The Stabilizer Bar is Easy to Use
There are many products designed to make everyday tasks easier or more efficient. They are designed to simply everything from home tasks to workplace tasks and more. Often, these tools designed to "simplify" things are actually complicated and frustrating to use so you have to wonder if it is really worth it.
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Introduction to Different Size Debris Caps
So often in life, it seems, the best solution is often the simplest solution. The Debris Cap is the definition of a simple yet incredibly effective solution.
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How Non-Pop Lids Reduce Road Noise
Gone are the days that both residents and government employees have to be frustrated with endless noise and endless noise complaints. Now, the problem can be solved in a cost-effective and efficient way by implementing non-pop lids in your city.
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Importance of Preventing Unauthorized Operation of Valves
We have written many articles about how debris caps will save money, improve efficiency, and more but one of the lesser discussed topics tends to be how they can prevent unauthorized operation of valves. This may sound relatively unimportant but it is actually incredibly important.
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How Debris Caps Retrofit Programs Save Crew Hours & Money
Without debris caps, to keep pipes and valves clean a utility worker must frequently visit all pipes and valves to service them and ensure they are clean so that erosion does not occur. Because of this costly and time consuming task , as well as the risk of damaging pipes and valves, many cities and municipalities across the United States and North America are specifying the debris cap for all new construction and are mounting aggressive retrofit programs that are designed to save crew hours and thousands of dollars.
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3 Reasons Every City Needs Non-Pop Lids
While traditional cast-iron lids are durable, they are heavy and impractical and their loud banging noise is something that government departments receive noise complaints about regularly. Fortunately, SW Services devised a product that would solve the noise problem as well as many other problems.
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6 Benefits of Non Pop Lids
SW Services' non-pop lids are a simple, affordable, incredibly effective solution to an antiquated problem. Not only will they last for years to come because of the high-quality, durable materials of which they are constructed, but they offer a variety of other benefits. Below, we discuss 6 benefits of non-pop lids.
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Importance of Sign Post Sleeves With End Caps
Sign posts sleeves may be simple in their appearance but they solve a myriad of problems in one fell swoop. At SW Services, we designed and produced the sign post sleeve because we saw a need and we wanted to fill it.
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How SW Services Products Improve Efficiency
At SW Services, we are proud to carry a vast selection of products designed specifically to improve efficiency. While there are other benefits in addition to efficiency, all businesses, regardless of size or location, can benefit from improved efficiency.
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How Our Products Prevent The Need to Clean Valves Ever Again
There are a wide variety of products available on the market to make cleaning valve risers easier. But, rather than buying product after product trying to keep valve risers clean, why not invest in a product that solves the problem altogether. At SW Services, we have carefully designed the Debris Cap to keep valve risers free of dirt and debris, forever!
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3 Advantages of the Stabilizer Bar
Employees have rights, under U.S. law, that ensures reasonable safety measures have been taken. This protects the employee and, by implementing such measures, also protects the employer by reducing workplace injuries and death. For utility workers, something as simple as a stabilizer bar can make a significant difference.
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Why Sign Post Sleeves Should Be Made of Durable Plastic
Sign post sleeves, such as the ones manufactured by SW Services, are designed to protect sign posts so that their life is extended which reduces the need for repairs and replacement.
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Debris Caps Reduce Liability
As a business one of the biggest concerns that could lead to lawsuits and major expenses is liability. Liability exposure must be limited as much as possible to reduce the risk of either a citizen, customer or employee being injured and suing for injuries or workers compensation.
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OSHA Lockout Mechanism Advantages
It is no secret that Debris Caps offer a wide variety of benefits including protecting pipes and valves from dirt and debris build-up as well as improving workplace safety. Pipes and valves, over time, tend to accumulate dirt and debris which can lead to damage and eventually erosion that either results in costly repairs, or, far worse - significant danger to employees and to the community.
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Why Dead Bang Rubber Makes a Big Difference for Non Pop Lids
SW Services' Non-Pop Polymer lids are constructed of Fiberglass reinforced nylon that is impact resistant and capable of withstanding the typical wear and tear that conventional lids have had to stand up to.
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Importance of Remaining OSHA Compliant
Any business with employees knows the importance of remaining OSHA compliant, and if they do not, they should. Implementing safety standards and diminishing risk is important not only to help protect utility companies and local governments that employ these workers but also to give employees a more safe workplace where they can have peace of mind that they are not being put in danger.
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How the Debris Cap Puts a "Cap" on Maintenance Costs
Valves and pipes are like veins in the body, they carry the important lifeblood of society all over a city. Pipes transport water and gas, necessary utilities, to residents and businesses and when they are not functioning as they should it is very frustrating. For this reason, municipalities and utility companies employ many individuals to help service and maintain those pipes and valves and keeping them working properly.
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Advantages of the Water Valve Operator Extension Stabilizer Bar
Utility workers take care of their cities as they perform routine and emergency maintenance on water and gas infrastructures. When they’re accessing manholes, they willing put themselves in danger of injury, but with a stabilizer bar, city governments can significantly reduce the risk of injury while increasing productivity.
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Advantages of the Elastomeric Seal on Debris Caps
Keeping your valves and pipes free of debris and dirt is vital to maintaining the integrity of your entire water or gas system. There are several advantages to installing pipes and valves with an elastomeric seal in your home or business.
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How Debris Caps Can Help Reduce the Need To Clean Valve Risers
Every city has an important infrastructure of water and gas pipes delivering essential energy to citizens in the area. To keep the pipes clean, utility workers usually must perform routine maintenance and often have to replace compromised pipes and valve risers.
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The Benefits of Stabilizer Bars When Working In Manhole Shafts
Anyone who has worked in the utility industries knows that there are a variety of hazards and safety concerns that come with the job, but that with the right equipment and training, a safe working environment is very sustainable and cost-effective.
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Why Sign Post Sleeves Are Important
If you are working with traffic signs, directional sign posts, or even just street side advertising with a permanent placement, then you know the regular risks and maintenance requirements that come with them. For most of the public, the sign post is a static thing, unchanging from season to season, but for the people who have to maintain it, the reality is that they are often damaged and in need of repair or replacement.
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Worker Safety and Job Quality Improve with Debris Caps
Debris caps have a pretty straightforward use: They are installed to prevent dirt, gravel and other debris from accumulating around utility pipes and valves, such as for gas or water. As simple they are, though, debris caps have a tremendous positive effect on safety and overall job quality. Read on to learn more about the big benefits that come with using lockout debris caps.
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Importance of Using Plastic Sign Post Sleeve Instead of Metal or Wood
Signs are an incredibly important feature to help inform individuals where things are, provide direction, inform of rules and advertise businesses. Signs have always been important and they always will be. Signs are posted either in concrete, asphalt or in the ground and any of these elements can take its toll on sign posts.
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Importance of the Lockout Mechanism on Debris Caps
We have discussed time and time again about the benefits of debris caps. They help prevent dirt and debris from entering pipes and valves and causing damage. This is a good things for many reasons - damage is costly and can lead to potential safety risks.
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All About Debris Caps Newest Models
When it comes to keeping things in working order, maintenance is critical but prevention is key. Routine maintenance is a great tool for cleaning and keeping things in working order but if the bulk of risk was eliminated altogether it would help reduce the need for frequent maintenance which would help increase efficiency.
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Why Stabilizer Bars Should Be Used for Working in Manhole Shafts
Working around or in manhole shafts has always been an important job but it is not without risk. When entering a manhole shaft, one could encounter, dirt, water, noise, humidity, gases, and more.
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Why Pipes and Valves Must Be Protected From Dirt, Debris & Damage
Throughout our cities pipes and valves run in an underground network to supply things like water and gas to homes and businesses. These pipes and valves keep our day to day lives running as they should but they also have to be well maintained to do so.
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5 Benefits of Non-Pop Lids
We have all heard the clanking and clattering of cast iron lids on valve boxes. It is an annoying sound, to say the least. But, more than annoying, traditional cast iron lids are simply impractical and not ideal for access for a number of reasons.
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Why Debris Caps Are Critical In the Event of a Water Line Break or Gas Leak
A city emergency involving a water main or gas line is an urgent matter that needs to be address right away. A water main or gas line problem can put people and structures in serious danger so time is of the essence when such an emergency arises.
