Case Study
Waterbox Lining
Waterbox Lining PROBLEM Case Studies In 1993, Israel Electric Corporation was concerned about the failing rubber lining and subsequent pitting and corrosion throughout the circulating water systems especially in their salt water cooled power plants. Specifically, the debris filters and waterboxes all showed varying degrees of rubber lining failure. They decided to repair the rubber lining where possible and reline where necessary. SOLUTION DUROMAR, INC. through our Distributor, LAOR Engineering, was contacted to supply products to both repair failed rubber lining and reline the most severely damaged areas. Where small faults were present, the failed rubber was removed. The area from which the rubber was removed was grit blasted and the rubber lining roughened. The metal/rubber joint area w