Warm Air Heating System Asbestos

Stephanie kidd editor in chief asbestos in heating ducts explained.

Warm air heating system asbestos.

I recently called a local gas engineer to service my warm air heating and issue a new gas safety certificate. Written and fact checked by. I am thinking of removing the ducting and air vents but i d like to know if it is likely to find asbestos in the ducting. He came down saying there was some smoke escaping into the loft from the flue somewhere in the flue joints and that the flue is asbestos and must.

Some of these systems used to have insulating boards in the cupboards where the air unit was stored. Heat 030 asbestos materials on heating system summary cement asbestos millboard used as a partial heat shield on wall ceiling surfaces white or gray corrugated insulating material on and hanging from pipes white asbestos pipe lagging paste material surrounding certain plumbing joints white. Asbestos in warm air heating systems warm air heating systems where air is circulated around the property through ducts rather than heating radiators are an excellent alternative heating system to the traditional boiler and radiator system. The house had a warm air heating system.

Heating ducts installed before the 1980s used insulation containing asbestos that is now known to cause cancer called mesothelioma. Speaking as someone who installed and replaced many warm air systems both electric and gas late 70s. It s primary use was as thermal insulation to pipe work and yes ducting. Blue crocidolite asbestos was mainly used in industrial installations.

Mesothelioma is an exceptionally aggressive disease that s caused by direct or indirect exposure to asbestos.