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| IDOD SYSTEMS |
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| The
Galvanized Pipe Specialists
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| Creators of GAL-5 and GAL-7 Sprinkler Pipe |
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| IDOD Systems, LLC • PO BOX 1635 • Homewood, Illinois 60430 |
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| If
the steel and zinc are removed by threading, |
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| What will protect
the Weakest Link on the Pipe - The Threaded Area |
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| Zinc has
historically protected Steel |
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| How much additional
life can you expect from zinc protection |
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| COMPARATIVE
RANKINGS OF 38 LOCATIONS |
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ZINC LOSSES |
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2 Year Exposure |
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Grams Lost |
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Steel : Zinc |
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Steel |
Location |
Zinc |
Steel |
Loss Ratio |
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| 28 |
10 |
Waterbury, CT |
1.12 |
11.00 |
9.8 |
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1 |
Norman Wells, N.W.T., Canada |
0.07 |
0.73 |
10.3 |
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| 26 |
12 |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
1.05 |
11.44 |
10.9 |
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| 14 |
6 |
Detroit, MI |
0.58 |
7.03 |
12.2 |
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| 27 |
16 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
1.14 |
14.90 |
13.1 |
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| 31 |
24 |
Newark, NJ |
1.63 |
24.70 |
15.1 |
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| 30 |
21 |
Cleveland, OH |
1.21 |
19.00 |
15.7 |
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| 25 |
17 |
Columbus, OH |
1.05 |
16.00 |
16.8 |
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2 |
Phoenix, AZ |
0.13 |
2.23 |
17.0 |
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| 37 |
30 |
Halifax (Federal Building), N.S. |
3.27 |
55.30 |
17.0 |
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| 35 |
26 |
Bayonne, NJ |
2.11 |
37.70 |
17.9 |
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| 10 |
5 |
Morenci, MI |
0.53 |
7.03 |
18.0 |
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| 12 |
9 |
Potter County, PA |
0.55 |
10.00 |
18.3 |
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| 18 |
13 |
Halifax (York Redoubt), N.S. |
0.70 |
12.97 |
18.5 |
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| 17 |
14 |
Durham, NH |
0.70 |
13.30 |
19.0 |
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8 |
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
0.49 |
9.60 |
19.5 |
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| 19 |
18 |
South Bend, PA |
0.78 |
16.20 |
20.8 |
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3 |
Saskatoon, Sask., Canada |
0.13 |
2.77 |
21.0 |
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11 |
State College, PA |
0.51 |
11.17 |
22.0 |
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| 16 |
19 |
Trail, B.C., Canada |
0.70 |
16.90 |
24.2 |
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7 |
Fort Amidor Pier, Panama, C.Z. |
0.28 |
7.10 |
25.2 |
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| 29 |
25 |
Limon Bay, Panama, C.Z. |
1.17 |
30.30 |
25.9 |
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| 11 |
15 |
Middletown, OH |
0.54 |
14.00 |
26.0 |
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| 22 |
23 |
Monroeville, PA |
0.88 |
23.80 |
28.4 |
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Esquimalt, Vancouver Island, Canada |
0.21 |
6.50 |
31.0 |
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20 |
Bethlehem, PA |
0.57 |
18.30 |
32.4 |
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| 34 |
31 |
Cape Kennedy, 60 Yards from Ocean, 60 Ft Elevation |
1.94 |
64.00 |
33.0 |
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22 |
Miraflores, Panama, C.Z. |
0.50 |
20.90 |
41.8 |
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| 32 |
33 |
Cape Kennedy, 60 Yards from Ocean, 30 Ft Elevation |
1.77 |
80.20 |
45.5 |
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| 38 |
38 |
Galeta Point Beach, Panama, C.Z. |
6.80 |
336.00 |
49.4 |
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| 20 |
27 |
East Chicago, IN |
0.79 |
41.10 |
52.1 |
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| 21 |
29 |
Brazos River, TX |
0.81 |
45.40 |
56.0 |
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| 24 |
32 |
Kure Beach, NC, 800 Foot Lot |
0.95 |
71.00 |
80.0 |
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28 |
Cape Kennedy, 1/2 Mile from Ocean |
0.50 |
42.00 |
84.0 |
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| 36 |
37 |
Kure Beach, NC, 80 Foot Lot |
2.80 |
260.00 |
93.0 |
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35 |
Cape Kennedy, 60 Yards from Ocean, Ground Level |
1.83 |
215.00 |
117.0 |
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| 23 |
34 |
Dayton Beach, FL |
0.89 |
144.00 |
164.0 |
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36 |
Point Reyes, CA |
0.67 |
244.00 |
364.0 |
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Averages |
1.11 |
51.67 |
44.4 |
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Median |
0.79 |
17.60 |
23.1 |
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| The Median value of 23.1 to 1 means that in an average
situation, 23.1 thousandths of steel will corrode before 1 thousandths of
zinc will corrode. The IDOD GAL-7
Sprinkler Pipe has almost 3 1/2 Thousandths of zinc per side. An equivalent of over 80 thousandths of
steel. |
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