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How Sign Post Sleeves Make Sign Post Replacement Easy
Signs help us know where we are driving, know where we need to park, know how to get to a certain business and much more. There are signs everywhere because people need information. Any properly owner or business owner likely has signs somewhere on their property or near their business.
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How A Stabilizer Bar Can Be Used on Any Manhole Shaft
The job of a utility worker is important and something that every citizen relies on, whether they know it or not. Utility workers keep cities running as they should so that citizens can get their utility services, such as water, as soon as they turn the faucet on.
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Why Three Adjustable Spring Tensioned Contact Pads Are Better Than 1
At SW Services, we are constantly striving to improve the products we offer for our customers. One of our most popular models of debris caps now offers the improved feature of having three adjustable spring tensioned contact pads.
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Importance of Preventing Unauthorized Operation of Valves
When it comes to city utilities such as gas and water, most people do not give much thought to where they come from. An intricate network of pipes and valves carry water and gas throughout a city to businesses and residents. Utility workers and city employees must be able to regularly access pipes and valves for routine maintenance and to turn off or on water or gas in the event of an emergency.
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How Do Debris Caps Improve Time Allocation & Efficiency
In today's busy world, most businesses, whether small or big, are just trying to improve efficiency and save money while providing a quality service or product. It can a difficult task to improve efficiency and sometimes it seems like things that help improve efficiency often cost a lot of money to implement.
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An Overview of SW Services Products
SW Service Products Services offer a wide variety of products for industrial and commercial needs. All of SW Services products provide convenience, safety and durability. Below is an overview of all of the products SW Services offers so that you can see everything at a glance and further explore each product for your unique needs.
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All About Debris Caps OSHA Compliant Lockout Mechanism
Any employer knows that providing a service or completing a job is important but nothing is more important than employee safety while on the job. No matter what job an employee performs, whether low risk or high, employees must carry insurance to protect employees should an injury occur on the job. Insurance is a good thing but improving working conditions and making them more safe is the best protection you can provide for employees so that both you and they can have peace of mind.
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3 Reasons Sign Post Sleeves Should Always Be Used
Whether you own a property or a business that uses signs placed strategically to attract customers, you have a need for sign posts sleeves. Sign posts sleeves may not be something you are familiar with or have ever even given much thought to but if you use signs that are installed in the ground, sign posts sleeves are an important investment. Sign posts sleeves are made from a durable plastic, are very cost efficient and are easily installed, making them ideal for every business.
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Why Utility Workers Should Use Stabilizer Bars
SW Services has been making utility worker safety a priority for many years. Every employer knows that job conditions, and especially those of utility workers, can be precarious. When utility workers complete the necessary tasks of their jobs to keep the community safe and functioning properly they should be able to do so with the peace of mind that risk of injury is minimal. Unfortunately, this is not always the case but one way to drastically improve the safety of utility workers is to use SW Service's stabilizer bar.
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How Debris Caps Improve Utility Worker Safety
For any business, employee safety is of utmost importance. But, in some businesses employees are exposed to more physical danger than others. Utility workers often put their own personal safety at risk to help serve their community. This is not only troublesome for employees who could potentially experience injuries but also for employers who could be held liable for any injuries that occur on the job.
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How Debris Caps Can Reduce Response Time In An Emergency
When a city experiences an emergency it can be stressful, troubling, panic-inducing and dangerous. No matter what the emergency is, time is of the essence and the sooner the situation can be remedied the better. When time is saved, damage and injuries can be minimized or eliminated.
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Why Non Pop Lids Are Beneficial
You may hear the term "non pop lid" and wonder what exactly it is and why it is beneficial. Anyone that has ever walked around in a city or near a street, or driven on a street, or lived in a home near a street has probably hear the clanking sound of a cast iron valve box lid. A valve box lid covers access to water mains and is important because it protects water mains from things like dirt and debris, damage from outside sources or more. But, it is also good to know where it is because should a water main burst it is important to know where it is to shut it off.
