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Excellent flow characteristics The superior flow characteristics of fiberglass pipe are now more important than ever because of the high pressure drop through today's multiple product dispensers. Unlike thermoplastic hoses, Ameron Dualoy 3000/L has no inner corru- gations to create turbulence and excessive pressure drop. With its smooth interior, Dualoy 3000/1, maintains a high Hazen -Williams coefficient of 150 throughout its service life for consistently low pressure drop. Easy to transport and handle The light weight of fiberglass makes Dualoy 3000/L easier to transport and handle than steel. A typical service station requires from 800 to 1000 feet of piping. For 2 -inch steel pipe, that's about 13/4 tons — a hefty truckload. The same footage of Dualoy 3000/L weighs less than 500 pounds and can easily be carried on a light pickup. One person can unload enough Dualoy 3000/L for a whole service station job quickly, by hand, without a forklift. Rapid end preparation End preparation is a large part of overall job cost. Dualoy 3000/1, primary pipe arrives at the jobsite with the ends factory tapered. Fiberglass pipe and nipples can be cut to length in less than 10 seconds, and the cut ends tapered in less than 20 using a portable tapering tool for on-site joint preparation. Convenience and proven reliability in a jointed system All jointed piping is not the same. The vast majority of failures in jointed piping start at the threads in steel systems: threading strips off the protective galvanization and exposes the bare metal. By contrast, Dualoy pipe is constructed of inert materials throughout, so tapering the end does not compromise its corrosion resistance. Thus, Dualoy 3000/L systems combine the convenient layout of a jointed system and the unmatched, proven reliability of fiberglass piping. A worker easily carries 100 feet of2-inch Dualoy 3000/L primary pipe during a service station rehabilitation. The same length of 2 -inch steel pipe would weigh over 350 pounds. Dualoy 3000/L pipe can be cut to length using an ordinary hacksaw. The cut ends of the pipe are then tapered with a portable tapering machine. Both cutting and tapering can be accomplished without even getting out of the trench.