After purchasing a small buckwheat pillow and falling in love with it, I set out to make my own standard sized (20×26″) buckwheat pillow. This pillow ultimately became the first Hullo buckwheat pillow prototype. I quickly found high-quality fabrics and tons of different tough-looking zippers, but locating bulk buckwheat hulls proved to be very time consuming.Buckwheat hulls are available in many different varieties and qualities. My goal was simple: find the best ones for use in a pillow.Firstly, I narrowed the search considerably by considering only USA produced buckwheat hulls. Our company, Hulltex, is American. It’s very important to us that we support locally owned farms and companies, particularly during these challenging economic times.China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and and several other eastern european countries are big exporters of buckwheat. There are certainly good prices to be found, but they are typically not produced using the same high standards exercised in the USA.
Manufacturers of buckwheat pillows that utilize imported buckwheat hulls will frequently advertise their hulls as having been “roasted.” This term refers to a process required by the US government to remove any potential contaminants the product might contain prior to being distributed to American markets; it prevents the spread of plant pests and diseases. The hulls are subjected to high heat, which eliminates some of their moisture content, making them a bit more brittle, dusty and prone to flattening out.I ordered our first sample buckwheat hulls thinking that they’d be perfect. They were certified organic and very cheap! When they arrived in the mail my high hopes were dashed. The hulls were all crushed flat and broken into many small pieces. So what’s wrong with that? A few things:Some marketers of buckwheat pillows try to use this characteristic to their advantage claiming that they’ve been “pre-flattened” or “polished.” It’s our belief that intact hulls are far superior, but there are two distinct, albeit small, advantages to crushed buckwheat hulls:My second sample of buckwheat hulls wasn’t much more successful than the first.
Another certified organic variety with a very high price tag arrived at my door step. I tore into the package and was immediately disappointed to see the tiny little hulls contained. While completely intact, they were shriveled-appearing compared to some of the larger varieties typically used in buckwheat pillows. Being so small, these were much more dense; they were heavier and restricted air flow much like the crushed buckwheat hulls in my first sample.I got a several other samples with similar issues-they were less than ideal for one reason or another. Finally a sample came that was perfect… well almost. The buckwheat hulls were:The one catch was that they weren’t certified organic. After pouring through available data, I determined that it was of little importance that the buckwheat hulls be certified. Buckwheat grows well without requiring noxious fertilizers or pesticides so it is most often very close to the definition of organic without actually being certified organic.In the end, it wasn’t a difficult decision.
I decided that it was better to use buckwheat hulls with superior physical characteristics rather than rely on the insignificant label applied to potentially inferior pillow fill.In summary, without seeing the buckwheat hulls up close in person, it’s very difficult to know what you’re getting. We’ve done that for you. If you’re in the market for buckwheat hulls for use in a pillow, look no farther. We’ve selected the best we could find and use them in every Hullo™ we ship. We guarantee you’ll agree. If you’re unhappy for whatever reason, just ship them back to us and we’ll refund you the purchase price.Summers at Woodside are great for the whole family. Our Main Pool area caters to everyone’s fun in the sun. View 2016 Early Pool Closings Kids, join the Woodside Waves Swim Team and show off your stroke. The splash pad and baby pool are perfect for pre-swim champs. Take a break from the sun and lounge in the swing cabana. Towel service is provided to all our members.
Grab a bite at the Poolside Grill for a healthy and convenient meal. REGULAR SEASON HOURS | MAY 28 – AUGUST 10 Mon – Sat: 11:00am – 9:00pm | Sun: 11:00am – 7:00pm EXTENDED SEASON HOURS | AUGUST 11 – SEPTEMBER 5 Mon – Fri: 4:00pm – 8:00pm | Sat & Sun: 11:00am – 7:00pm LAP SWIM HOURS | May 28 – END OF SEPTEMBER The Main Pool is available to all Woodside Members (age 21 and older) for lap swim during standard business hours. Lifeguards are on duty at the Main Pool during dates and times mentioned above. Adults are asked to exercise caution when using the pools without lifeguards on duty. The Main Pool features a large lap pool with diving board, baby pool with toddler splash pad, generous lounge chair seating, a bean-bag swing cabana, and family locker rooms and showers. We also have a full service Poolside Grill offering freshly prepared meals, Little Freshie Snow Cones and Specialty Sodas, and a fresh poolside menu by Celina Tio.
