In August 2018 in the Murmansk region, in the city of Severomorsk, the reconstruction of the cast iron water supply network was launched. This material is replaced by pipes of a new material: Class 500 PVC-O.

The purpose of the project: being able to supply the city with high quality drinking water in a very short period of time. The old pipeline caused many complaints by the population of the city, now they are being replaced by the new pipes of Class 500 DN500 mm PN16 bar PVC-O TOM pipes.

Thanks to the smooth surface of the PVC-O 500 pipes, the formations in the tube walls are impossible, which provides an extremely high quality to the water that is transported. The hydraulic capacity of the PVC-O allows to reduce expenses in the pumping and increases the energy efficiency of the section.

The total section of the new pipeline is 2 800 m.

The assembly team highlights the ease and speed of assembly of the PVC-O 500 pipe. The dismantling of the old network requires much more time than what is needed to assemble the new system.

The solution offered satisfies the purposes: the water quality is increased, the energy efficiency in the section is also increased, a considerable saving in the assembly is achieved and, at the same time offes a long term saving since the useful life of the Class 500 PVC-O pipes exceeds 50 years.