Transite Asbestos, Pipes With Asbestos Still Used In New Buildings The Globe And Mail

The official name of this clay pipe is asbestos cement or ac.

Colouring worksheet for nursery. In time it became a generic term for other companies similar asbestos cement products and later an even more generic term for a hard fireproof composite material fibre cement boards typically used in wall construction. The use of asbestos in transite was gradually phased out during the 1980s. Residential home construction is called transite.

Eventually transite became a generic term for fireproof cement products that contained asbestos among other things. Transite originated as a brand that johns manville an american company created in 1929 for a line of asbestos cement products including boards and pipes. Transite pipe is an asbestos cement product which was used for both hvac ducts and for chimney or flue material to vent gas fired appliances.

One of the more universal versions of asbestos pipe found in us. Transite was originally a johns manville brand of asbestos cement boards and pipes a colorado based brand known for being a global leader in making asbestos products including pipe insulation asbestos shingles and roofing materials and asbestos cement pipes. Incorrect spellings of transite asbestos piping or transite duct material that weve seen include transit pipe transit ducts transite chimneys transide pipe transide ducts and transight pipe or transight ducts.

Transite asbestos products today. This material contains asbestos and was used in the 1900s in venting for appliances water heaters floor furnaces and general gravity furnaces. It can also be found in insulation siding roof gutters and cement wallboard.

Transite is the correct spelling. Transite ht is engineered to handle higher temperatures loads and electrical conditions with less shrinkage and degradation compared to previous non asbestos formulas. This product was mixed with portland cement for rigidity and was manufactured by the johns manville corporation.

Although transite ht is rated at 4500f maximum continuous operating temperatures it will accommodate 6000f after an initial heat conditioning. Transite can also be found as piping hvac ducts lab hoods and tables and gutter systems as it was coveted due to its durability. Transite incorporated asbestos for its heat resistant properties and because it allowed the concrete to become more durable and less.

They contain crystalline silica which is known to cause a benign respiratory condition called silicosis. Transite can be found in the siding on houses sheds garages and roofing. In time it became a generic term for other companies similar asbestos cement products and later an even more generic term for a hard fireproof composite material fibre cement boards typically used in wall construction.

Yet todays transite sheets also pose health hazards. This document assists building buyers owners or inspectors who need to identify asbestos materials or probable asbestos in buildings by simple visual inspection. Recommendations where transite asbestos hvac ducts are installed.