Water infrastructure, pipe beveling and pipe corrosion - oh my!
Even though we’re making light of water infrastructure and the many related subjects that are important to maintaining the source and transportation of our drinking water, taking showers, doing laundry and the like - these things are actually in critical need of being upgraded and overhauled.
The age of most of our nation’s water infrastructure ranges between 30 - 50 years depending upon certain locations. In addition, in major water main breaks, they’re still pulling up infrastructure that is sometimes 70-80 years old - amazing!
There are numerous methods to help prevent pipe corrosion and a revolutionary new product called the Bevel-Sert was created as one of the most cost effective and easy to use solutions in the market place. Its simply a radius insert that goes inside of a pipe joint segment which block the ability for an electrical current to pass through the pipe. Electrical current promotes corrosion and is a catalyst to accelerate the chemical reaction that creates corrosion.
The formal term for what the Bevel-Sert does is that it creates electrical discontinuity in ductile iron pipe. In doing so, it dramatically reduces the potential for corrosion and has many other added benefits.
A new presentation on this technology was recently posted to Slideshare and we thought it would be a great idea to post it here for you to read.
Other benefits include:
lower installation and maintenance costs
Improved worker safety
Increased pipe longevity
SlideShare: Infra-Tect Pipe Beveling And Pipe Corrosion Prevention
You can also visit the company that invented the Bevel-Sert here: Infra-Tect