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Importance of Protecting Water and Gas Valves From Dirt and Debris
Water and gas valves are one of the most important features of any city's infrastructure. While most city residents probably do not give them much thought, they help supply water and gas to homes and businesses and when they are not working you can be sure that the city government will hear about it. Water and gas valves need regular maintenance in order to keep functioning properly. But, water and gas valves are often located in sewers or underground and because of their location they tend to accumulate things like dirt, debris, grime, waste and more. When these things accumulate it is not only a dirty problem for utility workers to deal with while trying to do their jobs but it can also cause problems for pipes and valves.
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How Debris Caps Increase Workflow
Any business owner knows that worker efficiency is one of the most important factors to a successful business. For utility companies it is particularly important because the more efficient workers are the more city utilities get serviced which in turn keeps residents happy and safe. One way to improve worker efficiency is through the use of debris caps.
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Why It Is Important to Have a Lockout Option on Debris Caps
Debris caps are an incredibly beneficial feature that can be added to pipes and valves, throughout any city, to prevent dirt and debris from entering them. In any city, pipes and vales tend to accumulate a lot of dirt and debris over time due to foot and vehicle traffic and also weather conditions. The pipes and valves that help supply things like water and gas can become difficult to access and maintain when dirt and debris has accumulated.
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How Debris Caps Reduce Liability
Any company that has operated for some time and has employees knows that running a business comes with a lot of liabilities and insurance costs. Utility companies and city governments in charge of maintaining the local gas and water supply know that maintenance is not only time consuming and expensive, but can actually put the health and safety of employees at risk. Utility workers that need to maintain and access gas and water pipes and valves put their safety at risk on a daily basis.
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3 Reasons to Install Sign Post Sleeves
Signs are used for directing traffic, drawing attention to businesses, advertising promotions or sales and more. Signs are so helpful and so common that most people do not give them much thought, even though they use them more often than they might realize. Sign posts weather the elements and experience a great deal of wear and tear over time. When wood sign posts are installed directly in the ground, gravel, cement or asphalt they can corrode from rain, sleet, wind and the other elements. Additionally, vehicles may bump into sign posts and as sign posts become damaged they may need to be repaired or completely replaced.
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How Debris Caps Increase Workflow and Productivity
No matter what job you do, productivity is important. But, with productivity, there is always a range depending on how complicated the task is, what is involved in completing the task and the worker's abilities. The bottom line is important for any business and city government is no exception. In fact, most city governments are finding different ways to cut budgets and use money and employee's time more efficiently.
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How Debris Caps Help Maintain Pipes
Gas and water valves as well as the various city pipes that run through every city quickly and easily become clogged. Utility companies work tirelessly, around the clock, to keep things in working order but the task is large and requires many employees working many hours. City budgets are constantly being cut and everyone is looking for ways to save money - not spend more. Some may see debris caps as just another thing to spend money on but, in fact, they are an investment that will pay the city and its utility workers back tenfold.
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Benefits of Stabilizer Bars
A stabilizer bar sounds like a relatively innocuous and altogether unimportant piece of equipment. But, in fact, it is quite the opposite. If you have ever been down a manhole you know that it can be treacherous journey. Manholes are dark, damp, slippery and dangerous. There is a reason only trained workers should go down the hole. Utility workers are trained to work under those conditions to help make repairs and do regular maintenance so that cities can properly function but even trained workers have accidents in such difficult conditions.
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How Non-Pop Lids Reduce Road Noise & Prevent Unauthorized Acces
Every city in every state has valve box lids. Frequently, they are the heavy, cast iron lids that you see in the street or drive over in your car. In fact, you have probably heard them clanging around as cars pass over them. Conventional valve box lids made of cast iron are very heavy duty but are also loud, which results in a lot of noise complaints from those just passing by and, especially, from residents that live nearby. And, in addition to cast iron valve box lids making a lot of noise, they can also be popped or rolled completely out of place and this creates an opportunity for injury and unauthorized access.
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How Do Debris Caps Save time and Money
Every city runs on a network of pipes, valves and water mains to keep things running smoothly. Residents of cities expect water to flow freely into their homes without interruption and one way to keep everything in proper working order is to use debris caps. Debris caps will protect pipes and valves dirt, debris and damage. Debris caps are easily installed on the ends of pipes and valves and are quickly secured by turning a handle. Most cities are running on very tight budgets so adding debris caps may sound like an unnecessary expense but, in fact, debris caps will actually help cities save time and money.
