On Jun 14, 11:28 pm, "Franko" wrote:
"Peter" wrote in message

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Since a neighbour discovered that this insulation eats into electric
wiring
I have cleared 2 lofts of the stuff, smallish loose bits rather like that
used in packing.
Anyway, having cleared said lofts with broom/garden vac on suck and
blow/dustpan and brush etc.. I'm looking for a decent way of vacuuming
the
nasty stuff. Hire shops cant help. I wondered if anyone here might have
an
idea? Convert the garden vac?

To give an idea of volume. one attic filled 34 wheeliebin bags so rigging
a
suction hose that empties thro the loft hatch into a bin in the hall below
would be perfect.
Otherwise its back to 120 degree pain for the next loft (in 3 weeks time)

Thanks

Peter

When I cleaned the filthy loose-lay insulation from my loft last year I
bought a huge roll of 500 gauge polythene tubing which i could cut to
length, tie up one end with string and hang down from the loft hatch. I
could then keep scooping up the debris with a dustpan and pour it in without
making a mess of the rest of the house.
When full, I just tied up the other end and folded the sausage into my car
to take to the tip and cut a new length to start again.
Muchly recommended by the wife for keeping the house clean

It was polystyrene?

Hard to imagine that being used. Are you sure it wasn't vermiculite, a
safely inert, natural mica type of earth?