BELZONA SAVES GENERATOR EQUIPMENT FROM WATER DAMAGE
Industry: Power (POWR)
Application: RPA-Roof Problem Areas (RPA)
Substrate: Concrete, Steel and Aluminum
Customer Location: WA, USA
Application Date: 1993
Products:
Belzona 3111 (Flexible Membrane)
Problem: The spillways at this dam shoot the water up into the air, causing the spray to wet the outside walls of the emergency generator room. The water enters from all of the construction joints as well as the exhaust vent.
Photograph Descriptions
- Inside the emergency generator room
- Applying Belzona 3111 on the outside wall
- Applying Belzona 3111 on the outside wall
- Emergency generator room seen from across the river. The entire powerhouse is inside the mountain.
Application Situation
Emergency generator room at a hydro dam.
Application Method
The application was carried out according to Belzona Know-How System Leaflet RPA-1 in order to seal all of the construction joints and the exhaust pipe.
Belzona Facts
Water entry was beginning to damage the emergency generator inside. Sealing all the water out saved the equipment inside. 21 years later, this Belzona application is still keeping the water out.
