Introduction As a reputable pipe freezing contractor, Pacific Flow Control is dedicated to providing effective solutions for our client’s needs. In this comprehensive blog, we aim to shed light on the process of nitrogen pipe freezing, emphasizing its benefits and addressing common queries. Whether you’re familiar with pipe freezing or just getting started, this guide will equip you with the
After 30+ years of working together and collaborating, Pacific Flow Control has acquired Alta-West Hydrant and Hot Tapping Services.Pacific Flow Control will offer existing Alta-West clients the same hot tapping, valve insertion, hydrant maintenance and repair services they are used to.Pacific Flow Control also offers engineered and large diameter hot taps, line stops, nitrogen line freezing and machine valve exercising.Our
Did you know that isolation via nitrogen freezing has been in use for over 100 years? It’s a great alternative to line stopping in commercial and industrial areas with limited access and is an ideal solution for small diameter size-on-size valve installation. Line freezing can also be useful for valve maintenance, repair, or replacement on both vertical and horizonal planes.
Pacific Flow Control is excited to wrap up another successful large diameter line stop project complete with 16IN bypass hot taps. This work was completed on an HDPE and carbon steel sewer force main with engineered JCM mechanical line stop and hot tapping sleeves. Large diameter line stops and bypass hot taps such as these allow you to save ten’s,
Liquid Nitrogen boils at -320 Deg. F (-196 Deg. C). With the use of our freeze jackets and liquid Nitrogen, you can create ice plugs. These ice plugs are designed to 1000PSI and can be used to prevent the drain down of your system. Imagine never needing to drain down and store glycol or many other liquids. There is no
Never chase air or store glycol again. Did you know that we perform hot taps, line stops, and nitrogen line freezes for the mechanical, industrial and municipal industries? Please take a look at some of the small-diameter hot taps we have performed for mechanical contractors and plumbers over the last few months. We can wet or dry tap flanged or
Do you have valves that don’t work in your system? What about sieved valves in a confined space 1300FT underground? Pacific Flow Control has the technology and safe work practices and procedures to fix your isolation issues. Last week we completed a 10″ and 6″ liquid nitrogen pipe freeze at this industrial mining facility in British Columbia. With two (2)
This is cool. Our line freezing specialist, Jeff, sent me this video today. It’s a double 8″ nitrogen line freeze in the basement of an aquatic facility in South Surrey, with the nitrogen plumbed in from the trucks in the parking lot. It’s the safest and most efficient way to do a line freeze with limited nitrogen handling. Nitrogen boils
Pacific Flow Control has its tabletop display set up here at the MCAAB Membership Appreciation BBQ. Swing by, take a look at our mechanical hot tap, line stop, and nitrogen line freezing display, and remind me that I owe you a beer.
