Bud-- wrote:
Richard J Kinch wrote:

Alpha writes:


Would it be expensive to remove the insulation from the pipes, and
should it be removed?


It will cost the do-it-yourselfer, with enough sense to see through
the hysteria, a few garbage bags. Add $50 for a respirator if you
are paranoid.

Likelyhood of problem in removal in your own house is likely low. Long
or high contact is a known health risk that has caused a lot of
miserable deaths.

Absolutely not. There has never been a documented cases of any health risk
from any commercial product containing asbestos - including people who
breathed dust from replacing brake shoes all day. The health problems ALL
came from the mining of asbestos.