CASE STUDY

Water Hose Case Study

Rapp-it can be used on all rubber and flexible hoses, so long as they do not lay flat or exceed 360 psi / 2500 kPa. It is suitable for low-pressure hoses, flexible hoses, fixed lines and reinforced flexible hoses.

Scope

This water hose is used for clearing magnetite sumps at a large coal processing plant. Holes occur regularly in these hoses, and it can be very labour-intensive and costly to continually change them out. Rapp-it allows the hose to be repaired quickly and put back into service.

Solution

The customer reduced the pressure of the hose and cleaned and roughened the area. The leak was first stemmed with Rapp-it Steel Putty, and a Rapp-it Pipe Repair Bandage (100mm x 3.6m) was applied over the top. Just 30 minutes after application, the line was back up and running at full capacity — potentially saving the site thousands of dollars in costly downtime.

“I use Rapp-it Pipe Repair Bandages nearly every shift. This product has saved my company millions in downtime.”

CHPP Staff, QLD Australia

Technical Details

Pipe Substrate
Rubber Hose

Pipe Contents
Water

Temperature
Ambient

Pipe Diameter
50mm

damage area
Small hole