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CAPCO A/C PIPE-NOW MORE THAN EVER, THE RIGHT PRODUCT FOR THE TIME bout the only thing as sure as death and TAXES is ence may be the crucial one between getting ajob com Athat this year, as every year, a large number of pleted as planned, or having to accept some unsatisfac American towns and cities will be forced to re tory compromise. place in whole or in part their water distribution sysItIeI.mFs.inally let's talk about the quality of A/C vs. iron pipe. They will be forced to make this painful and costly decisioQnuality here means long life and low maintenance for a simply because they know it will be even more costly to town's water distribution system. And this is just continue to patch-up the corroded metal piping now in their where A/C Pipe shines! Not only is A/C exceedingly water system. Expensive not only in terms of sky high re resistant to corrosion, it is also flexible and tough pair bills plus thousands of gallons of wasted water, but ex pensive in terms of public goodwill as well. After all, no one wants to see the street in front flooded or have his or her backyard turned into a lake! enough to withstand extreme and unusual stresses. For example, in 1946, California suffered a major earthquake, which registered 6.3 on the Richter scale, but out of some 300,000 feet ofA/C Pipe then laid in the Once the decision is made to replace a town's aging water affected area, and 25,000 separate joints, there was distribution system, the question will arise, replace it with not one main break, not one single leak! But what about what; more of the same corrosion prone material, or a timetested alternative, A/C Pipe? This decision is an important normal day-to-day performance?A recent independent study of sue municipalities with both A/C and iron pipe one, because the citizen/tax payers are going to hive to live in their water distribution systems shows that iron pipe with it for a very long time. main leak frequency was a startling four times greater It is true that cast iron pipe has been installed in many than A/C! Corrosion resistance accounts for the differ places -- as in fact has A/C -- but we believe that an excel ence;. lent case be made for specifying A/C Pipe in today's world, Because A/C Pipe is so corrosion resistant it main one which we invite you to consider carefully. tains maximum hydraulic effectiveness throughout its A municipality's decision as to what type of water piping it long life, which means lower energy costs to maintain puts into the ground should essentially be based on three the pumping rate. main considerations. What it all comes down to is that you don't have to I. The original cost of the pipe. pay a premium price to buy a premium product II. The cost of borrowing the money to do the job. III. The durability and cost effectiveness of the pipe itself -- not when you specify corrosion-resistant, timeproven A/C water pipe. over its usefiil life cycle. In short, what are the costs of Let's sum it up -- maintaining and operating an A/C system compared to an iron one? A. A/C Pipe is less expensive than iron pipe to buy in the first place. ' Let's examine each of these three factors in some detail to give you a clearer understanding of how the two products compare against each other. I. Initial cost must be a major consideration since this is B. When A/C Pipe is specified, the taxpayer gets a well-deserved break! Over the life of a bond issue, the initial cost of A/C Pipe means that total interest costs will be greatly reduced. the first bill which the city has to pay. There is a signifi cant difference between the cost per foot of A/C Pipe as compared to its iron equivalent. In many instances, A/C Pipe will be as much as 20% lower! It is remark able thatm this age of inflation the superior product is actually less expensive. II.This cost effectiveness ofA/C Pipe has longer term implications which become more and more important as the bond issue which was floated by the town nears maturation -- 10, 15, 25 years down the road. Using a realistically conservative 10% interest rate as our example, for every one dollar that the town bor rows now, in 1981 it must pay its lenders $12 by the, time its debt is retired,say sometime in 2006, 25 years away. Under these conditions every initial dollar bor rowed really does count! C. A/C Pipe is the superior performer -- its dura bility, corrosion resistance and joint flexibility translates into lower maintenance costs and longer useful product life. When you think of A/C Pipe -- think about us, CAPCO PIPE COMPANY. During the last 15 years we've sold over 3-million feet of A/C Pipe to satisfied customers all over the world. And over the next 15 years, we expect to sell a lot more, and we hope to sell some to you. The next time A/C Pipe figures in your specifications, callyouthdHine-GAECQdisfributors or sales representa- you'll be glad youd!tf^We!ll make sure of that! capco Another important fact of A/C's greater cost effect tiveness is pretty obvious. If A/C costs less than iron pipe, that means you can buy more pipe per dollar spent With today's inflated interest rates, this differ- CAPCO PIPE COMPANY, INC. 1400 South 20th Street Birmingham, Alabama 352SS Telephone: 205/933-7281 CAPCO Pipe Company. Inc. is a Subsidiary of Asarco Incorporated. JULY 1981 Reader Inquiry Service No. 034 CTD028565 CT-1147 Clean Water Act for peace of mind. Ford Check Valves. Now, there's a new clean water act you can perform to protect your utility's service equipment from the damage caused by back-siphonage, and your utility from customer liability claims. Install Ford Meter Box Check Valves. They effectively block the return of household water into the meter, meter pit and your water mains... And yet, Ford Check Valves are inexpensive to buy and extremely easy to install. Ford Check Valves are the only check valves designed to connect directly to the meter setting. No intermediate couplings or connectors are required. And installation to existing services can usually be completed within just fifteen minutes. At less than ten dollars each, Ford Check Valves don't require a large investment. In fact, the additional cost can usually be passed on with a slight increase in the meter setting charge. Ford Check Valves are available in sizes and styles to fit %" to 1' services--32 varieties in all. Every Ford Check Valve is engineered and manufactured to waterworks industry standards for material quality and performance. This year, act on your own for your own peace of mind. Install Ford Check Valves and protect your employees, your meters and your customers. For more information about Ford Check Valves, request Catalog 70. J. m- Also available in angle styles Accessible seat and stem assembly. Connects directly to meter. Check unseats at 'A PSI. ~Y\\`vv i- --.............- 11 Hi THE ford meter BOX COMPANY, INC. Ulliil P.O. Box443, Wabash, Indiana46992 Reader Inquiry Service No. 040 er.. CTD028566