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Insulation, Underground
The Ric-wiL Company
Agents in Principal Cities
CONDUIT SYSTEMS FOR UNDERGROUND STEAM PIPES
Union Trust Bldg. new York--chicago-san francisco
Established in1910
Cleveland, Ohio
Conduit--Standard conduit is vitrified
salt glazed tile or cast-iron with Loc-liP
Side Joints, bell and spigot type, unlined
or lined. Tile and cast-iron in 24 in.
sections, sizes 4 to 27 in. inside diameter.
A Super-Strength tile conduit which
laboratory tests by A.S.T.M. 3 point
method show an average crushing strength
of approximately 3000 x per foot diameter
per lineal foot. A light weight cast-iron
conduit specially designed for bad water
conditions and a heavy cast-iron conduit
for extra heavy duty.
Base Drain---Standard Base Drain is
vitrified salt glazed tile for tile conduit and
extra heavy tile or cast-iron for the cast-
iron conduit, in 24 in. lengths. Special
IJ-Type Base Drain to hold return line and
Support Blocks for use with round tile
construction also available.
Pipe Supports--Standard Pipe Sup
ports for tile conduit are of the externally
supported type with rollers for single or
multiple pipes. Load is carried entirely
on side shoulders of Base Drain. Pipe
Supports for cast-iron conduit are of the
internal type and are cast integral with the
conduit. Pedestal Pipe Supports also
available. Details of Ric-wiL Alignment
Guides and Anchors furnished upon
request.
insulation -- Dry-paC Waterproofed
Asbestos Insulation, non-settling and non-
corrosive--packed into the conduit be
comes a solid matted mass without cracks,
joints or openings--positively non-capil
lary and water-repellant. Has low con
ductivity and insures highest thermal
efficiency--non-waterproof kind also fur
nished. Lined conduit insulation is a
Ric-wiL Cast Iron conduit has ample strength with minimum
weight for use under roadways, railroad true**, or other places subject to ex- * trrne loads and vibration. It it installed without delays and with out added con struction or engi
neering.
Cutaway view at pipe support showing how Ric-wiL parts interlock. Note Loc-liP Side Joints and how pipe assembly it independent of the conduit. Cut shows Type DF System, lined conduit, with Dry-paC Waterproofed Insulation.
moulded diatomaceous earth mixture. Sectional pipe covering, sponge felt, 85% magnesia, etc., can also be furnished.
Accessories--Conduit fittings, with Loc-liP Side Joints for all types up to 15 in. are carried in stock--45 deg. and 90 deg. elbows, tee branches and reducers. Tee branches and reducers made to order for larger sizes. Mitred Base Drain fittings made for all conduit fittings. Shutter sleeves of galvanized iron, with asbestos rope for encircling pipes to provide a form upon which to cement or brick in ends of conduit lines. Filter Cloth to prevent sand, etc., from sifting thru broken stone into drainage area of Base Drain. Special asphalt cements for sealing all joints and waterproofing compounds for cement joints. Special manhole covers, with nonrattling double lidded covers, furnished in 20 in., 24 in. and 30 in. sizes.
Engineering Service--Tull coopera tion with architects and engineers to the extent permitted by the code. Instal lation supervision if desired.
Technical Data--Tabulated Steam Heating Rates, Test Report Bulletins, Service Detail Bulletins, Catalog Bul letins, Central Heating Bulletins and Architects and Engineers Detail Sheets, available upon request.
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Insulation, Underground
Underground Steam Construction Co.
75 Pitts Street,. Boston, Mass.
PRODUCTS--Engineering and Contracting of Steam Line Installations. Underground Steam Conduits.
USCCO PRE-CAST CONCRETE CONDUIT
This unit marks a long step forward in the economics and mechanics of laying under ground steam lines.
Its Outstanding Features Are:
Strength resulting from flat reinforced bell; from the longitudinal joints, and from the fact its sections are 4 feet long, reducing the usual number of joints necessary.
Shape which allows 12 per cent greater inside capacity than circular conduit of like diameter. This permits larger pipes in a given size conduit and more room for drainage, pipe supports and rolls.
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MATCMAL
Ease of Installation resulting from the fact that all top and bottom halves mate. Bottoms may be laid for any distance, the piping installed and then the tops brought up and laid. This speeds up the work and protects idle halves from damage. They can be stored away from the job.
Materials are high strength cement with suitable aggregate, amply reinforced with wire mesh.
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Pipe Supports arefof cast-iron and quickly installed. .They may be placed anywhere in the conduit. The weight of the pipe holds them in place.
Joints may be of any standard accepted brand of jointing compound or they may .... be of standard Portland cement mortar..
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