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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.

North America: 1-800-834-9597 | International: 1-905-433-5510

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