June 2018 Vol. 1 – Special Edition on Plumbing Pipe Failures

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New Hospital Pipes to be Ripped Out | NT News
A Costly bungle has forced Lend Lease – the key contractor building the $170 million Palmerston Regional Hospital — to replace substandard pipes installed in the controversial development.
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New Class Action for Polybutylene Pipes in the USA [Declassified]
https://www.classaction.org/media/hurt-v-shell-oil-company-et-al.pdf

Water Corporation Publishes Public Response to Iplex Water Quality Claims in Relation to Plastic Pipe Failures in WA
https://www.watercorporation.com.au/faults/water-quality/known-issues-or-concerns/iplex-pipelines-australia

Aquatherm Presentation on PP-R Hot Water Pipe Interactions and Failures (2018) [Declassified]
http://www.plumbing.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Building-Water-Services-Seminar-28-February-2018-2-of-3-Speaker-Slides.pdf

New Class Action for PEX Pipes in the USA [Declassified]
https://www.reporthost.com/Carolinasenergy/DuraPexINFOSheet.pdf

Plastic Supply Water Pipe Law Suits : Poly-B,  Kitec, PEX fittings…
https://www.joneakes.com/jons-fixit-database/530-Plastic-supply-water-pipe-law-suits-Poly-B-Kitec-PEX-fittings.pdf

Plumbing Pipes Failures: From Lead to PEX and Beyond
https://www.flowguardgold.com/plumbing-pipes-from-lead-to-pex-and-beyond/

Plastic Pipe Institute Issues Technical Note on use of PEX in Chlorinated Water
https://www.flowguardgold.com/plastic-pipe-institute-issues-technical-note-on-use-of-pex-in-chlorinated-water/

Common Water-treatment Methods May Cause Premature Plumbing Failures
https://www.pmmag.com/articles/100859-common-water-treatment-methods-may-cause-premature-plumbing-failures

Guide To Chlorine Resistance Ratings of PEX Pipes And Tubing For Potable Water Applications
https://plasticpipe.org/pdf/tn-53-pex-chlorine-ratings.pdf

SharkBite Fittings – Awesome or A Failure Waiting To Happen? (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E8X1VawLeE

ExcelPlas Labs conduct failure analysis and testing of plumbing pipe failures including HDPE, PEX, PP-R, PB and multilayer composite piping.
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ExcelPlas Lab Specialising in HDPE Pipe Condition Monitoring, Failure Analysis and Testing
In the event of a HDPE buttweld or electrofusion weld failing during initial testing, or in service, we can conduct investigations to assist in identifying the root cause of the failure.
This service also extends to the premature failure of the pipe or fitting itself.
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ExcelPlas Pipe Testing is a Leader in the Field of Polyethylene (PE) and High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Testing
ExcelPlas is accredited with the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) for butt weld tests, bend and tensile tests, peel decohesion tests on electro fusion sockets and failure mode determination
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New UHMWPE Pipe for Tailing Offers Greater Than 4X the Abrasion Resistance of PE100 (Australia wide)
http://slurrypipes.com.au/


ExcelPlas Poly Pipe Weld Inspection Lists Top 7 Causes of Weld Failure:
• Lack of scraping
• Inaccurate scraping
• Contamination from dirt, water, oil or clays
• Lack of Paralell-ness of fusion faces
• Misalignment of surfaces
• Time, temperature and pressure deviations
• Not adhering to cool times

We have extensive experience in inspection of poly pipe welds for assuring welded joint quality.  Direct Poly Pipe Inspection ensures that operators are following the proven welding procedure; this reduces the occurrences of operational errors which lead to defects such as inclusions, lack of fusion (LoF), porosity and misalignment.
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