Hi All,
Amazing to see how this thread has evolved . . . I want to defer to Otto on his reactions to our bentonite-stone "composite" – AquaBlok, or PONDSEAL as we refer to it for strict sealing applications. I certainly don't want to put words in his mouth, but I thought it at least made sense to touch base . . . it’s been a while! (My apologies that I haven't been able to be more attentive to the forum, but frankly we've stayed very, very busy over the last 12-18 months.)
At any rate, Otto has now worked with our products on a handful of projects down in his neck of the woods. In fact, he helped oversee another truckload-quantity application on a dam face this summer that you'll likely be hearing more about in the magazine come the Jan/Feb 2011 issue. I’ll try not to steal any thunder, but we found Otto the piece of equipment that makes the application pretty darn straight forward (the "stone slinger") for these “lining” applications. As importantly, we got a good operator.
The client was at wits' end and pretty unsure of what way to turn until we started working through a repair design, and I'm pleased to report we seem to have him pretty well squared away. Any water loss now seems to be negligible.
I'd say wait till the details come in print (smile) – but if you want some additional detail on this or other applications, please don't hesitate to contact me. I won’t hide behind the fact that I sell PONDSEAL. But what I really like to do is help people fix problems (and in the process save time, money, and frustration).
I’ll try to plug into the conversation more moving forward. Thanks for the patience.
Eric
Eric KrausTechnical Product & Sales Manager
AquaBlok, Ltd.Toledo, Ohio
www.pondseal.net(800) 688-2649