| 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:Belzona® 1161 (Super UW-Metal) | | | 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- Finding the leak
- Preparing the substrate
- Applying the Belzona® 1161
- The finished transformer in-situ
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