Insulation containing asbestos?

[Ric5]

Hello!

What do you think about the insulation on the blue pipe entering the chimney? Is there asbestos in this? It was like this when I moved into the house. This is where the old boiler used to be, it is now geothermal heating. The house was built in 1972-73.

I don't want to remove this before I know. I don't understand why they didn't remove this insulation when the geothermal heating was installed. I'm aware of the asbestos pipe on the left side of the picture and it's fine, it's the insulation I'm worried about. I hope the picture is good enough to make an assessment....



Thanks in advance,

 

[fahlis]

Looks like stone wool with metal mesh around it.

 

[mexitegel]

I don't see a blue pipe?

 

[Ric5]

Hello,

Thanks for the response! I have now added an arrow that also shows the insulation in the picture...

Grateful for more "analyses"

 

[Ömannen]

Hello, it looks like a net mat of rock wool.

 

[SBH]

now you have received two answers.
it is a net mat of chicken wire and stone wool. used when something needs to be covered with insulation.
can be many different things but primarily pipes and ventilation ducts, but used for much more

 

[Ric5]

Thanks for the answers, it's appreciated! I thought there was something like asbestos wool that was used as insulation. Since this pipe probably got hot from the previous boiler, I thought it might be something like that… Chicken wire mesh and stone wool sounds better.

 

[SBH]

Stone wool is preferred for hot things. I don't remember why glass wool is not preferred for hot things.

 

[mexitegel]

Moreover, the risks of asbestos are non-existent for those who are healthy and not frequently exposed to the dust, as you might know.

But now, as mentioned, it's stone wool

 

[hempularen]

However, you have a clear eternitrör on the left of the image, the square one. But you are aware of that, right?

 

[Ric5]

Hello and thanks for the answers. I have a handle on the Eternit pipe. It has probably been connected to the old boiler in some way. I have "plugged" this pipe at the valve on the outside of the house when I installed mechanical exhaust, with air supply through window vents today. I don't think this pipe is particularly dangerous where it is today, and it's not easy to remove either...

The insulation in the picture is in a laundry room, I have a kind of curtain over this so it isn't visible, but since we wash, sauna, shower, etc. in this space, I wanted to check if the insulation contains asbestos. My plan is to tidy this up, as it doesn't look particularly nice...

Can I now, with gloves and a mask, tear out this insulation, or how would you have done it?

 

[mexitegel]

If I know myself, it probably would have been just gloves, but a mask is naturally preferable

 

[SBH]

If I know myself, it probably would have been just gloves, but a mask is naturally preferable

always mask on when you're tearing down old houses

 

[Ric5]

mask and gloves and then it's just a matter of tearing down, maybe one should wet it a bit beforehand?

I’ll probably take this project on in the summer, there’s been a lot with this house... Stenull isn't that dangerous that it needs to be removed immediately, is it?? We are in the space daily.

 

[SBH]

why are you going to tear off that insulation??