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AQUATHERM DESIGN & PLANNING GUIDE
We are pleased to present the 2025 Design & Planning Guide, with many updates, including aquatherm blue® MF RP (PP-RCT). Read More
PLANNING GUIDE AND PARTS GUIDE
We’re excited to announce the release of the new Aquatherm Design & Planning Guide and its companion piece, the Aquatherm Parts Guide. Formally referred to as our Product Catalog, these Guides deliver updated information on planning and designing piping systems using North America’s preeminent polypropylene piping system. Read More
PP-R PIPE PLAYS KEY ROLE IN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL’S HURRICANE KATRINA RESTORATION PROJECT
June 19th, 2014
Polypropylene-random piping system featured in Phase I of $24 million renovation Damage and destruction, search and rescue, catastrophic disaster: These chilling phrases became integral to the American lexicon following the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast in August 2005. Labeled the costliest U.S. natural disaster, the deadly storm caused an estimated $81 Read More
AQUATHERM BENDING AND DEFLECTING
June 9th, 2014
In general Aquatherm does not recommend bending Aquatherm pipe as a means of making a change in direction or going around obstacles. However there are instances when the pipe is required to bend. When installing Aquatherm in a directional boring application or when encountering unexpected permanent obstacles in open trench applications, the pipe may need Read More
AQUATHERM BRASS VALVES
June 9th, 2014
The brass-bodied valves offered in the Aquatherm 2014 catalog are not intended for use in potable water systems as they do not meet the new zero-lead requirements which went into effect January 1, 2014. These valves include the brass/PP-R ball valve, the screw–down stop globe valves, the draining branch valve, the chrome plated concealed valves, Read More
TCF BANK STADIUM WARMLY WELCOMES MINNESOTA VIKINGS WITH AQUATHERM PIPING SYSTEMS
May 19th, 2014
Cold weather and football just seem to go together, but frozen fields and football have a tendency to draw complaints, especially from NFL players who know that a frozen field is about as cushy as a slab of concrete. That put the Minnesota Vikings, homeless last season (they had played previous seasons in the re-inflated Metrodome following the roof ’s collapse in 2010), Read More
FERTILIZER COMPANY SELECTS ECO-FRIENDLY PIPE SOLUTION FOR LEED GOLD HEADQUARTERS
May 19th, 2014
One of the biggest buildings in St. John’s, MI is the legacy of a small entrepreneurial company that came to fruition. The Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizers story began in 1963 when Douglas Cook had a vision to create a natural fertilizer to improve farmers’ crops. Cook started his business with three employees mixing fertilizer in buckets Read More
FLORIDA BREWERY PRODUCES COOL SUDS WITH AQUATHERM GLYCOL PIPING SYSTEM
May 19th, 2014
aquatherm PP-R piping proves best choice for crack- and leak-free system Boston, Denver, Portland and Chicago are obvious hot spots for the craft-beer crowd, but Jacksonville, FL, probably hasn’t made an appearance on many beer aficionados’ Top 10 lists. Brewmaster Ron Gamble hopes to help change that mindset with his new venture, Veterans United Craft Read More
Flanges and Butterfly Valve Installation Guidelines
May 19th, 2014
Aquatherm Technical Bulletin 201405B – AQTTB Flanges and Butterfly Valve Installation Guidelines2 Date Issued: 20 May 2014 Aquatherm piping works great in conjunction with flanges with gaskets and butterfly valves in the piping system.7 Butterfly Valve Installation2: For a successful butterfly valve installation in Aquatherm piping the following procedures should be observed: 1. Read More
AQUATHERM BUTT FUSION 4” PIPE
May 14th, 2014
Aquatherm has recently introduced the 4-in. (125 mm) Blue Pipe® SDR 17.6 faser-composite pipe available for purchase. This product line has been available in 6- to 24-in. diameter sizes for two years – and it still is. However, Aquatherm identified a customer demand for 4-in. Blue Pipe SDR 17.6 to allow for more cost effective Read More
AQUATHERM AND HIGH RISE CONSTRUCTION
April 29th, 2014
One of the eternal truths of this life is that water is heavier than air. It weight 62.4 lbs per cubic foot at 68°F. This mass requires a pressure of 0.433 pounds per square inch to lift water one foot. To put it another way, one psi will raise water 2.31 feet. These facts are Read More
PP-R PIPE PROVIDES GREAT VALUE ON DIRECT BURY APPLICATION AT DISTRICT ENERGY PLANT
April 19th, 2014
“The installation of aquatherm went very smoothly. I liked working with the product. The learning curve on this product was a very short learning curve. It’s very easy to work with.” -Pete Ivory, Foreman, Progressive Mechanical, Detroit