Recover “boneyard” pump back in operating condition

Recover “boneyard” pump back in operating condition

This large pump, from a southern U.S. steel mill had been left to rust away in a ‘boneyard’. After an inspection it was determined that the pump could be salvaged with comprehensive repairs made with ENECON products, saving the steel mill operators tens-of-thousands of dollars for a new pump.

The pump was grit blasted inside and out and repairs were made with DurAlloy and by welding the severely damaged areas. After the repairs were made, the inside of the pump pieces and the end basket were protected with two coats of CeramAlloy CL+AC and the outside was protected with CHEMCLAD GP.

This pump will serve as a back-up when needed to eliminate costly down-time and very expensive replacement costs.

Concrete base repair, anti-rust cooling towner rooftop

Concrete base repair, anti-rust cooling towner rooftop

A northern California hospital’s rooftop cooling tower concrete support base was badly damaged. This was from years of service in atmospheric corrosion and occasional seismic activity. The hospital needed a fast and cost effective solution to repair the damaged concrete.

After the hospital determined there was no structural damage, ENECON’s distributor in northern California was able to prescribe the following process to repair the concrete base:

1. All loose concrete pieces were removed. The concrete was ground or grit blasted to provide an adequate surface profile. The exposed rebar was coated with ENESEAL CR before the concrete was primed.

2. DuraQuartz LW was applied to the vertical and overhead surfaces and a former was made to restore the original shape of the base. DuraQuartz was also used in all other non-vertical or overhead areas.

3. All the DuraQuartz was polished smooth and then coated with two coats of ENESEAL CR to encapsulate and protect the base from future exposure to the elements.

Eneseal CR stops gantry corrosion at power substation

Eneseal CR stops gantry corrosion at power substation

This pair of electrical substations is part of Nepal’s only reservoir type hydroelectric power station. After 30+ years in service there was a sizeable amount of corrosion on the substations’ gantries.

The power station’s engineers needed a cost effective and reliable corrosion solution. They turned to the local ENECON distributor for help. The substation gantries were manually prepared then coated with ENESEAL CR. In all, approximately 1,900 square meters were protected at both substations.

Water pump casing protected with Eneseal CR

Water pump casing protected with Eneseal CR

A local water authority in Mexico that supplies drinking water to the communities in the surrounding area had three water pumps that needed maintenance.  To prevent further atmospheric corrosion damage to the pump’s metal exterior casing, maintenance engineers asked the local ENECON Distributor to provide a solution.

The pumps were disassembled and the various pieces of the exterior casing were lightly grit blasted to remove any old paint, dirt or rust.  Two coats of ENESEAL CR in Safety Yellow were then applied to protect the casing’s surfaces.

Metal storage building still good from 2015

Metal storage building still good from 2015

At a power sub-station in Western Pennsylvania, this metal storage building had severe corrosion issues. The substation engineers had to find a solution to protect the building as well as upgrade its appearance.

The entire exterior of the building and standing seam roof were prepared by grinding to remove loose corrosion and wiped down with denatured alcohol.

Two coats of ENESEAL CR, ENECON’s corrosion resistant, flexible coating, were applied to the building, door and roof.

Despite hot summer temperatures, and frigid PA winters, the shed was still in service and looks as good as it did the day it was originally protected.