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  1. topgun67

    Flow drilling??

    Hi. I too would like some further information on the flow drilling process. A client has asked me to flow drill holes in 10 mm thick ms columns on site by hand in position. Has anyone come across this site, hand application before? Many thanks
  2. topgun67

    Duty transfer or duty assist pump for acetic acid dosing

    We are installing a pipeline to dose acetic acid. My client is unsure whether he wants duty transfer or duty assist pumps and the the correct type etc Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated Thank you!!
  3. topgun67

    Lime dosing

    Thank you 25362, Have just spoken to your company and they in the process of trying to help? Any other comments would be most usefull Many thanks
  4. topgun67

    Lime dosing

    Thanks for the advice. The water authority had a system installed by a specialist lime slaking company who have done a bad job. They have given enough thought to the exothermic reaction. ( lime boiling over, pipes blocking up etc }At present the lime dosing plant is not running because H&S have...
  5. topgun67

    Lime dosing

    My customer is local water authority and on the sewage treatment side is dosing lime into slurry to achieve better "caking" However they run the lime through a slaker which is causing a great deal of health and safety issues. Does any body succesfully dose lime into slurry. If any further...
  6. topgun67

    Gas pipe / Hemp as a sealing compound

    Guys Many thanks for your advice. Am now in the process of trying to source the above mentioned materials. If I have any problems I may ask for further help Thank you
  7. topgun67

    Gas pipe / Hemp as a sealing compound

    Hi moltenmetal. Thanks for your reply. Do you know if the tape you describe has a trade name? Many thanks
  8. topgun67

    Gas pipe / Hemp as a sealing compound

    We install a great deal of threaded gas pipe, and use hemp and boss white as a sealing compound on all threaded joints. Recently I have been made aware that this practise is frowned upon. Is this the case and if so why? What compounds would you recomend? Many thanks
  9. topgun67

    Titanium and Hastelloy

    Thanks for all your help guys. This has gone through various stages of approval and Titanium is the only method of consideration. We have now managed to procure the relevant size and grade of material and a suitable valve. Any other thoughts on this subject would be most welcome. To Andyenergy...
  10. topgun67

    Titanium and Hastelloy

    Hi, I have been asked to replace an existing carbon steel sea water cooling line with a Titanium one. It is 200mm nb. Fitings and elbows in Titanium are impossible to procure. Hastelloy is more readily available. Does anybody have any thoughts on Hastelloy or maybe 316l Stainless as an...
  11. topgun67

    Titanium or Hastelloy

    Many thanks for your help Andy. It is PWR. We are attending site today and one of the points of discussion will be the unsuitability of 316L. Will post a thread on the materials page about Hastelloy.
  12. topgun67

    Titanium or Hastelloy

    Hi, I have been asked to replace an existing carbon steel sea water cooling line with a Titanium one. It is 200mm nb. Fitings and elbows in Titanium are impossible to procure. Hastelloy is more readily available. Does anybody have any thoughts on Hastelloy or maybe 316l Stainless as an...

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