Stuart Turner engine and boiler

[Dougie SwanParticipant @dougieswan43463]

Hi

My son has been given a ST engine complete with boiler and dynamo to restore

Inside the boiler casing is some insulation, could this be asbestos?

Dougie

[Dougie SwanParticipant @dougieswan43463]

[Jeff DaymanParticipant @jeffdayman43397]

Yes it could.

Don't disturb the material while it is dry. Airborne asbestos fibres are very hazardous. Don't keep the unit indoors.

If you soak the whole asbestos-containing works in a pail of water and keep it outdoors,wet, it will reduce risks considerably.

Look in yellow pages or google for your local asbestos abatement professionals – they will tell you how best to deal with it safely and for a small item like this, probably quite cheaply. They may just ask you to remove screws then bring it to their shop or an abatement site wet and in a sealed plastic bag, where their technicians will deal with it and give it back to you washed and cleaned of asbestos.

Glass wool or kaowool is a good replacement.

Good luck, be safe. JD

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