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Old Fitting Insulation

curiousburke_2
curiousburke_2 Member Posts: 70
in Strictly Steam
I'm doing some work in my 1927 basement, which has sheet rocked ceilings. The vast majority of the original insulation has been removed (prior to my ownership), but I found a bit of insulation on a fitting. I recognize corrugated asbestos insulation, but this is not that. This looks like something that would have been a paste when applied to the fitting. What is it?

thanks,
Mark

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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,521
    Sorry, but there were paste formulations with asbestos in them, for just that purpose. Two choices. Remove with great care, or encapsulate.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,231
    Jamie Hall said:

    Sorry, but there were paste formulations with asbestos in them, for just that purpose. Two choices. Remove with great care, or encapsulate.

    @Jamie Hall When they remove asbestos, isn't it SOP to mist it with water to keep the fibers stuck together?

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  • curiousburke_2
    curiousburke_2 Member Posts: 70
    Okay, thanks. I've been treating it like that, but I just want to make sure. Definite bummer!
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,521
    ChrisJ said:

    Jamie Hall said:

    Sorry, but there were paste formulations with asbestos in them, for just that purpose. Two choices. Remove with great care, or encapsulate.

    @Jamie Hall When they remove asbestos, isn't it SOP to mist it with water to keep the fibers stuck together?

    Yes. I have to admit that I just encapsulated a lot of the stuff...
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • gerry gill
    gerry gill Member Posts: 3,078
    asbestos cement would be my guess.
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  • BobC
    BobC Member Posts: 5,495
    When I did some of my own I saturated the stuff with warm water that had photofo in it so it would penetrate easily. One of us scraped while the other kept misting the stuff. Everything was double bagged and donated to the local landfill. All of this was done before they put restrictions on doing such things without moon suits.

    Bob
    Smith G8-3 with EZ Gas @ 90,000 BTU, Single pipe steam
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  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,256
    Due to the age it probably has asbestos in it.

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