Rubber and Plastic Coated Pipe Hangars and U-Bolts
Rubber and Plastic Coated Pipe Hangars and U-Bolts
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Are there any downsides to rubber and plastic coated pipe hangars and U-bolts? I don't understand why metal hangars are the standard when you can avoid corrosion concerns by coating them. I imagine rubber will eventually become brittle and fall off, but perhaps a plastic material won't.





RE: Rubber and Plastic Coated Pipe Hangars and U-Bolts
Also, I'm thinking the rubber/plastic will erode and eventually you end up with metal on metal anyway.
Unless you are in a corrosive environment (outdoors on the coast), I don't see coated hangers and U-bolts being worth the cost.
RE: Rubber and Plastic Coated Pipe Hangars and U-Bolts
CAPEX rules the world when building things and too often the client doesn't make a fuss or sometimes doesn't care about OPEX as the team doing the building often don't get to see the results in 15 years time...
It takes time and effort to get this requirement into company standards and specifications, so unless it is in there at the start, the EPC contractor sure won't insert it.
I assume you mean something like this http://stoprust.com/i-rod-pipe-supports/
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RE: Rubber and Plastic Coated Pipe Hangars and U-Bolts
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RE: Rubber and Plastic Coated Pipe Hangars and U-Bolts
RE: Rubber and Plastic Coated Pipe Hangars and U-Bolts
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA