Nu Flow prides itself on having an extremely effcient,
budget-friendly solution for healthcare and medical
buildings. Moving around patients and closing surgical rooms can be a decision that puts lives at risk, so Nu Flow is happy to provide nondestructive solutions that keep normal operations undisturbed, while greatly extending the lifespan of necessary pipe systems within the building. Project: Use the patented Nu Drain system to rehabilitate a failing rain leader without having to displace patients. Customer: Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance manages four hospitals in Ontario, Canada. Site: The Stratford General Hospital in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. This 4-story hospital is approximately 50 years old. System: The 4" diameter cast iron rain leader for the hospital. This vertical pipeline is 80 feet in length and has two 90 degree elbows and two 45 degree elbows. The pipes, located behind walls, run from the roof to the cleanout in the basement kitchen. Problem: The aged pipeline had a crack, which caused water damage to drywall on the third foor. Cracks are extremely common in roof drain pipes as a result of weather conditions. Circumvention: If the customer had chosen a traditional repair, such as a repipe, the walls outside of this 4-story rain leader would have to be torn apart, in order to access the pipes and then replace them. Patient rooms, surgical rooms, laboratories and the kitchen would have to be closed and patients would be moved for the duration of the work. After new pipes would be installed, a drywall contractor would have to be hired to close up the walls, and then the rooms would have to be thoroughly cleaned before moving patients back into them. This would be a very disruptive, destructive and expensive process. Solution: A repeat customer, Stratford General Hospital chose Nu Flow to rehabilitate another failing rain leader, after the manager of facilities experienced the durability and strength of our structural liners. To complete this project, frst, Nu Flow technicians set up an infection control and dust control tents in the kitchen, to ensure sanitary conditions. Next, our proprietary "fnger" drain cleaning fools were used to remove heavy debris throughout the pipe system. There was a 2" restriction of debris at the bottom of the pipe line, near the clean out. After the pipes were returned to their original diameter, the Nu Drain structural liner was prepared and installed. This epoxy-soaked liner was installed using existing access points and patented Pull-in-Place technology, preventing demolition to the building. The project was completed in less than two days and did not cause any disruption to the hospitals normal operations. What really sold me on Nu Flows technology was when I talked to our in-house plumbers and they told me how strong the epoxy liner was. - Doug Biesinger, Facilities Manager, Stratford General Hospital No Disruptions at Hospital During Vertical Drain Stack Retroft Where life interacts with infrastructure. North America: 1-800-834-9597 | International: 1-905-433-5510 info@nufowtech.com | www.nufowtech.com p/n 676 v1 Nu Flow is able to easily work within infection control protocols for hospitals. The existing access point that was used for this application was put in a tented area to prevent any contamination.