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All About Sign Posts Sleeves
Sign post sleeves are probably something you have seen but to which you have never given much thought. Signs posts can be installed in soil, gravel, blacktop and concrete to direct traffic, draw attention to businesses or advertise. Sign posts are useful for a great many things but they are often made of wood and, over time, weather and the elements tend to deteriorate wood sign posts. For this reason, it is beneficial to use sign posts sleeves.
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How Non-Pop Lids Reduce Road Noise
There are water valves on every street in every city. They are there to help control the water supply to the homes and businesses in the area. Should a pipe burst in your home and you cannot turn off the water inside your home at the source, for one reason or another, you can choose to turn off your home's water supply outside. It is always a good idea to know where your home's water valve is on the street because it is nice to know that it is there in case of emergency. In addition to you having access to the water valve outside of your home, city workers and utility workers are able to get to it as well, should they need to access it for any reason.
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All About Stabilizer Bars
As any employer knows, employee safety is a top priority. City and utility workers dedicate their time and energy serving the needs of the community. Often, this means that they have to put themselves in some level of danger to help the community continue to function properly. While there are many dedicated workers that are willing to put themselves at risk to serve the community, it is in everyone's best interest to protect the safety of these workers while still making it possible for them to do their jobs. For this reason, SW Services created the patented stabilizer bar which protects the safety of the utility worker while they are accessing large water valves.
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3 Interesting Facts About Debris Caps
Cities are busy with people driving and hurrying around to get places. Often, trash, dirt and debris can get knocked around in the street or blown about during a storm and quickly fill pipes and valves. Most people do not give much consideration to where all of that dirt and debris goes. As that dirt and debris fills pipes and valves, someone has to clean it out. Debris caps are placed on the ends of valve risers for a number of purposes. Valve risers get dirty quickly and are quite tedious to clean. Utility workers spend countless hours tirelessly cleaning valve risers but, with the addition of debris caps, the job of the utility worker is made much easier. Debris caps not only make the jobs of utility workers much easier and more productive, but they save utility companies and municipalities money. Below are three interesting facts about debris caps that highlight why everyone should take advantage of their amazing benefits.
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Proper Care of Valve Risers Will Save Time and Money
A valve riser is a simple, but highly important piece of utility equipment. It is the piping that carries the gas or water from the main utility line to the ground surface, where it can be used. Unfortunately, standard utility caps leave risers under an almost-constant barrage of dirt, water, and pests because these unwanted items fall into the piping from the access above ground. Over time, exposure to filth can cause clogs in the piping or a failure of moving parts. Eventually, the risers may become so dirty that they have to be replaced. Also, the water or gas product can be compromised by running through unclean pipes. The process of regularly cleaning out all utility risers is time-intensive but necessary in order to save the cost of replacing them. However, there is an easier way. Debris caps exist which will keep most dirt, debris, and pests out of the important risers below.
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The Stabilizer Bar: An Inexpensive Tool Which Will Save Time and Money
Almost anyone who has ever climbed down and up manhole ladders in order to access the shutoff valves would agree that the trip is not convenient. It takes time, and the slick rungs can be dangerous. Workers go through this in the blistering heat of summer and in the bitter cold of winter just to access a single shutoff valve. On top of their physical discomforts is the knowledge that in an emergency every second it takes them to shut off the valve is a magnification of the hazard. A stabilizer bar is an answer to all these problems. It functions by gripping the sides of a manhole in order to support a long valve stem. With the extra support for the valve stem, workers can operate the shutoff valves without descending into the manhole. This can reduce discomfort, increase safety, and save time.
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Debris Caps: Protecting Your Pipes' Futures
Installing a debris cap on all gas and water valves may be one of the smartest decisions a utility company can make. Few low-cost purchases can save the amount of time and money that these small caps can. In the current economy, characterized by rising costs coupled with heavy competition, the businesses that take advantage of money-saving investments may be the ones that succeed. Caps are a good way to protect valves, reduce maintenance, save time in shutoffs, manage usage, and code pipes. With all these benefits, the insignificant price of the caps can be startling.
