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March 3rd, 2017

TECHNICAL BULLETIN: 201702A-AQTTB Date issued: 3 March 2017 All piping systems, regardless of their intended medium, should be flushed thoroughly after installation. Flushing the piping system removes particles and debris that tends to accumulate in the piping system upon installation. Particles include shavings and bits and pieces of pipe that are the result of installing Read More

February 8th, 2017

201207F – AQTTB Date Issued: 16 July 2012 Buried pipe in concrete floors, walls, masonry and plaster Aquatherm Green Pipe, Blue Pipe and Red Pipe and fittings manufactured from fusiolen PP‐R or RP (RCT) can be installed or buried in concrete floors, walls, chased masonry or plaster without incurring any damage to the pipe itself. Read More

January 30th, 2017

TECHNICAL BULLETIN: 201701A-AQTTB Rev. 1 Date issued: 20 Jan. 2017   Revised: 11 Aug. 2020  Aquatherm pipe is a great solution to chemical transport for many different chemicals that, often times, are not able to be transported by other piping materials.   In order to evaluate whether or not a particular chemical may be transported through Read More

January 19th, 2017

Since 2011, the number of U.S. craft breweries has increased in every state, including North Carolina, which currently ranks ninth in the country for its relatively high number of craft breweries. Fortunately for beer-hobbyist-turned- professional Sam Victory, there’s still plenty of room in his home state for per capita craft-brewery growth. Victory, a professional chemist Read More

October 19th, 2016

When Utah State University first planned to upgrade its data center, improving the server cooling system was a top priority. USU engineers considered using welded steel but had concerns regarding condensation as well as the difficulty of installing and repairing the system in an occupied space. “Our problem with the data center was using a piping Read More

September 19th, 2016

AQUATHERM PP-R PIPING’S FLAMELESS HEAT-FUSION TECHNIQUE A PLUS FOR FORMER FIRE VICTIM Hugh Haverkamp has 35 days to take a barn full of baby chicks from a weight of less than 2 oz to 5 lb. That not only takes a lot of chicken feed, it takes a lot of heat, especially when you raise Read More

September 16th, 2016

Date Issued: 9 Sept. 2016 Aquatherm is proud to announce the availability of new 4” (125 mm) butt fusion parts. These parts are manufactured in the Linden, UT pre-fab shop. The parts are available now to order and appear in the QCE (Quick Check Estimator) on the Aquatherm website www.aquatherm.com. These parts are available in SDR Read More

September 16th, 2016

201609A – AQTTB Date Issued: 9 September 2016 Aquatherm polypropylene ball valves have been used on projects for many years. They are a reliable ball valve, easy to install and easy to use. The following information is meant to help install the ball valves correctly. This applies to the polypropylene ball valves numbers 0041488 -00414004 Read More

June 23rd, 2016

TECHNICAL BULLETIN: 201606B – AQTTB Date issued: 23 June 2016 Aquatherm piping is considered to be freeze‐tolerant, meaning that it should not rupture if accidentally allowed to freeze. The pipe will rupture and break if exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles. However, it is also not intended that Aquatherm pipes will be installed in a location Read More

June 14th, 2016

Date Issued: 13 June 2016: Aquatherm NA previously introduced bolt/gasket kits for the large ball valves (3”, 4”, and 6”) in an announcement issued on 14 May 2015. As noted in the announcement, the gaskets are EPDM, full-faced gasket to fit the valve as required. The bolts are zinc-plated steel with washers to fit each Read More