The new Easyslide range of pipe guides from Engineering Appliances have been specifically developed to minimise guide friction and accurately control the thermal expansion of pipes.

HASL and EA have over 40 years of experience in compensating for thermal expansion in pipe work. All this experience has gone into the design of the Easyslide guide to make it the most advanced in the market. Easyslide guides are precision engineered and incorporate a unique ultra low friction bearing surface to minimise anchor loads.

It is important that pipe work expansion is accurately controlled allowing easy axial movement while guiding the pipe with minimal lateral tolerances. The Easyslide design limits lateral movement to less than 1mm while allowing up to 80mm of expansion as standard.

The Easyslide range has been developed specifically to work in conjunction with the Engineering Appliances expansion joints. By only using highly flexible multiply bellows with low reactive loads and ultra low friction guides, anchor forces and loads on the building structure can be substantially reduced resulting in tangible cost savings.

Accurate guiding and reduced loads also means that flanges and other joints are more lowly stressed and thus reducing the likelihood of leaks.

Two types of guides are available depending on application. The ‘light’ guide is designed for pipes which expand through natural flexibility or which use restrained expansion joints to compensate for thermal movement.

Here are some features of the guides:

• They have been specifically designed for use as the first 2 critical guides with unrestrained or axial expansion joints.
• These guides have to take a lateral load of up to 15% of the axial pressure thrust.
• Have a durable galvanised finish as standard and are therefore suitable for inside and outside use.
• The base plate can be supplied in a variety of designs depending on the supporting steel work used on site.
• They can be welded or bolted into position.
• They come complete with two pipe clamps which can be angled to allow minimum space between pipes.
• The guides can be clamped either directly to the pipe or used with insulating blocks which act as a temperature break.

For further information on the Easyslide range or any other product within Engineering Appliances please contact our Livinston Sales Office on 01506 438083 or view the catalogues in our library section. 

Issue date: May 08