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Default Acoustic Trickle Vents?

On 25 Jan 2007 04:43:44 -0800, "sm_jamieson"
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|On 25 Jan, 12:52, wrote:
| .Fill 'em up with squirty foam, and just remember to open the window for
| a few minutes every morning to let the bed air.Thought of that one already but I'd like a less severe solution! I
| tried filling them with normal foam and it helped a bit- maybe I just
| need better quality.
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| Surely there must be something on the market other than greenland for
| this!
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| thanks
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| DNW
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|I will be speccing some windows soon for a new extension.
|Is it true that if I have windows that can be locked slightly open,
|then I don't have to have these type of trickle vents, that let noise
|through ?

Yes! Normal double glazed windows have the *facility* to be locked totally
closed or slightly open. IMO much better than trickle vents.
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