Glass is an Investment in Your Facility!
KIMAX
GLASS DRAIN LINES ELIMINATE DRAIN AND VENT PROBLEMS...
Yes, the projected service life of Kimax Glass
Drainlines is as long as 'the life of the building itself. Kimax Glass
Drainlines are the most cost-effective, corrosion-resistant and long-lasting
investment available for chemical/lab waste, drain and vent lines.
Made of borosilicate glass - the same type of glass used for laboratory
glassware. Kimax Glass Drainlines are impervious to almost every corrosive and
reagent known. Acids that would destroy most plastics have no affect on Kimax
Glass Drainlines.
Kimax Glass Drainlines are transparent, so you can find blockages easily.
They're rugged too. Kimax Glass Drainlines hold up to physical conditions that
would destroy most plastic drainlines. Kimax Glass Drainlines can handle liquids
as hot as boiling water, they won't burn, and they won't melt, soften or
emit toxic fumes like
many plastics. They're UL classified and even meet ASTM specifications for
underground service.
Kimax Glass Drainlines are used in research, teaching and industrial
laboratories; hospitals; and chemical, food and other processing plants.
Kimax Glass
Chemical/Lab waste and vent systems meet Underwriter's Laboratory approval for Through Pene- trating Firestops. Installed with firestop sealant, Kimax corrosive
resistant drain and vent systems meet UL Standard for Safety UL 1479 and its
equivalent ASTM E-814.
Unlike plastic pipe, Kimax Glass Drainlines don't burn or give off toxic vapors.
If the fire is hot enough, Kimax will sag and "tear drop", sealing itself and
confining the fire.
Kimax Glass Drainline Systems are the original UL classified approved drain and
vent line for Through Penetrating Firestops. With their technology leadership
and commitment to safety, SCHOTT is continuing to develop improved,
cost-effective UL-approved drain and vent systems.
KIMAX GLASS DRAINLINE INSTALLATION IS SIMPLE:
JOINTS ARE EASY TO MAKE, RUGGED AND RELIABLE
Installing Kimax Glass Drainline is fast and
inexpensive - even faster and less expensive than less effective materials like
polypropylene and PVDF pipe. Here's why.
Glass Pipe is an investment in your buildings longevity!
 | Very chemical resistant! More than plastic or iron type
products. |
| Kimax is UL classified for return air plenums. |
| The UL classified firewall penetration system is simple, easy to install
and effective. |
| Glass will NOT emit deadly toxic fumes such as
hydrogen fluoride gas as
PVDF pipe does. (check MSDS for
other dangers and limitations of PVDF
pipe) |
| Will NOT burn and emit toxic fumes as
polypropylene pipe does. |
| Meets or exceeds ASTM requirements for heavy weight cast iron when buried
underground. |
| Glass pipe is lightweight and doesn't sag, even when it's hot. So it
requires fewer hangers than high silicon iron or plastic pipes. The
recommended hanger spacing for all sizes of Kimax Glass Drainlines is every
8-10'. Polypropylene and PVDF pipe manufacturers recommend hangers every 4-6' depending
on the pipe diameter. |
| Since glass pipe has a low coefficient of expansion, no expansion loops or
joints are needed. Its coefficient of expansion - 0.2"/100 ft/100 degrees F - is lower
than for any other drainline material. Polypropylene pipe needs expansion
joints and/or loops. |
| Couplings for Kimax Glass Drainline require no field beading, welding or
fusion. To assemble a drain or vent system with the Kimax bead to plain
coupling, the pipe is merely cut, inserted into the coupling, and a bolt
tightened. The two pieces of pipe can even be up to 4 degrees out of line.
The bead to plain coupling has been in service since 1965, with excellent
results! |
| The coupling system allows for future modifications and changes to your
lab.
(no permanent, fused joints that need to be cut out and can not be reused) |
Albert Sterling
& Associates, Inc.
