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:
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socketed pipes
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bends (all angles)
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tees
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loose sockets
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blank caps
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tapered reducers
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all types of cowls:
- Chinaman hat
- double Chinaman hat
- H piece
- T piece
- Smith cowl
- west cowl
- mushroom cowl
- torpedo cowl
Where to look
Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Community infrastructure and spaces, Agricultural and horticultural
Plumbing and drainage, Roofs and eaves
Plumbing, roofing and guttering.
Manufacture information
- Friable or Non-Friable Non-Friable
- Period of manufacture Pre 1987
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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
