Hot water pipe asbestos?

[MalinStr]

In the kitchen, there's something attached to the hot water pipe. It's crumbling. Could it be a material containing asbestos?

 

[larsbj]

I have something in the kitchen that's stuck on the hot water pipe. It's crumbling. Could it be some material containing asbestos?[image]

It doesn't look like it, more like some deposit from a leakage.

But if you're unsure, scrape it off and put it in a bag; it's not dangerous in that small amount.

 

[Stefan1972]

Unfortunately, it could be a connection that has been internally compromised and is leaking through the metal. It's probably best to take that seriously before the entire connection comes apart and causes something....... It doesn't look like the threaded connection has leaked, so if no scrub brush has been against there and left something behind, it likely points to impending troubles if nothing is done about it.

 

[MalinStr]

Unfortunately, it could be a connection that has been attacked from the inside and is leaking through the metal. It's probably wise to take that seriously before the whole connection falls apart and causes something.......It doesn't look like the threaded connection is leaking, so if there hasn't been a scrubbing brush against there leaving something behind, it's probably heading towards impending issues if nothing is done about it.

Thank you for a sensible answer.

 

[Staffans2000]

Unfortunately, it might be a connection that has been attacked from the inside and is leaking through the metal. It should be taken seriously before the entire connection breaks apart and causes something....... It doesn't seem like the threaded connection has leaked, so unless a scrub brush has been resting against it and left something behind, it's likely heading towards looming issues if nothing is done about it.

Of course. It's a small pore. Probably a manufacturing defect from around 1920, or so.

No roof danger is present, almost certainly not.

Staffans

 

[lordi]

As staffan says. A por. Microläckage.
Do not scrape it away as it may start to leak more.
Replace the connection in the near future, but it's probably not urgent.
It looks like an old securex-connection so some remodeling is required.

 

[Stefan1972]

There is probably no one who can claim that there is no problem. Even if it's a pore right where it leaks, the connection could be corroded in more areas where it hasn't broken through yet. It could be paper-thin around it... The only one who knows then is the one who replaces the connection. I have replaced old similar connections myself that have snapped off when you loosened them.

 

[Staffans2000]

There is probably no one who can claim that it is not a danger. Even if it's a pore right where it leaks, the connection might be corroded in more areas where it hasn't broken through yet. It could be paper-thin around it........ The only one who knows then is the one who replaces the connection. I have personally replaced old similar connections that snapped when you pulled them loose.

The risk of leakage can be debated endlessly, based on our different experiences.
But we can agree that these mineral deposits don't form overnight. Rather over several years. So there is no immediate danger.

Borrowed from the humor thread.



Staffans

 

[Stefan1972]

No, not the deposits but the connection might as well be weakened on the inside.......... Sure, it's just a pore that's leaking but that doesn't mean it's a pore through 5mm of undamaged material. The pore might have formed because it's too thin right there and just a tiny bit thicker in other places so it hasn't gone through yet..........