Dense Pack Cellulose Tips?
Any tricks to filling the divot left from the hose and getting the corners filled better? (Other than making more holes of course)
Also wondering now if it’s a bad idea to use this force field tape – worrying it might act as some type of vapor barrier that I’m not supposed to have under drywall in 5a. So far it’s the only tape that has stayed somewhat stuck with all this dust..
We’re using a Menards rented Krendl 425. Was the least expensive option out of the rentals near us but works the best so far. We also tried the HD ‘Greenfiber specific’(possibly Cyclone?) machine & HD Krendl 325. 325 was the worst. We kept getting shocked with the little Greenfiber one but it might have been the pvc we used for connections (HD didn’t have any in stock)
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I can't answer your other questions but you needn't worry about the tape being a vapor barrier, since it only covers a small area.
Cellulose readily "self-balances" the moisture, rather like how if you wet one part of a sponge the dry parts around it draw the moisture away. The small bit of cellulose under the tape will lose its moisture to the surrounding uncovered parts and it will all evaporate away.
This same quality makes it a more forgiving material than either mineral wool or fiberglass as well. If you should get a localized leak, instead of one small area getting saturated and rotting adjacent sheathing or framing, the moisture will redistribute through the cellulose, down to a less than saturated level.
If the corners feel loose then you will need to put the hose right in there and tighten it up. I don't see any bulging out of the fabric. Did you "relax" the walls already? If the material is installed at the right density I wouldn't bother with the tape, it's not going to fall out.