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Your Piping Systems May Deserve a Second Look
by Rob Bullen, P.E.
Just about every building or facility has that one thing that seems to be “out of sight – out of mind…” and most people are just happy to let that be. The item that I am referring to here is piping, and to be honest, it is more than a little bit errant to call it that one thing. The truth be told, most facilities have many piping systems: Potable water, process water, fire protection water, sanitary sewage, storm water, compressed air, natural gas…and the list goes on.
Most of the time, these systems never get a second look. That is until there is a problem. While piping systems do not generally have an awe-inspiring appearance, and rarely even seem noteworthy, many of these systems have the ability to singlehandedly bring a plants production to a halt.



