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CustomGuard - Double Containment Systems
Custom-designed and fabricated double containment systems including dissimilar material systems, CustomGuard is unlike other systems that try to run everything through the same material. Our specialists will recommend and provide the absolute best system for each individual application, looking not only at chemical compatibility but also at cost (material and installation), life expectancy and turn around time.
For applications with more demanding mechanical, chemical and/or thermal requirements, IPEX has developed our CustomGuard offering. CustomGuard includes a variety of different system choices ranging from Fluoropolymers (e.g. PVDF), Thermosets (FRP); and carbon and stainless steel to hybrid combinations. Applications that require such materials are obviously complex, each demanding expertise and specialized knowledge to design an effective system. The CustomGuard option includes material selection, design, specification support (if needed) and fabrication of pre-assembled spooled pieces to minimize installation time and field joints.
Material Selection
Carbon and stainless steel, copper, fiberglass (polyester and vinylester resins), PVDF, PP and dissimilar materials, are all available in CustomGuard® systems. This comprehensive offering, unmatched by any one company, gives IPEX the unique ability to examine just about any double containment requirement and truly offer the best suited, most costeffective system. While other manufacturers have vested interests in recommending their one and only material/system, IPEX isn’t confined by that limitation.
Design
Drawing on more than 15 years of experience in double containment, IPEX has developed a variety of productspecific designs to maximize efficiency and reduce installation costs. As with all our containment systems, our own patented Centra-Guard™ point-of-collection or cable leak detection systems are also available.
General
Each contained piping system shall consist of Schedule 40 A-53 Carbon Steel primary piping system supported within a UL FRP secondary containment housing. Each system shall be provided with suitable drains and vents and be designed to provide complete drainage of both the primary and secondary containment piping. Interstitial supporting devices shall be made from Polypropylene Centra- Guide supports and shall be provided within the secondary containment pipe, and shall be designed to allow continuous drainage in the annular space to the drain points. Drain fittings shall be designed to allow a valve attachment to be made so that the secondary containment compartment may be readily drained and manually checked for leaks.