Belzona® Keeps The Lights Shining

Industry:

Power (POWR)

Application:

Valves, Pipes and Fittings (VPF)

Customer Location:

Primary Electricity Sub Station, UK

Application Date:

June 2006

Application Situation:

A Porcelain Transformer Bush was being replaced in the Substation.

Problem:

Mis-alignment into steel turret occurred causing the Oil in the transformer to seep out and create a live oil leak.

Products:

Substrate:

Porcelain and Steel

Application Method:

Application was carried out in accordance with a modified version of Belzona Know-How System Leaflet VPF-11a.

Belzona Facts:

While the transformer was being changed an emergency generator had been hired at a cost of £50,000 per week. To change the transformer would mean at least a further 4 weeks work and hire charge, assuming a spare transformer was available. Belzona repair took 12 hours at a cost of £1,000.

Photographs Description

1. Finding the leak
2. Preparing the substrate
3. Applying the Belzona® 1161
4. The finished transformer in-situ