  If you are going to the Energy OutWest Wx Conference in August, the agency who developed this will be presenting it as a small part of a "Crew Idea" Sharing session led by Cal Steiner.
Geoff

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Geoffrey Wilcox
Vermont Weatherization Program Director
State of Vermont. Program Director Manager
VT
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-08-2022 16:28
From: Carol Harley
Subject: Foam gun modification for better use

Wow! Does the hose need to get replaced every time?  (just curious if the foam cures within it)

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Carol Harley
Communications Director
E4TheFuture
Framingham MA
774-777-5121

Original Message:
Sent: 07-01-2022 07:17
From: Geoffrey Wilcox
Subject: Foam gun modification for better use

I work for the State Weatherization office in Vermont WAP and part of our job is to share best practice or good ideas or new tools that an Agency has or uses, with the other agencies.  I was recently at an Agency in northwest Vermont, CVOEO Weatherization.  One of their crew guys had modified the standard single part foam gun to a more user friendly version (the can attached to the gun can often hinder the spots you can get at to foam).  The pictures are below.  Nate the crew person said the parts were less than $20 and it was fairly easy.  The foam gun is a lot easier to use and get to spots without the can sticking off the top of it.  Come to the Energy OutWest Conference in August in Denver and see this and other good ideas shared from around the country.

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Geoffrey Wilcox
Vermont Weatherization Program Director
State of Vermont. Program Director Manager
VT
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Diane Chojnowski
BPA Connections Community Manager
Building Performance Association
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-01-2022 07:17
From: Geoffrey Wilcox
Subject: Foam gun modification for better use

I work for the State Weatherization office in Vermont WAP and part of our job is to share best practice or good ideas or new tools that an Agency has or uses, with the other agencies.  I was recently at an Agency in northwest Vermont, CVOEO Weatherization.  One of their crew guys had modified the standard single part foam gun to a more user friendly version (the can attached to the gun can often hinder the spots you can get at to foam).  The pictures are below.  Nate the crew person said the parts were less than $20 and it was fairly easy.  The foam gun is a lot easier to use and get to spots without the can sticking off the top of it.  Come to the Energy OutWest Conference in August in Denver and see this and other good ideas shared from around the country.

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Geoffrey Wilcox
Vermont Weatherization Program Director
State of Vermont. Program Director Manager
VT
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