Rapp-it Pipe Repair Bandages are suitable for use on both pipes and hoses. Rapp-it is potable water certified, meaning it can be used on all types of water lines, including those used to clean FeSi. FeSi (ferrosilicon) is an alloy of iron and silicon, widely used in the steel industry and other industrial production.

SCOPE

The customer advised that they had a leak in their main water supply line to their screen spray waters. This is a 4″ line that burst a large leak, causing a loss of flow to the screen sprays that clean FeSi off the product. Without the screen sprays, they cannot recover the FeSi.

SOLUTION

The customer shut down the line and cleaned and roughened the damaged area. Then, a Rapp-it Pipe Repair Bandage was applied over the leak. In just 30 minutes, the leak was stemmed and the water line was back up in running, saving the plant costly downtime.