Insulation redesigned

The product is suitable for both above and below ground installations including mains cold water and ground source heat pump pipework to prevent freezing. The Tuffcoat outer covering  ensures protection against UV damage, water ingress and damage from birds or rodents. It is also suitable for pipe and ductwork applications where washdown cleaning regimes are regularly undertaken.

The tube version of the product has been redesigned so that around a quarter of the Tuffcoat PVC covering is left un-adhered to the Armaflex insulation tube. This section has a self-adhesive backing which can be removed and fixed onto the Armaflex insulation once the tubes are installed onto pipework. The change makes it easier to slide and fit the tubes onto new pipework sections since.

For installations onto existing pipework, the exposed area of the Armaflex tube can simply be slit open, this makes it easier to cut and rejoin the seams back together around the pipework before re-sealing with Armaflex 520 adhesive. The protective paper on the self-adhesive backed section can then be peeled off and the Tuffcoat film sealed in place down over the glued seam. The un-secured piece of the Tuffcoat film overlaps the circumference of the tube to provide additional integrity against moisture ingress.