Steam Trap Monitoring: How Do You Check a Steam Trap?
What Are Steam Traps? A steam trap is the separation point between the steam system and the condensate system. The purpose of a steam trap is to pass condensate, air and non-condensable gases from the steam system into the condensate system while not allowing live steam to pass into the condensate system. A steam trap is really nothing more than an automatic valve that discharges condensate and...
Antifreeze Jackets
Cover Your Components in Cold Weather! Anti-Freeze & Outdoor Insulation Jackets prevent freezing and can accommodate heating elements for extreme conditions.
WeatherMaxx Covers Protect Your Actuator!
Thermaxx Jackets is proud to announce that we have a full line of WeatherMaxx Covers for the following Electric Actuator Manufacturers and for any manufacture of actuators not listed below:
WeatherMaxx Anti-Siphon Valve Weather Protection
Sprinkler controllers and anti-siphon valves are components that can cause major headaches if they do not work properly! Rain, dust, hail and a host of other weather and animal related issues can cause the anti-siphon valve to fail far sooner than one would wish.
5 Ways Insulation Covers Improve OSHA Compliance
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Repairing Water Damaged Insulation From Hurricanes, Floods & Storms
The insulation industry has seen dramatic changes in the past 50-100 years. It is responsible for keeping our houses and offices warm or cool on a daily basis. For most of the 1900’s asbestos, “the miracle rock” was the number one material used to insulate just about anything you can think of. In fact, if a building was built before 1981, it is categorized as an asbestos containing building....
Waterproof Insulation Blankets
In this article: Applications for Waterproof Insulation Blankets Waterproof Insulation Blanket Materials Custom Insulation Blankets Waterproof insulation blankets are removable insulation blankets that are constructed with materials that are meant to withstand moisture, and allow moisture to escape them. The waterproof insulation blankets should also maintain their insulating properties when...
Water Damaged Insulation from Flooding
There were many reports of record rainfall in the United States in 2018. Several states had “One-in-1,000-Year” amounts. Hurricane Florence dropped more than 30 inches of rain as it made its way through the Carolinas in mid-September at least 20 inches of that rain fell over an area the size of New Jersey.
Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Insulation
Water and wastewater treatment plants are normally out of sight and out of mind. That’s because building owners normally do not purchase assets, other than toilets, that use these utilities. Of the 4 major utilities (water, sewer, gas, and electricity) gas and electric seem to be the ones people are usually thinking or talking about. Building owners are constantly making purchases that use these...
Vapor Barrier Insulation
Chilled water applications (around 45°F/7.77°C) and cryogenic applications (-126°F/-87.8°C & lower) require that ambient air does not reach the component or sweating and/or icing conditions occur. To keep ambient air from reaching the insulation or even the component a vapor barrier is required. The purpose vapor barriers is exactly what it sounds like, a barrier of material that will not allow...
