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February 19th, 2015

When St. Johns County’s old health and human services building— previously the Flagler West Hospital—in St. Augustine, FL, reached the end of its useful life, the county commission “could’ve put $4.5 million worth of Band-Aids on the building or invested in a brand new facility, and chose the latter,” said St. Johns County Commissioner Rachael Read More

January 9th, 2015

COLD WEATHER HANDLING Aquatherm pipes have reduced impact resistance in sub-freezing conditions. It is imperative, therefore that the pipe be handled carefully when the weather get cold. Avoid dropping, handling the pipe roughly or stepping on the pipe. Avoid unnecessary impacts Use caution when cutting the pipe in cold weather conditions. Don’t use power cutters on the Read More

December 9th, 2014

2011412A – AQTTB Date Issued: 9 December 2014 High Purity water has become an integral part of our lives today. It is an essential ingredient in hundreds of applications including medical, laboratory, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, electronics manufacturing, food processing, plating, countless industrial processes and even the final rinse at the carwash. Practically all water supplies have some dissolved impurities Read More

November 19th, 2014

Within most native Southerners grows an appreciation of the past, a sense of community and an aptitude for storytelling. In March 2010, brothers Coby and Hunter Lake founded their brewery, Avondale Brewing Co., in Birmingham, AL, on these very same principles. To that end, the brothers chose for their 10,000-sq-ft brewery an establishment built in Read More

November 5th, 2014

When it comes to aquatic applications, there are many advantages to using Aquatherm pipe rather than metallic piping. One of the most significant advantages is that Aquatherm pipe is corrosion resistant making it an ideal material to be used in harsh, underwater environments. Other advantages include the leak-free joints, made possible by the heat fusion Read More

October 19th, 2014

It was never determined exactly how acid got into the HVAC piping at a Tennessee middle school, but the school had been battling the corrosive effects almost since it opened in the early 2000s. The problems were severe. Steel pipes literally were disintegrating from the inside out, and the decomposed pipe matter was clogging up Read More

August 28th, 2014

The actual code requirements may vary somewhat with jurisdiction, but most codes refer to NFPA 13 – Installation of Fire Sprinkler Systems for requirements on the use of plastic fire sprinkler piping. Within NFPA 13, Table 6.3.1.1 provides a list of materials and standards for steel and copper pipe to be used in aboveground installations. Read More

August 7th, 2014

Static electricity is caused by the contact and separation of two materials, one of which has a high electrical resistance. The difference in resistance causes an imbalance of electrons with one of the materials having a positive charge and the other material having a negative charge. When the two materials come into close proximity you Read More

August 7th, 2014

201408D – AQTTB Date Issued: 7 August 2014 Aquatherm pipe is an excellent option for underground, direct-bury installations. The following are recommendations when using Aquatherm pipe in a direct-bury application. Trenching During trenching excavation ensure that the trench walls are stable under all working conditions. Provide sloped walls where appropriate and trench wall supports whenever Read More

July 14th, 2014

Buried piping systems experience static-loading due to the embedment material above them as well as live-loading due to moving or temporary objects, such as semi-trucks and trains, passing above them. For systems buried less than 50 ft underground a conservative method of calculating the static load acting on the system is to multiply the density Read More