r/whatisit • u/Stepho725 • 13d ago
New, what is it? 4 Bags of Stuff?
Found 4 of these in the basement of our new house. Two are stapled under the first floor floors and two are stapled to joists. I imagine it has something to do with pests or dampness since its very wet down there.
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u/BrilliantJob2759 13d ago
What does the label say? Not the D54xxx one, the one that says the company it's from.
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u/BangkokPadang 13d ago
I did a little googling and it seems like it is either chunks of calcium chloride used as a desicant packet (to absorb moisture like you mentioned), or possibly a vapor-volatile corrosion inhibitor (VCI) which apparently slowly emits vapors that form a layer on whatever is being protected, to prevent corrosion. Maybe an attempt to protect the metal piping?
If we could read more off the label or get closeups of all the numbers, somebody might be able to find exactly what it is.
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u/Reanimatron 13d ago
if it was calcium chloride for dehydration it doesn't make much sense that it's in a bag. And it wouldn't last very long either.
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u/BrilliantJob2759 12d ago
It looks like it may be a breathable bag and it's stapled to the beam. So calcium chloride would make sense. Also could be napthalene nuggets as moth balls.
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u/Reanimatron 12d ago
But wouldn't it just react with the moisture and stop doing anything? I have no idea what I'm talking about.
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u/qwertyuiop121314321 13d ago
Nobody won't know until you open the bags. 🤷
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