Contractor Chose Loctite Sealants over PTFE Thread Tapes

Sayer Constructions – a leading civil contractor in Australia – was installing fire hydrants around building sites. Customer had previously used PTFE Thread Tapes to seal the treaded pipe joints in the hydrants. However, thread tapes failed to withstand high pressures and water surges typical in hydrant systems. Customer could not adjust position during assembly as the ptfe tapes shred if done so.

Air Leaks Can Cost Over $12,500 A Year In Wasted Energy.

Buford Brothers Compressor Department specializes in sales and service of Quincy Air Compressors to middle Tennessee.
Air compressors develop high pressures and temperatures and when coupled with vibration, air leaks and fastener loosening can occur anywhere throughout the system. According to Joe Venardi, Buford Brothers Outside Sales Representative, conventional threadsealing and threadlocking methods just don’t hold up.

PST ® 567 Pipe Sealant Stops The Leak On University’s Chilled Water Piping.

The University of Wisconsin in Madison employs 40 steamfitters to maintain its central heating and cooling system in over 300 buildings. In one situation, the maintenance team was replacing some 3″ diameter chilled water piping and was using a different style of piping. The threads had to be recut to make the fit and Teflon® tape was used to seal the joined piping.

Contractor Chose Loctite Sealants over PTFE Thread Tapes

Sayer Constructions was installing fire hydrants around building sites in Australia. They had previously used PTFE Thread Tapes to seal the treaded pipe joints in the hydrants. However, thread tapes failed to withstand high pressures and water surges typical in hydrant systems. Loctite 567 PST Thread sealant seals and secures metal pipes and fittings to ensure 100% leak proof joints.