Job Studies
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Job: |
Water Tank Concrete Restoration |
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Contractor: |
Rahm Industrial Services |
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Location: |
Grand Rapids, MI |
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Ground Heater application: |
Air Heat for underground water storage tank
repair |
“Having
the newer, more efficient model helped get our temperature to where we
needed it.” Pylman said that using a heater with another kind of
heating solution “would have made the job longer.”
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| Job: |
Michigan Consolidated Gas |
| Contractor: |
Henkels and McCoy Inc. |
| Location: |
Gaylord, MI |
| Ground
Heater application: |
Thawing around "live" gas lines |
"The area we were working in was a confined space
with several existing pipelines and buildings to maneuver around. Michigan
Consolidated Gas was thrilled that we didn't have to jackhammer around the
"live" lines and existing buildings. We were very impressed. We were able to
just go in and dig like it was the middle of summer."
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| Job: |
Northwest
Airlines Maintenance Facility |
| Contractor: |
Kraus-Anderson |
| Location: |
Bemidji,
Minnesota |
| Ground Heater
application: |
Deep
Thaw |
"Kraus-Anderson estimated that it would have
taken 3 months and $350,00 to $400,000 worth of propane fuel to accomplish
what was done in 5 weeks with less than $35,000 worth of rental expense
and fuel for 3 Ground Heaters."
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| Job: |
The
Corral Hotel and Condominiums |
| Contractor: |
Towback
Partners |
| Location: |
Breckenridge,
Colorado |
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Heater application: |
Deep
Thaw, Pre-heat Forms, Concrete Curing |
"The Ground Heater is excellent for
curing because of its efficiency and short preparation time. We can run a
Ground Heater for 7 days at a cost of about $200, compared with propane
heaters that would have cost $200 per day."
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| Job: |
D
& M Catalog Warehouse |
| Contractor: |
Clayco
Construction Co. |
| Location: |
Tilton,
New Hampshire |
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Heater application: |
Thaw,
Concrete Curing, Tilt-up Construction |
"We've never done a job in conditions like they
have here in Tilton - I mean this is extreme. This job could not have been
done without the Ground Heater."
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| Job: |
Pipeline
Maintenance Digs/TransAlaska Pipeline |
| Contractor: |
Houston/NANA |
| Location: |
Prudhoe
Bay, Alaska |
| Ground
Heater application: |
Deep
Thaw |
"I used fewer man-hours in the field because
it's so easy to set up - two or three guys can set it up in less than an
hour, and it doesn't have to be constantly monitored. The Ground Heaters
will be seeing a lot of use on the pipeline - no doubt about it."
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