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cleaning basement, removed "paper mache" stuff from air ducts

DrPizza

DrPizza

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I was pressure washing the basement walls because it smelled a little musty down there. I've been bothered about having some sort of paper-mache stuff on the air ducts (forced air heat.) So, I got the stuff dampened, then easily peeled it off. Then, I just pressure washed any residue away.

I wonder why people would put some sort of paper-mache stuff on the air ducts 😕 😉
 
Originally posted by: DrPizza
Hmm... must be no one knows what that paper mache stuff is?
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Cast-like material that kids often use to make sculptures/art projects?


Edit: At least it becomes semi cast-like after you combine the paper & the sauce.
 
🙂 I seriously doubt you'd let kids play with this particular paper mache stuff for sculptures/art projects 🙂
 
But, 45 views on this thread and no one knows.. So, I guess my story must be believable enough...
"What?! You mean that was asbestos?! OH NO! Meesa gonna die?!"
"no, as long as it was damp and there was no dust, you'll be just fine"
"Whew! If I had known it was asbestos, I'd have payed $5000 for the removal. I guess I'm just really really lucky that I dampened it first.
Is it going to be a hazard to the environment?"
"Well, no.. Since it's now buried in a landfill, it poses no risk whatsoever to the environment... it's only hazardous when it's airborn dust."
"whew... I guess I got really lucky then"
 
Uh, are you braindead or what?

Do you normally go removing things that you have no clue about?

Next, I suggest removing the heatshield from your automobile's exhaust system.

Maybe we'll get lucky and your car will actually catch fire. 😛

At least here you're only reducing the efficiency of your heating system.
 
Well I figured there was reallly nothing to worry about with a guy like you. Now if Syringer was removing "paper mache" from his air ducts...
 
Originally posted by: Eli
Uh, are you braindead or what?

Do you normally go removing things that you have no clue about?

Next, I suggest removing the heatshield from your automobile's exhaust system.

Maybe we'll get lucky and your car will actually catch fire. 😛

At least here you're only reducing the efficiency of your heating system.
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I didn't reduce the efficiency of my heating system - I want my basement heated (and have an outlet into the basement), plus the warm air rises, through the rest of the house. Granted, it will cause it to take about 1 extra minute to heat a room from 60 to 70 degrees.

What I *did* accomplish was getting rid of asbestos...
 
Originally posted by: amdskip
Are you asking for a prescription for cancer too?
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no. Asbestos is *ONLY* dangerous when it's an airborn particle, ie dust. I had the stuff completely soaked to avoid any dust.

Because it was somewhat loose and starting to peel a little bit, I'm pretty sure it was already producing some dust. That's why I was concerned and wanted to get rid of it - safely and inexpensively.
 
Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Sounds like it was insulation. Make sure the pipes don't get too hot when you're running the furnace.
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That shouldn't be a problem... the asbestos insulation was only on the sides and bottom, not on the top of the ducts..

It was just one of my many many projects I've gotta do between now and when we move out and start renting our house out.
 
even with wetting the absestos, i'd still wear an osha approved dust mask (3M makes excellent ones) to avoid any dust breath in, though im sure that if you did breathe in any dust, it was negligiable since it was wet.
 
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