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This Asbestos Checker contains general information.

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Flue pipes and fittings and asbestos

Flue pipes and fittings were moulded from asbestos cement. Parts that may contain asbestos include: 

  • socketed pipes 

  • bends (all angles) 

  • tees 

  • loose sockets 

  • blank caps  

  • tapered reducers 

  • all types of cowls:

    • Chinaman hat  
    • double Chinaman hat 
    • H piece 
    • T piece 
    • Smith cowl 
    • west cowl 
    • mushroom cowl 
    • torpedo cowl 

Where was it used

Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Community infrastructure and spaces, Agricultural and horticultural 

Locations

Plumbing and drainage, Roofs and eaves

Known uses

Plumbing, roofing and guttering. 

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Asbestos cement roof heater flue pipe and Chinaman hat cowl
Industrial flue pipe with asbestos insulation, in a plant room
Asbestos cement flue