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Kinja'd!!! "Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
06/11/2020 at 15:30 • Filed to: None

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Me: I have good news and bad news

Client: what’s the good news?

Me: the abatement contractor has  removed all the asbestos wrapping from the piping elbows.

Client: the bad news?

Me: ...apparently it was the only thing keeping the water in. The pipes are now leaking everywhere...


DISCUSSION (10)


Kinja'd!!! Future next gen S2000 owner > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/11/2020 at 15:33

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Who needs cancer when you can just breathe in mold spores?!?


Kinja'd!!! ranwhenparked > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/11/2020 at 15:42

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I know a guy in rural Delaware who has a pallet of new in box asbestos pipe wrap he’s been trying to sell, if you want to just replace it with fresh stuff.

He offered me a box when I bought a used lawnmower from him, politely declined. He’s also got some unused Freon cans, which would have been useful, if I had found him when I still had an ‘80s Lincoln. 


Kinja'd!!! Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/11/2020 at 15:49

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That way you know the water is fresh.


Kinja'd!!! PartyPooper2012 > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/11/2020 at 15:57

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I’ve seen some plumbing before... and I am now super curious... how does asbestos hold water?

Further more - why are we wrapping asbestos around water pipes? Are the water pipes subject to fire?


Kinja'd!!! MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > PartyPooper2012
06/11/2020 at 16:07

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it used to be done for insulation around hot water pipes. I know because i used to play in the basement growing up and man did those things go POOF when a ball hit ‘em lol


Kinja'd!!! ClassicDatsunDebate > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/11/2020 at 16:11

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It was too hard to remove JUST the wrap.


Kinja'd!!! Roadkilled > PartyPooper2012
06/11/2020 at 16:18

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The asbestos doesn’t stop the leaks, but it keeps the water from dripping. Water seeps into the asbestos, and the fibers let the water spread out and evaporate before it drips to the floor. It’s like wrapping pipes in giant sponges. The water is still there, but it can evaporate faster.  


Kinja'd!!! PartyPooper2012 > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
06/11/2020 at 16:24

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hmm. that makes sense - hot water insulation. 


Kinja'd!!! Azrek > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
06/11/2020 at 16:25

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Kinja'd!!! MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > PartyPooper2012
06/12/2020 at 11:46

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Also, this is probably why I have Asthma....lol