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.
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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.