Hessian sackcloth material impregnated with perhaps clay and something >goey/sticky and never setting.
Decades ago I remember as it being green, wrapped around the likes of
broken guttering downpipes etc , sealing from leaks.
Last week it was used by Southern Water contractors doing a temporary
bodge "sticking plaster" repair of a 5 inch cast iron mains water supply >pipe, brown in colour for theirs (pipe 3.5 inches internal diameter, >surprisingly to me, 3/4 inch wall thickness).
Then an axially split cylinder clamped over the pipe and cloth wrapping. >Oddly the later crew with pipe saw cutting kit and butt jointing in with >plastic pipe , lamely wrapped the same cloth material around the clamps on >the outside (perhaps to stop prying eyes seeing what the clamps/joints
were like).
Present use is for houses locally in flood prone area, often with known >failed property flood protection measure failures, on likes of flood >barriers,gates, self-closing airbricks etc, before proper remedial
measures get done.
Also for future unknown problems only emerging in a flood , but will stick
to grubby and wet external surfaces when already under water perhaps, even
if bags of garden soil or a sandbag is needed to press and keep in place
this sticky cloth tape to brick or wood surfaces, as not wrapping around >pipes in this case.
I'm assuming there is no modern wonder material can do this or the water >company bods would be using it.
Hessian sackcloth material impregnated with perhaps clay and something goey/sticky and never setting.supply
Decades ago I remember as it being green, wrapped around the likes of
broken guttering downpipes etc , sealing from leaks.
Last week it was used by Southern Water contractors doing a temporary
bodge "sticking plaster" repair of a 5 inch cast iron mains water
pipe, brown in colour for theirs (pipe 3.5 inches internal diameter, surprisingly to me, 3/4 inch wall thickness).wrapping.
Then an axially split cylinder clamped over the pipe and cloth
Oddly the later crew with pipe saw cutting kit and butt jointing inwith
plastic pipe , lamely wrapped the same cloth material around the clampsand
on the outside (perhaps to stop prying eyes seeing what the
clamps/joints were like).
Present use is for houses locally in flood prone area, often with known failed property flood protection measure failures, on likes of flood barriers,gates, self-closing airbricks etc, before proper remedial
measures get done.
Also for future unknown problems only emerging in a flood , but will
stick to grubby and wet external surfaces when already under water
perhaps, even if bags of garden soil or a sandbag is needed to press
keep in place this sticky cloth tape to brick or wood surfaces, as not wrapping around pipes in this case.water
I'm assuming there is no modern wonder material can do this or the
company bods would be using it.
Hessian sackcloth material impregnated with perhaps clay and something goey/sticky and never setting.Denso wrap?
Denso or Sylglas by brand name
Hessian sackcloth material impregnated with perhaps clay and something goey/sticky and never setting.
Decades ago I remember as it being green, wrapped around the likes of
broken guttering downpipes etc , sealing from leaks.
Last week it was used by Southern Water contractors doing a temporary
bodge "sticking plaster" repair of a 5 inch cast iron mains water supply pipe, brown in colour for theirs (pipe 3.5 inches internal diameter, surprisingly to me, 3/4 inch wall thickness).
Then an axially split cylinder clamped over the pipe and cloth wrapping. Oddly the later crew with pipe saw cutting kit and butt jointing in with plastic pipe , lamely wrapped the same cloth material around the clamps
on the outside (perhaps to stop prying eyes seeing what the clamps/
joints were like).
Present use is for houses locally in flood prone area, often with known failed property flood protection measure failures, on likes of flood barriers,gates, self-closing airbricks etc, before proper remedial
measures get done.
Also for future unknown problems only emerging in a flood , but will
stick to grubby and wet external surfaces when already under water
perhaps, even if bags of garden soil or a sandbag is needed to press and
keep in place this sticky cloth tape to brick or wood surfaces, as not wrapping around pipes in this case.
I'm assuming there is no modern wonder material can do this or the water company bods would be using it.
Hessian sackcloth material impregnated with perhaps clay and something goey/sticky and never setting.
Decades ago I remember as it being green, wrapped around the likes of
broken guttering downpipes etc , sealing from leaks.
company bods would be using it.
On 30/11/2024 14:08, fred wrote:
Denso or Sylglas by brand name
Yes that looks like the stuff.
Smell and touch would be the real test, as the www product details don't
go into detail of its constituents
On 30/11/2024 15:20, N_Cook wrote:
On 30/11/2024 14:08, fred wrote:So a generic name might be petrolatum tape.
Denso or Sylglas by brand name
Yes that looks like the stuff.
Smell and touch would be the real test, as the www product details don't
go into detail of its constituents
As an experiment tomorrow, as I have sackcloth, clay and petroleum jelly laying around , I'll try mixing together but I suspect the real stuff
has something more sticky in there,ignoring any anti-corossion stuff
that must also be in there.
On 30/11/2024 15:20, N_Cook wrote:
On 30/11/2024 14:08, fred wrote:So a generic name might be petrolatum tape.
Denso or Sylglas by brand name
Yes that looks like the stuff.
Smell and touch would be the real test, as the www product details don't
go into detail of its constituents
As an experiment tomorrow, as I have sackcloth, clay and petroleum jelly laying around , I'll try mixing together but I suspect the real stuff
has something more sticky in there,ignoring any anti-corossion stuff
that must also be in there.
On 30/11/2024 21:11, N_Cook wrote:
On 30/11/2024 15:20, N_Cook wrote:From memory petroleum jelly wont cut the mustard. It is sort of a cold poultice. More like putty or plumbers mait, perhaps
On 30/11/2024 14:08, fred wrote:So a generic name might be petrolatum tape.
Denso or Sylglas by brand name
Yes that looks like the stuff.
Smell and touch would be the real test, as the www product details don't >>> go into detail of its constituents
As an experiment tomorrow, as I have sackcloth, clay and petroleum
jelly laying around , I'll try mixing together but I suspect the real
stuff has something more sticky in there,ignoring any anti-corossion
stuff that must also be in there.
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