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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 12:44 pm
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cFly2
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
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The heating ducts at my home are taped with aluminum tape that looks much like what they used for the airplane. Might be the same for all I know.
I use it also in my dryer to avoid laundry to get caught where a piece of plastic broke off near the lint filter. It withstands heat quite well but needs to be replaced/retaped every 50 hours or so due to the abrasion & impact from the load. So if it's the same tape then it has been stress tested at home in a dryer already.

Edit: No I doubt it's the same. The HVAC tape is UL 181 approved. I'm sure aerospace standards are a bit different.

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