I'm thinking of getting a Quick 861DW hot air station but have some concerns about the heating element. Due to some home-related asbestos experience, I have a bit of an irrational fear of breathable mineral fibers. Watching a Youtube video of someone removing the heating element of the 861DW, I saw that there is some sort of heat insulation visible at the base of the heating element. It looks like some sort of flexible sheet material surrounding the actual heating element insulating it from the metal tube or something similar.
Does anyone who owns one of these units know what material it is? It can't be asbestos, can it? Is it friable?
I do know that this is a weird question but I would appreciate if someone could help me.