Draining safety advice?

Vanguard · 29 Nov 2012, 6:23 pm

Hope this is the right place for this post, not sure if it should be in equipment but anyway,

As mentioned I've been doing a little bit of draining recently and maybe I'm just paranoid but I read somewhere that some underground water pipes are made of asbestos, and I've seen a little bit of some kind of dust occasionally. Can anyone familiar with the Australian drainage system tell me whether I should be worried or not? Currently I just wear a surgical mask, but I'm not sure if this is adequate.

Long story short, is a respirator recommended for draining?

Sparks · 29 Nov 2012, 6:58 pm

Give this a whirl brotato
http://www.urbex.org/misc/approach/approach.html

I dont think any drains are made of asbestos, well nothing I have encountered

Vanguard · 29 Nov 2012, 7:02 pm

Thanks, I'll give it a read looks useful.

Nuggs · 29 Nov 2012, 7:26 pm

As long as it is not broken, cracked etc. an asbestos pipe is mostly harmless.

Nuggs · 29 Nov 2012, 7:32 pm

If you don't mind wearing a mask all the time, that is definately the way to go. You never know what you're inhaling. It's not just asbestos that can f**k you up either. A good charcoal respirator will stop nearly anything, except your own bad breath.

Titan · 29 Nov 2012, 8:01 pm

If you are tight and on non existant budget:
http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_trks ... &_from=R40

Titan · 29 Nov 2012, 8:05 pm

or: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Industrial-C ... 2ebe3b048a

or:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/28-Day-Prote ... 5d332920fa

or:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/3M-7191-P95- ... 3f19e5075e

Vanguard · 29 Nov 2012, 9:42 pm

Thanks for the links and advice, was already looking at a few models.
Budget isn't tooo much of problem and I Was considering going up to bunnings over the weekend and grabbing one of these;

http://www.bunnings.com.au/products_pro ... e=products

or:http://www.bunnings.com.au/products_pro ... e=products

Is charcoal preferable to these chemical filters?
Also, what is the life of the filters like, how often do you need to replace them?

dougo · 10 Jan 2013, 8:23 pm

Here are a few clips that I've made from stuff that has happened in drains over the last couple of decades.

>When it rains, NO DRAINS!<

>How to become a well known drain explorer that everyone will be talking about<

>Family dies in drain<