DownWest
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Our local tip has a special area for asbestos sheet and roofing stuff. Free too. Quite normal around here. But I understand that the roofing and sheet is not the really bad stuff (?) Any comments?
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I fitted it to our new house, but used mica insulation. But there must have been a lot of residual stuff around, not counting the amount wandering around the friends house. Not sure if it was the 'bad' stuff. So far so good...
DW
Around '67 we bought an AGA of some friends. They had sold their house but the new owners did not want it, only a year old. I watched the builder dismantle it and took notes. He said it was the last one he would touch because the 'Keiselgur' (sp) insulation was not very good for you. Found out later that it was asbestos.....
I fitted it to our new house, but used mica insulation. But there must have been a lot of residual stuff around, not counting the amount wandering around the friends house. Not sure if it was the 'bad' stuff. So far so good...
DW
Anyone remember RawlPlastic? It was a fibrous material that you mixed with water to plug irregular holes in masonry before screwing. The way this was used was by putting a ball in your hand, taking a breath and spitting on it. It was asbestos!
The spelling is good but 'Diatomaceous earth ( /ˌdaɪ.ətəˌmeɪʃəs ˈɜrθ/) also known as diatomite or kieselgur, is a naturally occurring, soft, siliceous sedimentary rock'. It isn't asbestos. Read all about it.
Anyone remember RawlPlastic? It was a fibrous material that you mixed with water to plug irregular holes in masonry before screwing. The way this was used was by putting a ball in your hand, taking a breath and spitting on it. It was asbestos!
It could have been Crocidolite, aka blue asbestos. That was considered the real bad one at one time and there were much stricter rules about handling and disposing of it.Must say that the stuff cleaned out of the AGA looked more like asbestos than de. Sort of fluffy grey fibrous stuff.But, it was a while back
Isn't that what many practical boat owners might call "overkill"?
I suggest you read the recent research on asbestos. Its all ' bad stuff'. There is no good stuff, and all the types that people thought were not harmful, are harmful.Misconceptions about 'good and bad' asbestos have killed a lot of tradesmen.
Tim
Unfortunately that statement is another example of forum misinformation. There is a need to distinguish between asbestosis and mesothelioma.The unfortunates who met their demise as a result of asbestososis-if thats the correct word-were dealing with it for years without any safety precautions. Go for it-just be carefull!
Ok, so I have a dry riser section on my exhaust, which prior to launch I wrapped with a white rope-like material, used for insulation around boiler doors...
I suggest you read the recent research on asbestos. Its all ' bad stuff'. There is no good stuff, and all the types that people thought were not harmful, are harmful.Misconceptions about 'good and bad' asbestos have killed a lot of tradesmen.
Tim
Oh dear !!!!!!! The number of times we were ordered to get on the tip of a Scotch boiler which was still pretty hot
and had to dive through inches of asbestos to reach the flange nuts of a leaky shell fitting to change a joint!!! WHite dust in our hair.....eyes......and other places we won't mention here. Certainly not itch but left a trail through the accomodation to our cabins!
Yep there must be a few ex marine engineers who give a fleeting thought to those days of long ago.....and then down another pint