The hottest deals voted on by our community. Selected and verified by our team of deal editors.You are where you sitCornhole Accessories > Collegiate Cornhole Bags Upgrade to the custom designed versions of our 6"x6" corn-filled or all-weather bead-filled bags. Each design is sold as 4 bags so you can mix and match any combination to make your 8 bag set. If you want to submit or request your own design, please contact us. Select your team from the list below. Contact us toll free at 1-888-577-4460 or fill out our online contact form. Please fill-out and submit this form and we will contact you within one business day. What's this white stuff? Home Inspections for Springfield, Dayton, and surrounding OH areas. Re: What's this white stuff? Originally Posted by mnahrgang When those same expanded polystyrene beads are pressed together under heat into a large block and then cut into thinner insulation sheets by a hot wire......it's called expanded polystyrene foam board insulation.
Don't worry about the source or that it's not in board form. A local expanded foam board manufacturer chops up scrap pieces and sells an 8-9 cu ft bag for about a buck......real cheap.....just dump it in your attic. Originally Posted by Brian A. MacNeish You can't be serious, you are joking correct? 'Imagination is more important than knowledge' (sometimes) Mario Kyriacou CHI CMI- NACHI Canadian Member of the Year 2007 Originally Posted by mkyriacou No fire hazard there. As a Professional Home Inspector, I support the privacy of my clients. Services provided in East MN and West WI FLIR (ITC) CERTIFIED BS THERMOGRAPHERFLIR (ITC) CERTIFIED LEVEL 1 THERMOGRAPHER Mark, how old is the house? Sometimes they used Molded expanded polystyrene (MEPS)—more commonly used for foam board insulation—is also available as small beads (polypearl) and used these beads to fill in wall voids cavities that had no prior insulation.Tacoma Wa.NACHI ID# 05120681
Originally Posted by pdoaneSometimes they used Molded expanded polystyrene (MEPS)�more commonly used for foam board insulation�is also available as small beads (polypearl) and used these beads to fill in wall voids cavities that had no prior insulation. 80 + years old. It looked like Styrofoam beads, but they were loose. The polypearl site said that they were coated with glue, but these weren't. It really did look like someone dumped the contents of a bunch of bean bag chairs up there. I've never seen anything like it. Next think you know, folks will be insulating their attics with packing peanuts. I saw your packing peanuts last winter in an attic in south Atlanta! When I asked the homeower why they were there she said she got a lot of shipments from the Home Shopping Network and did not want to put them in a landfill. I took a some outside to showed them how they will burn, melt and add to the air quality of a home when fire is added. A few days later the peanuts were in a landfill.
So where's all the data about the huge hazards of polystyrene in fires? Why aren't other plastics banned from homes? Foam cushions, synthetic carpets, foam carpet pads, polyurethane shoe soles, wool, silk, wood, kids' toys, oil, gas, electricity?????? all are involved in fires and deaths!!! By the way, when it's installed in walls and attics, it is separated from the living space by 1/2 inch gyproc as required by codes!!! Why do they allow wires to be run through non fire retardent wood framing materials??? Why don't we require that our combustion heating appliances be installed in a separate detached shed at some minimum distance from the house and pipe the heat in......save a lot of CO deaths, fires, gas explosions in houses!!! From my post of 9/7/08: IMHO, the foam issue is way overstated by the codes!! Seems it's just a historical artifact from when foam panels first came out. We have foam pillows/cushions, carpet pads, and lots of other plastics in houses today but we don't have to cover them with 1/2" drywall.
Haven't heard of higher #'s of deaths related to insulation foam in fires!! It's the CO and cyanides from a variety of sources. "In a study done in Sweden at the National Testing Center, they looked at a controlled burning of household items, everything from VCRs to furniture to chairs to cables, anything that you would find in a residential structure. What they found was amazing throughout. These are the isocyanide levels that came through all the building materials. But the biggest that came through is fiberglass insulation. The insulated wool actually threw off the highest levels. When you look at it from the fire service perspective, when you look at the pink and yellow insulation inside walls and you see firemen out in the streets, you know they are fighting fires and they are going through tearing the building apart to find any hot spots in it and you see the insulation consistently being pulled out and looked at. This has become a significant concern in the fire service, because we used to concentrate on the wool, the cotton materials, and some of the plastics."