Sandia Labs - Print Quality
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You can join a growing list of companies that have preserved and protected their pipes while avoiding the cost anddisruption of a plumbing system replacement.
For example, Nu Flow successfully completed a pipe-retrotting project at a Sandia National Laboratories campus
without the need to dig through concrete or interlocking pavers in order to rehabilitate a failing re suppression main.
Project:Remove corrosion, restore internal pipe diameter and retrot failing 6” re suppression main with Nu Flow’s
epoxy coating.
Customer: Sandia National Laboratories, an engineering and science
lab operated by Sandia Corporation, a Lockheed Martin company, for the
US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration.
Site: Sandia National Laboratories’ primary campus on Kirkland Air force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
System: 500 feet of 6” re suppression main. The system consists of
ductile and cast iron pipe running six feet underneath the foundation and
into the riser rooms of each building. The pipe has 90-degree elbows
and a 260-foot section underneath nished concrete and interlocking
pavers.
Situation: Microbiologically Induced Corrosion (MIC), a problem
in many pipes, was causing pinhole leaks, tuberculation and ow
reduction. Since part of the system was located underneath concrete
and interlocking pavers, traditional pipe replacement was an option
Sandia Labs wanted to avoid.
Solution: Nu Flow saved the customer from the cost and logistics of
repairing and replacing the entire system. Working in conjunction with
general contractor RMCI, Nu Flow rst sandblasted the inside of the
pipes to get rid of the corrosion in the system. Once complete, the
pipes were rehabilitated by applying two evenly-coated layers of epoxy
inside the pipe.
While completing their work, Nu Flow was accompanied by armed guards
and a full escort since the area is a high-security facility. Once the work was
complete, Nu Flow performed a pressure test to ensure the pipes were leak-
free and the system was reconnected.
Fire suppression systems and problems from MIC are common in commercial,
industrial and residential buildings. Whether you are experiencing problems
now or are interested in preventing the inevitable failure of your plumbing
system, Nu Flow is available to restore your peace of mind.
Nu Flow’s epoxy liningtechnology is a cost-effective
solution for renewing and
extending the useful life of re
suppression systems.
Nu Flow Suppresses MIC in Failing Fire Main
Where life interacts with infrastructure.
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