Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Anti-Seep Collar Source

Can you point me in the direction of where you found your anti-seep collars?

You betcha, JBL...
The place is named Easy Way Plastics and their website is www.easywayplastics.com. Here's a link: Easy Way link
I have had a couple of requests for this source. They cost a little more, but I believe the benefits of "ease of handling" provide a higher ROI. I purchased them with sched 80 fittings because I planned on running sched 80 pipe thru the depths of soil directly below the dam. My contractor talked me out of severe overkill and I readily relented when I saw the price of sched 80 pipe.
They worked great! Fit like a glove and once they are glued onto the pipe, they take alot of abuse while you're packin' 'em in. No regrets.
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Thank you.

Brettski I tried to PM you back but your mailbox is full. Once again thanks for the info and now the pictures. I will call them Monday and get some prices and compare costs to an idea I have.

I am thinking about taking a piece of 1/4" steel plate and cutting out a 4'x4' square and then cutting a hole in the center and welding a steel threaded coupler in it. I can then put threaded plastic couplers in it and glue my pipe to the couplers. I will just have to see how the price compares.

JBL,
Thanks for the bump on the mailbox...cleaned house a little.
.250" x 48" square steel weighs 164#, less the hole, plus the fitting. I gotta guess that you are pushing 200# p/m. Very unwieldy. The fitting should be galvanized and I don't know how it will react to the heat of a weld. That, and steel rusts so you will want coat the plate with epoxy paint. By the time you are done, you may find that the $125-$150 (del'd, approx) per PVC unit is not a bad decision.
...another thought...the PVC plate "gives". As you backfill, if the soil is replaced and compacted a little more in front or a little less in back, the plate flexes. If this occurs with a very solid steel unit, you may impart undue stresses and twist that will transmit and manifest at the coupling.
Not tryin' to be negative...tryin' to identify the worst case scenario so you can make a good decision.
What are your plans for the actual pipe?