Vent Pipe | Metal Casting Zone Info Blog

I found a white vent pipe (3\”) in my mother\’s house (built in 40\’s). I was told it was aesbestos.

CoolDIYGuy asked:

I definitely is metal (it pings when I tap it), but it looks like it was painted white with a flat white paint. It connects from the water closet vent, about 3′ off the floor and extends through to the roof vent. The drain/vent pipe for the water closet is 3″ cast iron w/ a 4″ closet flange.

A handyman told me, since I was working on that “stack”, that the city would make me replace that “white” pipe since it was not in code. But when I read the UPC, I could not find anywhere where it said that aesbestos drain pipe was prohibited. I did find some suggestions on how to seal it w/o replacing it. Also found some material suggesting that there is nothing wrong w/ it (not like the aesbestos dust that comes from auto car brakes..)

Does this sound like an aesbestos pipe? If so, does the UPC prohibit it? (I found nothing in the local code.)
Now that answers 4-7 are in, and I actually talked to to 5 city inspectors/supervisors (they did not visit my mom’s house)…the concensus is that it is just a painted pipe…thx everyone!!

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