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Asbestos and heating

Hi
I have an old warm air heating system with sheet metal ducting. The storage heater, a Unidare R10/73 is listed as having asbestos in the construction. Was wondering though about the insulating tape used on the ducting (pic).
Before I pay for an asbestos survey, just thought I'd check here as I'll be using the heating a bit more now.
Any help appreciated.

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  • No way to tell without getting it tested I'm afraid 


  • danrv
    danrv Posts: 1,669 Forumite
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    edited 28 September 2020 at 7:44AM
    No way to tell without getting it tested I'm afraid 


    Thanks for the reply. It’s probably regular duct tape as it’s silver plastic. I hope to remove
    the whole system anyway as it’s tatty and dated. 
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