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Non-Pop Lids from Southwest Services for Quieter, Safer Residential Roadways
Southwest Services specializes in providing innovative products for utility-related construction applications, including locking debris caps, sign-post sleeves, stabilizer bars, and non-pop lids that reduce road noise, and create safer driving conditions. Anyone who has lived in a city will be all too familiar with the unpleasant noise that can be caused by valve boxes with cast iron lids. The innovative non-pop lids offered by Southwest Services are constructed with high-impact fiberglass and reinforced nylon rubber, which eliminates roll-out and movement, as well as the noise typical of conventional cast-iron equipment. This makes them perfect for quieter, residential neighborhoods. The non-pop design also means that roadways will be safer, reducing liability costs often caused by problems associated with roll-out or pop-out issues. In addition to noise reduction and improved safety, these lids also reduce the possibility of debris-related damage, are made from light but durable materials, can be located after being buried or obscured, come in various colors for customizable coding systems, and lockout versions can guard against unauthorized access.
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Using Sign Post Sleeves and Square Post Mounting for Easy Sign Installation, Versatile Mounting, and Lower Replacement Costs
When it comes to installing and maintaining sign posts, choosing a square post mounting system that employs sign post sleeves offers a number of clear advantages. This type of post is easily hand or machine installed, signs can be conveniently mounted prior to installation, square tubing provides extra strength, and the four-sided design allows for versatile sign display at any height. Finally, damaged signs and sign posts can be economically replaced, and original anchoring equipment can often be reused.
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Keeping Pipes and Valves Debris-Free and Secure with Locking Debris Caps
Utilities, emergency response teams, and municipal organizations across the continent are insisting on the use of debris caps that employ lockout technology for new construction, as well as for the completion of vast retrofit efforts currently underway. A recent innovation in utility management, Installing locking debris caps will allow these agencies to dramatically improve operational efficiencies, save time and money, and improve standards of safety across the board.
Debris caps are designed to prevent the accumulation of debris around gas, water, or other utility valves, and to protect the valves themselves from damage. Caps are often color coded, in order to make them easy to find and correctly identify, even in cases where immediate action is essential to prevent damage or safety risks. During an emergency situation, such as a gas leak, or break in a water line, quickly identifying the correct valve is crucial. In addition to bright, identifying colors, some debris caps are also fitted with a passive antenna, which allows valves to be found using an electronic locator, even when they have been buried or obscured.
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The Benefits of Debris Caps
The industrialized and bustling cities of modern day are filled with mazes of pipes and valves, water mains, and powerful electrical lines. All of these pieces must fit together in a perfectly constructed and efficient puzzle to keep the city moving. However, these complex systems are due to malfunction at some point in time, and when that does happen, emergency response crews and utility workers are first at the scene. Their safety is priority and one way to help ensure that is by using debris caps.
A debris cap is an effective tool to keep cities’ water and gas utilities running smoothly. The cap is a simple device that can be placed on the end of a gas valve or water pipe. The installation is as easy as placing the cap inside the pipe and turning the securing handle.
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Three Reasons to Use Sign Post Sleeves
The sign post sleeve is a handy and useful tool. Sign post sleeves are often vinyl or plastic, but are sometimes created from different materials, and may come in a variety of different sizes or colors. These tools are often seen at road sides, in front of stores or monuments, and in many other settings.
Much of the time, people don’t even recognize the presence of the post sleeves, but they may have noticed that the sign or the area somehow looks sturdier or updated. When it comes right down to it, there are some very important reasons to use the sleeves. While there are several reasons, three seem to be discussed most often.
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Why Is It Important to Protect Water and Gas Valves from Dirt
Valves are commonly found in homes, businesses, automobiles, watering systems, swimming pools, and on a wide variety of tools. There are water valves, gas valves, and valves for just about any other kind of fluid you might think of.In fact, within the human body there are multiple valves hard at work.
This list of valves could be much longer. Even though we are surrounded by valves every day, most people aren’t even aware of the quietly working mechanism, until it stops working, that is! The main task performed by water valves and all of the others is to regulate and direct the flow of the liquid which passes through it. Controlling the flow of liquid through simple or complex systems is often necessary for the efficiency of an entire working organization.
