Coming to you live from AHR Expo 2014
we're here at the Victaulic booth with James Kolk, line sales representative in
the New York metro area
James is here today to tell us about Installation-Ready™ technology
set to start out James can you tell us what Installation-Ready™ coupling is
and how it differs from a standard grooved coupling.
Installation-Ready™ is exactly what it says ready to be installed the minute the contractor gets it in the field.
The difference with the Installation-Ready™ technology and the older technology
is the fact
that this coupling does not have to be disassembled
the gasket does not need to be removed from the housings.
The older technology required that
we remove the gasket,
lubricate the gasket on the lip of the gasket in the backside
and then work it out to one piece of pipe
we would then bring our valve fitting or other piece of pipe over
and then work the gasket over both ends
then we would get the housings back
put them over the gasket, bolt them up and tighten them down.
Although it was still a very quick process at the time, it was a couple of items
or steps in this process that we were able to eliminate with QuickVic Technology
now the new QuickVic Technology
coupling arrives just like this
from manufacturing to distributor and then out to
contractor on the job site.
The contractor is only required to use a little bit of Victaulic lubricant
on the lip of the gasket which normally sits on the pipe on both sides
then he`s ready to install.
He would take the coupling
and then use this center leg as he places it on the pipe
That center leg
positions the coupling
perfectly inside the groove
He would then
bring over
his other valve fitting or pipe
slide it into the coupling again position perfectly
and then proceed to tighten both nuts and bolts
ultimately with a impact gun or a
wrench where it can be done by hand
Once he achieves pad to pad contact with the slide offset on both sides
installation is complete.
okay great and what are the benefits of this technology
there are several benefits the fact that we
eliminated a couple of steps is a labor saver
it ensures more proper installation
from one to the next
the older style when you work with large pieces of pipe
sometimes became difficult to hold pieces in a horizontal application together
and work the gasket over both ends.
so in a lot of instances we find people would put a hangar on both sides
of the pipe of the joint just so that they can raise
a lower to get it to that perfect position.
With the new technology, the contractor simply places it on the pipe
and it becomes a one man job again. Now he would slide this other piece over
and safely and comfortably can tighten both sides
and the speed is increased several times.
great! and I understand Victaulic recently extended the sizes of its
style 107 rigid coupling
can you tell us a bit more about that ?
The technology for the QuickVic over the past few years
has only been up to 8 inches, from 2 inches to 8 inches.
Demand from the field was they love this technology so much they wanted us to bring
it to the next level, which we did.
Recently, we increased our offering in the
107 family to include
10 and 12 inches in the rigid size
and it works the same way.
The coupling comes with the gasket still inside the housing.
The gasket is protected from manufacturing all the way up to installation.
The contractor would then
receive this
and put Victaulic lubricant on the inside of the lip of the
gasket, on both sides of the gasket
and bring this other pipe valve over and tighten ultimately on both sides again
looking for the pad to pad installation.
This just like our older technology
is still a visual confirmation that we achieved
proper installation
making it very simple, very fast, very cost effective.
wonderful thank you so much for your time James. My pleasure.