water softener discharge
Water softener discharge contains magnesium and calcium salts that were removed by the resin exchange media, and also some waste sodium salts from the regeneratio...
Water softener discharge contains magnesium and calcium salts that were removed by the resin exchange media, and also some waste sodium salts from the regeneratio...
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answersThere is very little danger with floor tile because any fiber is encapsulated in an asphalt or vinyl matrix. You can safely remove the loose floor tiles and disc...
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answersComposition roofing is an asphalt saturated felt with a mineral coating. Very common. There can be asbestos content in the felts, but is generally deemed non-fri...
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answersEfflorescence is the term for lime-salts leaching from concrete and crystallizing on the surface of the concrete. This can occur on floors, masonry walls, founda...
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answersGood luck with the project. Hopefully most of the lath will nail cleanly. Tip: Pneumatic nailers tend to penetrate more cleanly and quickly than pounding with a...
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answersNo problem with safety, but you potentially create a larger waste disposal problem eventually. I have covered with vinyl siding, but no reason you couldn't apply...
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answersMy apologies for not seeing your post earlier. This project does not post a health hazard unless the tile is in a pulverized or broken condition that it can gene...
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answersMy experience in clearance testing is that asbestos dust is not suspended in the respirable zone inside buildings for long periods of time. During clearance, we ...
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answersThe dust from asbestos can be an aerodynamic particle thatis carried in very low wind velocities. Settling time is dependent on many factors. Resuspension of pa...
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answersUnder the circumstances you did well having a mostly isolated work area, using wet methods, containing the materials and encapsulating any surfaces. There is no ...
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answersAsbestos was found in some vinyl flooring and asphalt matrix tile. The tile incorporated the fiber as a reinforcement. The fibers are coated with the matrix and ...
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answersI've been away from the forums for quite a while. This project is clearly over. I think it would have been useful for peace of mind to have gotten some tests. ...
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answersIt sounds like your parent's house has some very loose floor tiles. Loose tiles could either be adhered with new mastic or picked up and disposed. We don't know ...
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answersHi Field79. Wow, its been a long time since I logged into the forum but the questions don't change a lot. Asbestos siding is prone to the same erosion that any ...
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answersThe failure of a seller to disclose a defect is not uncommon, and it is very difficult to prove prior knowledge. Since you became aware of the mold during the ins...
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answersI suppose its probably a bit late for this reply, but there is no reason to use solvent based polyurethane on floors. The newer acrylics are tougher, dry faster ...
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answersDealing with materials from the 1950s is a crap shoot. Lots of materials were fortified with asbestos binders to make them stronger. Testing is easy, but since ...
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answersBurning alcohol fuel is the simple oxidation of an alcohol like CH3OH. You combine that with oxygen and get heat plus one molecule of CO or CO2, and 4 molecules ...
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answersAny chance the copper is leaching from the fixture rather than the pipes? I have the same problem in an old claw-foot tub with fancy gold plated brass faucet, an...
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answersThe answer to your question depends on the source of flooding. If flood water was contaminated, than replacement is the only solution. Clean water on drywall wi...
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