Ask the Experts – October 02, 2024

Welcome to another TechTalk with Unconventional Solutions, your goto podcast for latest insights in the world of anti-corrosion coatings and repair materials.
This TechTalk is a little different than our previous ones, and the team are going over open ended questions and solutions that they have run into as they deal with clients on a daily basis.
Learn more about the client situations and solutions that the Unconventional Solutions team suggested to each of our clients.
CLIENT SITUATION / SOLUTION 1
The client had a 6″ Dia pipe, 20 ft long, and it had completely corroded away. They were removing and replacing the whole pipe. What they received from the manufacturer was a bare metal steel pipe. He wanted to coat it and protect it and not have to worry about it for the next 40 years. The pipe itself was running at 180°F and about 30 PSI. Just water running through it.
CLIENT SITUATION / SOLUTION 2
The client reached out to Nick Cliff with chilled water lines, with an expansion compensator, moves with the pipe, and allows it to move as the pipe expands and contracts. It allows for the contraction to occur, running around/under 120 PSI and temperature is ambient, no real heat to it all. What had happened is there was a flange on either side of the expansion compensator, and there was a pinhole active leak and the water was dripping and coming off of where the flange and the pipe meet, and they were having issues with getting it to stop.
It’s super important that all of our customers understand that we do provide the technical support, training and the trouble shooting. Don’t be afraid to ask questions and we will everything in our power to teach you whether it is a virtual meeting like this or in person, showing you how to get these products on your solutions.
Sometimes there is a little bit of trial and error involved in something, you have to pick and choose. You do your best upfront to make sure you are getting the right recommendation based on the perimeters that you set for it. The unique part of this job is that everything is a little bit different, and everybody’s situation is a little bit different. The repairs are always going to be a little bit different.
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