Anchor adhesive

[Secretsavage]

Hi there!

I'm working on a construction project at home and have some questions about anchor resin.
I have a few tubes of Biltema's anchor resin and am wondering if it cures even in this winter cold we've gotten. Does anyone have experience using anchor resin in sub-zero temperatures and what is the minimum temperature for that? If Biltema's doesn't work, which type should I use instead?

There are certain curing times listed on the tubes I have but nothing about curing in sub-zero temperatures, or if it even works.

Best regards,
/Ingemar

 

[ih624]

I have never tried Biltema's model but Hilti has one that works in subzero temperatures

 

[Krawk]

Regular anchoring mass does not work at too low temperatures.

 

[Secretsavage]

When you say it doesn't work, is the curing process destroyed, or does it start/resume when the temperature becomes sufficient again?

 

[isolde]

Secretsavage, you can successfully use the anchor mass you already have. If it's not a commercial construction (which I don't think it is) and you only need to make a few fastenings, you can temporarily hang a heater with the blower directed at the hole that will be filled with anchor mass. Let the heater run for a few minutes, then fill it with anchor mass and bolt/threaded rod. Then let the heater run for the time it takes for the anchor mass to cure at room temperature (stated on the tube).