Documents in our library describe Impervo (Philip Carey) as “pipe covering”.1 They give it as sold from 1920.2 It was rated for temperatures up to 90 °F.1 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Impervo (Philip Carey) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Union Carbide Chemicals Company: Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual (1962)
- Temperature limit: “40 to 90”, p. 821
- Form: “Pipe Covering”, p. 821
- Asbestos content: “Saturated asbestos jacket”, p. 821
- Description: “Wool felt sheets formed into pipe insulation. Saturated asbestos jacket to increase the insulation's resistance to moisture. For use on cold water lines. Semi-rigid.”, p. 821
Carey Asbestos and Magnesia Products: Pipe and Boiler Coverings (1920)
Kind of product
We list Impervo (Philip Carey) with pipe covering and block insulation, from how the documents describe its form. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Trades that worked with products like it: Insulators and Insulation Workers, Pipefitters and Plumbers.
Other pipe covering and block insulation by Philip Carey (26)
Careytemp · Careycel · 19 Hitemp · Aircel · 85 Magnesia · Defendex · Dual Careytemp · Excel · Fireguard Jacketing · Grosscell · Hightemp #12 · Hightemp #15 · Insulation Seal 820 · Lennolite · Multi-Ply · Precision-molded · Super-light · Super-Light 85% Magnesia · Temp-check · Tempcheck · and 6 more on the company's page
Pipe covering and block insulation by other makers (250)
Thermobestos · Superex (Johns-Manville) · Kaylo (Owens-Corning) · Unibestos (Union Asbestos & Rubber Co.) · Asbestocel (Johns-Manville) · High Temperature Insulation (Johns-Manville) · HT (Forty-Eight Insulations) · Hy Temp (Keasbey & Mattison) · Hy-temp (Nicolet) · Hylo (Eagle-Picher) · Imperial (GAF) · Imperial Pipe Covering (Ruberoid) · Indented (Johns-Manville) · Insutape (Unarco) · Insutape (Union Asbestos & Rubber Co.) · Insutube (Unarco) · Johns-Manville Jm (Johns-Manville) · Johns-Manville Transite Asbestos Wood (Johns-Manville) · Jurid (Kirchbach'Sche Werke Kirchbach & Co.) · K & M (Keasbey & Mattison) · and 230 more: all pipe covering and block insulation
See also
- Philip Carey: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- Philip Carey on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- Union Carbide Chemicals Company: Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual (October 1, 1962), p. 82.
- Carey Asbestos and Magnesia Products: Pipe and Boiler Coverings (January 1, 1920), p. 26.
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