Anti-Sweat Pipe Covering was a GAF product for homes, intended, in the company's words, "exclusively for residential use on cold water pipes."1 GAF's 1989 filing with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Asbestos Information Act, made for itself and The Ruberoid Co., says it was manufactured until approximately 1958.1,2
The filing says that at least as early as 1936 it had an inner layer of asphalt-saturated asbestos paper, then a 1/2 inch layer of woolfelt, two more layers of asphalt-saturated asbestos paper, another 1/2 inch layer of woolfelt, and two final layers of asphalt-saturated asbestos paper.1,2 It was sold in 36 inch wide rolls and had a temperature limit of 50 degrees F.1,2
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What each document says
Every statement about Anti-Sweat Pipe Covering (GAF) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (1990)
- Description: “an inner layer of asphalt-saturated asbestos paper followed by a ½" layer of woolfelt, two layers of asphalt-saturated asbestos paper, another ½" layer of woolfelt, and two final layers”, said by GAF Building Materials Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 81
- Made until: “manufactured until approximately 1958”, said by GAF Building Materials Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 81
- Use: “intended exclusively for residential use on cold water pipes”, said by GAF Building Materials Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 81
- Temperature limit: “a temperature limit of 50 °F”, said by GAF Building Materials Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 81
GAF Asbestos Information Act Submission (1989)
- Description: “layers of asphalt-saturated asbestos paper and 1/2 inch layers of woolfelt (as of at least 1936); for residential cold water pipes” (as of at least as early as 1936), p. 282
- Made until: “Manufactured until approximately 1958”, p. 282
- Temperature limit: “a temperature limit of 50 degrees F”, p. 282
Kind of product
We list Anti-Sweat Pipe Covering (GAF) with paper, felt and millboard, from how the documents describe it. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
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See also
- GAF: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- GAF on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (February 13, 1990), p. 8.
- GAF Asbestos Information Act Submission (October 6, 1989), p. 28.
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