Manx pipe wrap

Manx Utilities in the Isle of Man have installed a new sea outfall pipe at Kirk Michael for the discharge of foul effluent from its treated waste water plant. Hyder Consulting, consulting engineers for the new pipe installation, approached Winn & Coales (Denso) Ltd for advice on a suitable system to protect the joints on the outfall pipe.

Due to the extreme tidal conditions at the exposed location it was decided that Denso SeaShield 80 System would be used, but with an additional application of Denso Glass Outerwrap to combat the severe conditions. The contractor chosen to apply the system was JCK Ltd from Ballasalla, Isle of Man.

Winn & Coales also provided assistance and guidance to JCK Ltd in the application of the system. The successful work was overseen by Homes Grace Consulting Engineers, Hyder Consulting and Manx Utilities.

Denso SeaShield 80 System consists of Denso S105 Paste, Densyl Mastic, Denso Marine Piling Tape and Densoclad 70. On this particular application Denso Glass Outerwrap , which is a flexible fibreglass cloth impregnated with a water activated resin, was used as additional protection over other SeaShield 80 systems.