Earth Shield® Stainless Steel Waterstop can stop even the most corrosive fluids in their tracks, even at severely elevated temperatures.
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Install Earth Shield® Stainless Steel Waterstop in all concrete joints. Waterstop should be centered in, and run the extent of the joint. All changes of directions should be prefabricated, leaving only butt-welding for the field. Splices in stainless steel waterstops shall be welded using a TIG (recommended) or MIG process utilizing a welding rod to match the stainless (weld rod: 316ELC; diameter — .035 to .045). Repair damaged waterstops by removing damaged portions and patching. Patches shall overlap a minimum of 1 inch onto an undamaged portion of the waterstop. Weld all straight run material edge-to-edge (no overlapping). If installed in an expansion joint, assure backside (or open end of the center “V”) is covered completely with tape and the annulus (between tape and waterstop) is filled with 7/8” diameter backer rod before concrete pour. The tape and backer rod allows the center “V” to remain open allowing for joint movement. (Tape and backer rod is not necessary for non-moving contraction and construction joints.) More detailed installation instructions are in our Standard 3-part Specifications.
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