Found this lining a cupboard containing a CCU. Property is central London Town house so very old.
Just about to start drilling into and thought it looked suspicious? Fire retardant lining perhaps??
Any thoughts...
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I have been speaking to a local asbestos firm about the possibility of organising some bespoke electrician asbestos training. This would cover, Awareness Training, Sample Taking and Non Licensed Works. If you are interested than drop me a PM with your e mail address and I will add your...
Went to a customers house today to start first fixing after customer had done chasing out (as agreed). All seemed ok at first, ran cable around a few sockets thinking I wish all customers would do this prep work! But then when I got onto the internal walls I saw a wall composition I have never...
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I'm Ben and I work in various quarries around the Peak District where most of the gear is 70/80s. Asbestos reports on quarries are terrible and when you query things you just get told to not touch the gear.
I have been doing testing and inspection of various small power items in the...
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Been asked to install an extractor fan in a bathroom and am looking to go down the soffit vent route. Having looked on-line, there are quite a few to choose from. Does anyone have any recommendations based on past experience?
At the moment, my favourite is this:-
Lambro Under Eave...
Today I witnessed (for a very short time) the cutting/removal of asbestos by a apparently specialised company!
The holes for ventilation dusts were to be cut through the double skinned shed with the internal skin being "low risk" asbestos.
Firsly they were wearing paper suites and masks...
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Has anyone ever witnessed asbestos removal from a textured (artex) ceiling.
Currently installing extract fans in social housing where the ceilings are known to have asbestos present in the artex (Chrysotile).
An asbestos removal crew come and scrape the ceilings where we...
I am concerned that the attached night storage heater may contain asbestos, would anyone know 100% based on the attached picture of the model and serial number? I've checked the lists posted online and it looks like it isn't listed but it's a bit confusing as there are so many listed
Hi, I went to a commercial site recently to reconnect a motorised valve after replacement. There is something odd going on electrically as the black is live and red neutral but that's another issue. Connected to the terminals in the fused spur that feeds the actuator are 2 white cables covered...
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Sorry its late but im after some advice from some maybe wiser men....
I have carried out a EICR on a multiple unit trading estate owned by a farmer.
I have discovered that nearly all the 3 phase DB'd are corroded and have asbestos flash guards with bs3036 fuses. I have put the fuses...
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I recently bought a 1960s-built house.
It had an electric storage heater in it that I wanted to remove. A notice on the heater said to remove the bricks before undoing the wall mounts so I went about taking the bricks out. This was fine for the layer in front of the heating elements but...
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Friend and client who rents out a flat has some works to do on electrical installation there, problem I have is old / very old consumer unit likely MEM 4 prong ceramic 3036 type re-wireable fuses / carriers, and the asbestos rope / weave webbing in the casing of them, prob Chrysotile...
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Need a bit of advice regarding asbestos. (please no comments regarding don't touch it)
Im doing my course next week to allow me to disturb it but need to quote for a job by Monday.
Got a chimney containing asbestos cermet. Said chimney is rendered and painted, but the paint has...
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Say you have conduit already installed in a building but has partly rusted and corroded over the years.
Can it be reused on a rewire?
If there is any treatment that can be done to the conduit it would be great!
The conduit has not rusted through and is complete!
Running new conduit is...
Hi I was just wondering how one identify asbestos inside a wwall example old pplasterboard
apologies but I am new to this trade. Any help identify in asbestos wwould be appreciated
Evening...
I have this fuse box to replace shortly but am unsure if these mem fuse carriers would have asbestos fuse linings. Would anyone be able to tell me?
Also, are there any dangers involved in removing the fuse carriers from the board if they do contain asbestos? I may just remove the...
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I have a question for you on metal conduit earthing systems. I've been asked to upgrade the CCU on my wife's grandpa's 2 bed flat (bit of a love job so I want to keep costs down). On inspection I've discovered it's an old Imperial metal earth conduit system. All the EFLI values are...
Is it safe to remove a fuseboard containing asbestos or does it require a specialist to remove and dispose of it safely? Obviously I would have to disconnect everything first.
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