Facility Maintenance Layup

USI partners with Cortec to bring you the most recent Vapor phase Corrosion Inhibitor (VpCI®) products to aid with the variety of structures and systems that come with Facility Maintenance Layup.

 Boilers:

• Drain
• Add Boiler Lizard^® pouches (one per 1000 gallons [3.8 m³]) to water side or fog with Boiler Dragon^™ at 1 oz./ft³ (1 L/m³)
• Fog fire side with Boiler Dragon^™ at 1 oz./ft³ (1 L/m³)
• Fog all piping with Boiler Dragon^™ at 1 oz./ft³ (1 L/m³)
• Spray all valve stems, bushings, packing body, and bonnet nuts with CorShield^® VpCI^®-369 Wet Film Corrosion Inhibitor and Lubricant

HVAC Systems:

• Spray evaporator and condenser coils with 10% solution of VpCI^®-414 to clean
• Spray evaporator and condenser coils with VpCI^®-337
• Place VpCI^®-308 Pouch (35 ft³ [1 m³]/pouch) inside HVAC enclosure
• Shrink wrap with either MilCorr^® VpCI^® Shrink Film or VpCI^®-126 HPUV
• HVAC ducting
  • Close air register
  • Fog with VpCI^®-337 at 1 oz./ft³ (1 L/m³)

Structures:

• Concrete foundations, walls, ceilings, etc.
  • Wash all surfaces to remove all contaminants (10% solution of VpCI^®-414)
  • Visually inspect for damage
  • Repair damaged areas using MCI^® repair mortar (https://www.cortecmci.com/)
  • Coat all concrete surfaces with MCI^®-2020 or MCI^®-2022
• Structural steel
  • Inspect for areas of rust and/or peeling paint
  • Power wash or use high pressure air to remove all loose rust and contaminants
  • Determine if cross-section in rusted areas meets acceptable design parameters
  • Options to address rust
    • Option 1: Convert hematite to magnetite using CorrVerter^® Rust Converter Primer; then topcoat with EcoShield^® 386 clear or color match
    • Option 2: Remove rust with VpCI^®-423; remove VpCI^®-423 with 10% solution of VpCI^®-414; and topcoat with EcoShield^® 386 clear or color match

Electricals:

• Control panels, power panels, and MCC
  • Deenergize the system
  • Spray all contacts and exposed metal with ElectriCorr^® VpCI^®-239
  • Insert appropriately sized emitter
    • VpCI^®-105 – 5 ft³ (0.14 m³)
    • VpCI^®-111 – 11 ft³ (0.31 m³)
    • VpCI^®-308 Pouch – 35 ft³ (1 m³)
  • If vented, shrink wrap with either MilCorr^® VpCI^® Shrink Film or VpCI^®-126 HPUV

Fire Protection Systems:

• Wet systems
  • Drain the system
  • Recharge the system adding VpCI^®-649 at 1% by weight to the water
• Dry systems
  • Set up system to force air being fed into system through a bed of VpCI^®-308 Powder