Halo helps out another client with a major non-compliance issue
15 November 2018
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Wondering if your concrete trenches or sumps are holding fluid as per the AER regulations?
Here’s an example of a common issue many of our clients experience with these floor drains.
The NEED
Containing fluid in concrete floor trenches and sumps and remaining compliant with AER D-55.
The PROBLEM
Concrete is porous and is not a barrier to liquid and therefor needs to be protected with specialty coatings that can resist the chemicals and heat from operations.
Sometimes this concrete is old, cracked, damaged and leaking water into the trench space from underground water sources.
This will prevent any type of coating from successfully being applied to the surface.
The SOLUTION
Fix the concrete with a cementitious based waterproofing material called Penetron that self-heals and blocks water from entering into the trenches and sumps via small cracks and voids in the concrete.
This Penetron material forms insoluble microscopic crystals in the presence of moisture and plugs off all open areas in the concrete even against a high hydrostatic pressure build up.
Once the concrete is fixed and water tight – specialty coatings can then be applied to the surface of the concrete to protect and preserve the substrates from chemical exposure.
ONE STEP FURTHER:
To provide compliance with AER D-55 regulations, Halo offers several options for double wall containment in your sumps and trenches. Ask us how by clicking the link below:
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