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Over the
past 16 years, CorrView International has investigated thousands of corrosion
induced piping failures at HVAC and fire protection systems using ultrasound.
For most clients, their first indication
of a corrosion problem is a leak, major failure, or high volume of iron oxide
rust deposits. All too often, years of very favorable corrosion coupon results
are proven wrong, but only after significant and irreversable pipe damage has
already occurred. Thought widely used, corrosion coupons have significant
limitations to their accuracy for the following reasons: |
- Isolation
From the Main Circulating Loop Minimizes Most Corrosion
Influences
- Difference in Water Flow Alters Corrosion Rate
Activity
- Electrically Isolated From the Pipe - Major Component of
Corrosion is Eliminated
- Short
Testing Intervals - Excludes Long Term Impact of Corrosion Against The
Pipe
- Effect of
Surface Deposits Not Measured -
- Cannot
Monitor Drained or Dead End Piping
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As a result
of these common and well recognized problems, the CorrView corrosion monitor
was invented.
CorrView is a simple device
which is threaded directly into any HVAC or fire piping system - in contrast to
corrosion coupons, which are installed into a side stream loop, and therefore
isolated from the pipe. The CorrView monitor has the same form factor as a
standard hex shaped pipe plug. Its easy to install, self-contained, and
requires no maintenance, power, or follow-up lab analysis. This makes it ideal
for property owners and operators to independently monitor and verify the
condition of their critical piping infrastructure.
Designed to offer both simplicity and
usefulness, CorrView produces a brilliant color change warning after its metal
surface of pre-determined thickness corrodes away. Its just that simple! Where
little to no corrosion activity is present, the CorrView monitor can easily
last decades - providing constant reassurance to the lack of a corrosion
concern. Under high corrosion conditions, typically hidden from view, CorrView
can produce years of advance notice - prompting further investigation and
corrective actions in time.
This site
also offers some excellent information related to corrosion and corrosion
related issues. We provide a series of Technical Bulletins on a variety of
topics of interest to most property owners and managers which are accessible
below. We also provide substantial detail on our ultrasonic testing services,
provided nationally.
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