Thread Number: 70633
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Asbestos use in Bendix washing machines/dryers manufactured in UK |
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Post# 936037 , Reply# 4   5/3/2017 at 14:23 (2,520 days old) by ServisChris (Southampton, Hampshire UK)   |   | |
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Hello, I own three different vintage Bendix branded machines.
One is a mid 60s Washer Dryer (Model LT - as pictured). Its currently being restored, and I do have a service manual for it. Ive gone through it for all dis assembly etc info for the dryer assembly but I havent noticed a mention of asbestos. I havent taken the dryer assembly apart. There is also a little cover, dont know what its made of covering the wash heating element, (Can be seen between two counterweights at the 6o clock position) and in the side panels are some stuck on pieces of black material which I can only assume is supposed to be sound insulation. I will get some better photos of the machine later in the week. I believe the service manual has been scanned and uploaded to this site by another user, however I am happy to scan my copy if its a different variation as well. The other two Bendix badged machines I own are a lot later and are both standard washing machines. One is made by Philco in Italy (Model Bendix 7147B), and the other is a compact washing machine made by Eudora in Austria(model 7159), both date from the 80's. Im certain the 7159 will not contain asbestos, Id be suprised if the 7147B does. If you wish to see photos of the other two, inside etc am happy to grab images. Hope this is of some use. Chris |
Post# 936039 , Reply# 5   5/3/2017 at 14:40 (2,520 days old) by rolls_rapide (.)   |   | |
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What about friction damper pads on the suspension? Would they have ever contained asbestos? |
Post# 936040 , Reply# 6   5/3/2017 at 14:53 (2,520 days old) by ServisChris (Southampton, Hampshire UK)   |   | |
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Post# 936222 , Reply# 8   5/4/2017 at 08:55 (2,519 days old) by Rolls_rapide (.)   |   | |
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Good stuff! |
Post# 936225 , Reply# 9   5/4/2017 at 09:17 (2,519 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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I understand what you are saying. That is why I said it would be different for people who actually worked in the asbestos industry manufacturing it. Just pointing out how it surrounded most of us here in the US for decades and in many instances, it still does. |
Post# 936266 , Reply# 10   5/4/2017 at 11:43 (2,519 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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disc brake pads are still made with asbestos.....
quick, everyone, run for your lives..... just to think, if you walked into an auto parts stores, theres hundreds of pads in there....not to mention the workers dropping like flies and think of us mechanics who handle them with our bare hands.... not to mention the brake dust all over my gleaming aluminum wheels that I wash off... and every time I apply my brakes, I am flooding the very air you breathe with asbestos particles..... well, at least it takes me away from my hobby of trying to destroy the ozone layer with my aerosol spray cans.... amazing what people will find to panic over..... |
Post# 936315 , Reply# 12   5/4/2017 at 16:11 (2,519 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN)   |   | |
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To find a name brand brake pad with asbestos in it today is pretty unlikely unless you have something that is 25+ years old NOS. It is possible if you are buying imported parts that they may have some asbestos content. Organics went way down when the semi-met pads came into favor and asbestos was largely replaced with Kevlar.
Still a bad idea to be working on a brake and whip out the air hose... |
Post# 936327 , Reply# 13   5/4/2017 at 16:41 (2,519 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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yes....but for how many years was asbestos being used for brakes?....
asbestos production is alive in well, in Asbest, Russia...... while banned in many countries, they supply over half of the worlds production.... someone has to be buying and using it! and will take them a long time to realize what it is doing to humans... |
Post# 936406 , Reply# 14   5/4/2017 at 21:30 (2,519 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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"Just pointing out how it surrounded most of us here in the US for decades and in many instances, it still does."
Quite right! This goes doubly true for us who collect and or use vintage household appliances and laundry accessories. Ironing board pads, iron rests, ironing board covers, insulation for wiring and or around anything that generated heat, i.ebayimg.com/images/g/0rUAAOSw-0... s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736... www.slideshare.net/TheMes... If you have one of these vintage Presto "Vapo-Steam" irons, the iron rest has asbestos. picclick.com/Vintage-National-Pr... Upshot is long as the stuff is not disturbed you *should* be fine. But how safe I should wonder. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Launderess's LINK |