Manage Rubber Expansion Joints in Piping Systems to Maximize Reliability & Efficiency

It has long been recognized that rubber expansion joints (REJs) provide critical design functions that impact the reliability of the entire piping system. This has led some industry professionals to an overly conservative calendar-based replacement program and others to a somewhat reckless approach based on running equipment to failure. Maximizing an expansion joint’s functional benefits […]

Rubber expansion joints – What installers need to know

Flexible pipe connectors are normally used to allow movement, due to connection to moving equipment, or to allow for thermal expansion. This reduces pipe stress and if correctly designed can reduce the risk of noise from vibrating pipes. In many installations, if a joint or connector were to burst, the cost in damages could be […]