Older storage heaters, especially those manufactured before 1977, often contain components made with asbestos. This makes these appliances an ongoing hazard to human health. In most appliances of this type, the hazardous material is found in the thermal insulation under the heat storage core. Storage heaters from some manufacturers also contain asbestos in the plates on the sides and above the core.<\/p>\n
For years, asbestos was praised as a \u201cmiracle material\u201d because it does not burn
\n(\u201casbestos\u201d is Greek for \u201cinextinguishable\u201d), is heat-resistant and chemically stable, and also has strong electric and thermal insulation properties. Only in the 1960s and 1970s did studies reveal its tumour-causing effects. Due to their small size (>5 \u03bcm long and <3 \u03bcm in diameter), asbestos fibres can make their way deep into the lungs, but they are too large to be absorbed by the body\u2019s own defence mechanisms.<\/p>\n
Air quality studies with various brands have shown that undamaged storage ovens do not pose any significant risk when in operation. Therefore, an immediate change to a new heater is not absolutely necessary, but it is recommended as a preventative measure to avoid any health risks.<\/p>\n
The first thing to do is to determine whether your storage heater contains asbestos or not. In Vienna, the staff at the waste hotline of the City of Vienna (Tel.: +43 1 546 48) can provide information by stating the brand and type of the heater. In the other federal states, you can obtain this information from the waste management consultants or waste management associations for your area, from Austrian state government offices<\/a> or the Austrian Coordination Body for WEEE (see www.eak-austria.at<\/a>).<\/p>\n Depending on the type of appliance, the model number can be found at various locations on the storage heater:<\/p>\n For storage heaters with no label affixed to them, you should contact the company that installed the heater to ask for the make and model information.<\/p>\n The normal procedure is to reduce the storage heater\u2019s weight before transporting it by disassembling it and then taking away individual pieces. For units that contain asbestos, however, this cannot be done without releasing asbestos into the air. Therefore, permanently installed storage heaters may only be disassembled and removed by officially authorised companies (hazardous waste collectors\/processors). Small storage heaters that have not been disassembled must be accepted at collection centres. We recommend that you seal all openings with heavy-duty tape and wrap the unit in strong, Do it for the sake of your own health!<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n www.abfallwirtschaft.steiermark.at\/cms\/ziel\/4335126\/<\/a><\/p>\n Austrian Coordination Body for WEEE (EAK Austria) Older storage heaters, especially those manufactured before 1977, often contain components made with asbestos. This makes these appliances an ongoing hazard to human health. In most appliances of this type, the hazardous material is found in the thermal insulation under the heat storage core. Storage heaters from some manufacturers also contain asbestos in the plates […]Weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":10454,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10497","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elektro-ade.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elektro-ade.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elektro-ade.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elektro-ade.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elektro-ade.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.elektro-ade.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10497\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elektro-ade.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elektro-ade.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Disposing of storage heaters<\/h2>\n
\ntear-proof plastic film.<\/p>\nFurther information on this topic:
\nAustrian state government offices<\/h3>\n
\n<\/strong>Mariahilfer Stra\u00dfe 84, 1070 Vienna
\nPhone: +43 1 522 37 62 \u2013 31
\nEmail: office@eak-austria.at<\/a>
\nWebsite: www.eak-austria.at<\/a>
\nConsumer-website: www.elektro-ade.at<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"