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An Improvement That Can Help Cut Costs
For cities that pay their cleaning department by the hour, something as simple as cleaning out the valves in the road can be an expense that seems extreme for such a small task. The problem usually isn’t with workers taking their time, but with the process involved in something as “easy” as cleaning out the valves. How can debris caps make a difference? By making the process substantially less dramatic.
Looking at the task of cleaning out water valves in a city, for example, without a debris cap makes the difference crystal clear. Although the spaces are covered by a metal plate, dirt and grit work their way beneath it and collect around and on top of the valve. The result is usually a need for more workers to spend additional time cleaning out the space around the valve before they can check or service it. Unfortunately, wasted time isn’t all that can prove to be a problem. All of that material working its way into the pipe can also cause damage to the valve requiring repair or replacement that can be expensive.
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What A Debris Cap Is And How It Can Help Your City
As a city official, it’s your job to make sure that you keep expenditures as low as possible while also making sure that things run as smoothly as possible. While this can certainly be a challenge, it’s also something that can definitely be done if you play your cards right. One thing that can help you is to purchase easy to obtain products that will help to save you money in the long run while also helping some of the utilities in your city run more efficiently. One such product is a debris cap. There are quite a few reasons that purchasing debris caps for cities is a good idea, so let’s take a look at just a few of those reasons.
Starting out, a debris cap is basically a device that you can attach to the end of a pipe or onto a valve for gas and water. Its main purpose is to prevent dirt from entering the pipes and valves. Dirt essentially corrodes these things, which in turn makes them run less efficiently and expedites their need for replacement. Debris caps for cities will help to prolong the lives of these items while also helping your city’s utility workers focus on other projects.
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Why You Should Invest In A Debris Cap
If you’re a city official wondering how you can cut costs on providing utilities, one method that should prove very effective is to invest in a debris cap. This device can help you save money without sacrificing the quality of the utilities you offer. These devices are certainly not very well known across the board, so let’s take a look at what, exactly, they are, along with some of the ways it can help you.
Simply put, a debris cap is a device that can be fitted onto pipes or valves (water or gas valves) to prevent them from becoming contaminated by dirt. They’re very simple to install, unobtrusive, and very cost effective. They can help preserve these pipes and valves for much longer than they would last otherwise, which again will be a money saver for all involved.
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Finding The Best Place To Go For Debris Caps
If you’re looking for debris caps for use among some of your utility workers, there are plenty of places to which you can turn. While there’s no shortage of locations from which you can purchase a debris cap for utility workers, it’s still not a situation where you’ll want to just settle on the first place that you find. Doing at least a bit of research prior to making your decision can save you a lot of time and money, so let’s take a look at a few of the things you can do to ensure that you’ll find the best option for your scenario.
To start out, ask among any family members or friends that you know who have ever dealt with the purchase of debris caps before. As you’re talking with them, write down the names of any companies they mention. Once you’ve compiled a list of companies they recommend to you, you can then research each of those companies on your own.
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The Benefits Of Debris Covers
Some people might be wondering what debris covers can do for them, anyway. Basically, these covers help eliminate the need to clean valve risers, and save a significant amount of time and money for utility companies and emergency response crews. These covers can make life easier for crews that are operating in difficult, stressful situations. They also help cut costs and can help companies save thousands of dollars. With the numerous budget cuts and recent national economic woes, many people are trying to find ways to save money, and Southwest Services sells these covers to help people do just that.
What Else Do These Covers Offer?
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The Importance Of Quality Debris Caps
Anyone interested in buying debris caps needs to check out Southwest Services, the go-to place for quality debris caps. Debris caps make life easier for utility companies and emergency response crews, who can save a significant amount of money by taking advantage of what debris caps can do for them. After all, there are plenty of frustrations when it comes to a hard day on the job, so why not make things as easy as possible by investing in debris caps? When someone looks at how much money can be saved (and how simpler some aspects of the job can become) when using debris caps, the payoff is very lucrative. However, customers need to ensure they are buying top-notch debris caps. There are certain things where the level of quality is not as much of a concern, such as a novelty item at a touristy shop. When it comes to this line of work, a significant amount of money is on the line and safety is a top priority. For these reasons, buyers can feel confident in these products, which will not let them down.
What Do These Debris Caps Do?
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