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Pipe Lining For Steam pipes

Mike Rothschild
Mike Rothschild Member Posts: 1
in THE MAIN WALL
Our steam system is 80 years old and there is a lot of corrosion inside.

I know that there is a process for cleaning out water pipes and lining them with epoxy. Could this work for steam systems? Would epoxy stand up to the high tems?

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  • Brad White_200
    Brad White_200 Member Posts: 148
    Pipe Lining

    I have heard of the epoxy/polyester resin pipe lining systems for DWV and storm piping but not steam.

    My gut says "no" because even if the material could withstand steam temperatures with ease (and even that I doubt), the coefficients of expansion would be different enough to break the bond between pipe and lining material. That could be worse than a leak and may even take some pipe wall with it in a worst-case scenario.

    My $0.02

    Brad
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