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RETIRED
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: BOULDER Colorado
Posts: 39,412
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Snake congrats......
Did you or your contractor assume or test for the prescence of asbestos? Billy Joe Bob used a chopper gun to apply that stuff. When the tip gots alls plugged up, Cousin Merle Haggard, (no relation) dumped in another bag of Chrysotile asbestos that lubed the old chopper that BJB played like a Thompson sub machine spoon.
Resultant mix is about 3-10% and is what is called "friable" when chipped, scraped or delaminated dry.....it's in the dust. Using BJB's shop vac to clean up makes it MORE friable. The home Kirby does it even better. It filters out the gross particles and lets the really teeny tiny ones slip past the dirt bag and redeposit into the carpets, upholstery or any other dust magnet....like yer lungs.
Asbestos removal is covered under 40 CFR, Subpart M, NESHAP (National Emissions Standard for Haz Air Pollutants). There is no known safe level of asbestos. It doan kill ya right away, takes 20-30 years. Kids have been known to come down with symptoms in 3-5 years......
Enjoy the 1200 bucks......
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2012 ML350 3.0 Turbo Diesel
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