Does anyone recognize these materials that seem to be wrapped around water pipes (I think they are), above the ceiling?
The yellow inner part should likely be some form of fiberglass insulation or something similar, right?
Around the yellow part is some kind of thin beige "paper".
It looks like it is wrapped with some kind of thread.
Is it common for there to be thin beige "paper" around this type of yellow insulation?
Does anyone recognize the materials?
Maybe even the brand, if it was common in the past for the yellow and beige to be together?
And, it wouldn't be me if I didn't ask:
Could the yellow or beige material contain asbestos?
Is it really fiberglass? I think it looks more like gullfiber, but I could of course be wrong.
I thought fiberglass was more white in color, not yellow like this insulation.
Do you recognize the beige paper, by the way? What kind of paper is it and why is it here?
Does it go with the yellow or why else would it be wrapped around?
Huggan, thanks once again for the response. A few follow-up questions/comments:
Aha, now I understand! I thought glass wool was white, like "angel hair."
But, glass wool can also be yellow!
Do you think the insulation with the paper around it can remain as it is, or should the glass wool be "built in" more?
It's sitting freely in the air, above the ceiling, but the insulated pipe is lying freely right above the fridge, pantry, etc.
Hopefully, it doesn't dust too much, but what do I know.
What would you do?
Leave it as it is or make sure to build it in more to avoid dust from the insulation?
Do you know about the beige paper by the way?
Is it common to have that around fiberglass?
Or is it some home rig?
Huggan, thank you once again for your response. A few follow-up questions/comments:
Aha, I see! I thought that glass wool was white, something like "angel hair".
But, glass wool can also be yellow!
Do you think the insulation with the paper around it can stay as it is, or should the glass wool be "built in" more?
It sits freely in the air, above the ceiling, but the insulated pipe is right above the fridge, pantry, etc.
Hopefully, it doesn't dust much, but what do I know.
What would you do?
Leave it as it is or make sure to enclose it more to avoid dust from the insulation?
By the way, do you know the beige paper?
Is it common for that to be around fiberglass?
Or is it some homemade solution?
I think it can stay where it is, it doesn't dust unless you start tearing it off, and not even then.. (have dismantled about 40m of this in the last ½year)
the paper comes pre-installed on these, nothing you should tear off or put on yourself.
but I'm wondering about the usefulness since it's on a Prisol pipe :/...
but I myself wonder about the benefit as it's on a Prisol pipe :/...
More insulation is always better than a little insulation......
It could, for example, be a pipe with hot water, both for the heating system or for drinking water, and you might want to reduce heat losses and get as much hot water as possible in a different place than the ones where you've tried to insulate the pipes.
If you're worried about the dust, you can always wrap any tape over the part where fiberglass is exposed. But it will dust during the wrapping itself. If you think it should be removed, you can snip the thread and remove the insulation, replacing it with pipe shell. That looks nicer. But the removal itself is very dusty and so on.
MagicFingers, do you mean that the paper initially was wrapped around this yellow insulation material?
But, the thread then? Has it been put there as extra fastening?
To get the paper
Aha, paper and insulation "go together."
How old do you think the construction is?
I think you might be able to make a guess, considering how long this insulation with paper around has existed, or the type of water pipes underneath.
Thanks for all the help!
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