Woven asbestos textile for insulation
Description
Woven asbestos fibre, often chrysotile asbestos, that could be installed as a component during manufacture or cut and used ad-hoc in many applications, such as by plumbers and electricians or as industrial insulation in larger scale applications.
Likely to be found as insulation material on pipes to retain heat and protect from environmental elements or as a wiring wrap for short circuit protection.
Used as an insulating barrier in bracketing to control temperature, as a seal in/over joints, and to prevent short circuits.
Known as cable bandage, woven wrap, wiring wrap or asbestos textile tape.
Years of production/use
Prior to 1990
Brands/products
- William Chalmers and Son
- Super Insulation Products
- Hill Bros
- Australian Asbestos
- Bell’s Asbestos and Engineering
- Bradford Insulation Industries
Residential uses
- Older wood burner/cooker – seals on doors
- Water pipes – particularly in colder areas
- Gas heaters
- Electrical components – see separate information page
Industrial uses
- Door seals on drying ovens, furnace doors, electrical switchboxes, choke boxes, relay boxes, contactor boxes, exposed piping.
- Used for wrapping electrical cable conduit in electrical substations and mains access areas.
Be aware
Deteriorates over time and when subject to weathering.
May have appearance like canvas webbing or woven string.
Deteriorating textile wrapping subject to moist, dirty conditions may not be clearly distinguishable as a textile material over time.
