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repair AC piping
A step-by-step guide to the repair of AC piping using alternative materials
- by Mike de Villiers
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sbestos cement pressure piping has been an industry standard since production started in the RSA
in 1952. Production with asbestos fibre ceased in 2002, however large amounts of AC (asbestos
cement) pressure piping are still in daily use in both the Municipal and Irrigation sectors. The repair
and connection of these old pipe systems to other pipe materials is the subject of this editorial.
INTRODUCTION
Asbestos cement pressure piping, renamed fibre cement in the
latter part of its existen