[TheForge] Old Boilers...

[Paul]

On 2/14/2011 2:47 PM, Wesley Marquart wrote:
> Figured I'd throw this one out for ideas.
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> Does anyone here know about old early 20th cent. Boilers?
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> My son has a friend down in Milwaukee who is getting ready to tear out an
> old boiler based heating system from a property he is renovating.
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> Any Ideas on the probability of the boiler and radiators being cast vs
> wrought-iron?
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> Thanks in advance!
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Make absolutely certain that there is no asbestos on the boiler or the 
piping system. Any system from the early seventies or before is suspect.
This is both a health any liability issue. I have spots on my lung xrays 
that show dormant asbestosis, you do not want that or anything related.
Sorta like having a hang fire pointed at your head...

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Paul
WB9HCO
My Grandfather WAS a blacksmith...
and it didn't do me one damn bit of good.
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