An expansion joint on a 225mm steel water main carried over a river by a major road suspension bridge is repaired after it began leaking from a split between two bellows
Tag: Wrap & Seal
Case Study: Bilge Pipe Leaking Through Corroded Welded Joint Repair On Board Superyacht
A steel pipe in a multimillion dollar super yacht bilge pump system undergoes urgent repair after corrosion breached a welded joint, causing water to jet out a hole at 2 bar pressure
Case Study: Repair of Hairline Crack Around Diameter of Porcelain Toilet Soil Pipe
A homeowner makes a DIY repair to a porcelain soil pipe with a hairline crack around its entire diameter caused by a toilet moving away from the wall it was connected with
Case Study: Emergency Live Leak Pipe Repair Keeps Heating on at Nursing Home
A nursing home avoids having to shut down its heating system in winter by making a live leak repair to a 150mm metal pipe which otherwise would have flooded a loft space
Case Study: Oil Refinery Repair Cooling Pipe System Attacked by Microbially Induced Corrosion
An oil refinery carry out a major pipe repair programme after microbially induced corrosion caused welded joints in the stainless steel water cooling system to fail
Case Study: Alcohol Line Live Leak Pipe Repair at Sugar Mill in Costa Rica
A sugar mill in Costa Rica seal a 70mm pipe running vertically up a tower after alcohol juice extracted during cane fermentation was found spraying out a pinhole at 2 bar pressure
Case Study: 6 Bar Live Leak Repair to 300mm Steel Pipe at Malaysia Water Treatment Plant
One week after a series of demonstrations and site visits from Sylmasta in Malaysia, a water company repair a 6 bar live leak on a 300mm steel pipe at a treatment plant
Case Study: Leaking Welded Saddle Joint Repair on 150mm Steel Pipe at Pumping House
A leaking saddle joint welded on a 150mm steel pipe connected to a pumping house in Malaysia is sealed by building a repair up and over a 20mm step between the line and the joint
Case Study: Live Leak Repair of 150mm Cement Coated Steel Pipe on Water Network in Mexico
A live leak repair is made to an underground cement coated steel pipe supplying potable water in Mexico after removal of the outer shell revealed a 80mm split in the line
Case Study: Repair of Leaking Stainless Steel Pipe Inside Farm Biodigester Tank
A leaking stainless steel pipe damaged inside a biodigester tank at a pig farm is sealed after an initial repair attempt via patch welding was discovered to have failed
