When you're working with heavy items on a daily basis, the risk of injury is a very real danger that can take you, your employees or your team out of the action for a significant amount of time. Hydrants are often one of the heaviest items installed by waterworks professionals. They weigh as much as 1,000 pounds, making them ungainly to move and dangerous if they're not handled properly. In this article we'll discuss how to handle and how to install a hydrant safely, to ensure that you and your team can perform a hydrant installation quicker without risk of injury.
Winter is here, and so is water main break season. The freeze and thaw cycle of frost causes mains to shift out of position and eventually break. These breaks lead to leaks and damage in your system as well as inconvenience for your customers due to water outages while the problem is fixed. Fortunately, repair clamps do a great job of patching a broken section of pipe. It's imperative to use the correct repair clamp to match the diameter of the pipe. Just as important to the job, however, is using the right tools. Why? We're glad you asked.
In the waterworks industry, when you need access to a valve, you need access to it fast. Whether it's a failed valve that needs to be replaced, a quick service change or a bad leak down the line, you need to have quick access. Because valves need to be accessed from ground level, they're placed under valve boxes, which can be difficult to open on occasion. Here's some information on how to open a valve box quickly and effectively, allowing you fast access to the valve.
When you need to get the job done, you don't have a lot of time to spend tracking down the tools you need. Fortunately, New Concept Tools has provided a solution to help you get what you need quickly without wasting time walking around a store. Our Tool Board is a concept taken from the impulse purchase items in a store, where you can find candy, soda, lip balm and other items. But instead of those more mundane options, we offer the tools you need, so you can just grab and go. Here are some more details on what you can expect to find on the Tool Board - available at all of our locations!
When it comes to having the right options, tools and features for your water utility, there is a world of options available for your use. However, it can be difficult to decide between different options when you don't have the opportunity to see them in action in real life. Fortunately, Team EJP has recognized this challenge and created a library of video tutorials and demonstrations to help you decide which features and products are right for your water utility's challenges. Here's a quick look at four of the most popular videos we have in our library to help you decide.
Do you know the value of clean water and a solid water distribution infrastructure? When I first moved onto our farm, I gained a strong grasp of the value of water. The year-round springs had dried up in the summer of 2004 and everything had to be hauled in. When the car gave up the ghost, that meant taking a wagon to the nearest store two miles away at the small whistle-stop town that claimed our zip code. Fortunately, most people have a much stronger infrastructure already in place, even if they don't bother to think about it on a daily basis. But what happens when that infrastructure fails?
When your water utility is in the process of installing new supply lines, the standard options typically involve fitted iron pipe, copper or a variety of plastic tubing options. However, copper tubing provides some of the best overall benefits in a wide range of circumstances, despite its overall cost. Here's a quick look at some of the many benefits your water utility can realize by using copper tubing for your supply lines.
It's paving season - what's the best way to raise your service box to meet the new grade of pavement? When it comes to getting the job done right, there's nothing like being able to walk up to a service box, pop the top and get to business. Unfortunately, it's more often than not the case that you'll have to fight with the system to be able to access the box. Maybe some mud and gravel slid down and covered it up. Maybe someone's put something on top of it because they didn't realize the service box was below that point. Whatever the problem is, you want to ensure your crew can quickly and effectively reach the service box to get the job done with as little problem as is feasible. At New Concept Tools, we're all about making sure you have the right solutions for your job. Here's how a telescopic top riser can help your crew be more productive with their time.
Installing a service line can be a tough and involved process. When your municipality or facility has old, failing service lines, it can take significant amounts of digging, damage to property in the area, a larger budget and a lot of downtime for your system while it's being replaced. To add insult to injury, once the initial task is completed, you'll need to go back and fill in the area where the digging has taken place. Our Service Line Puller Kit makes this arduous task much easier.
There's no doubt that when you're dealing with an emergency, you'll have several other things go wrong as well. One of the most frustrating experiences for any waterworks employee is needing to turn a nut that has rounded and is very difficult, if not impossible, to move. How do you make the repair quickly and effectively, preferably before you need to take further action because of an emergency? Here's an example of how having a Rounded Nut Grabber helps provide a quick and effective solution to the problem.
