Depot for Overnight Delivery Service
Atlanta, Georgia

This 250,000-sq. ft. building had 26 unit heaters to be installed in the 40-foot high ceiling for a total load of 1,600,000 BTU. The Mechanical Contractor requested high-pressure 5- PSI from the Atlanta gas utility. The job was originally estimated at two weeks with three men. Three inch black iron was to be used requiring welded joints. The job was redesigned using one-inch TracPipe and a line regulator at each unit heater.

Seeing how easily the TracPipe could be installed, with a minimum of fittings and no welding, it was started with two men freeing the other for assignment to additional work. After only two days, the two workers completed pulling the TracPipe tubing and attaching the required fittings. The scissors lift had been rented for the entire two weeks. This contractor now wishes he could rent his equipment by the hour. The time and money he saved caused this contractor to review his upcoming work.

Success in this job was followed by four more TracPipe jobs immediately following the express delivery service installation. The largest job involved 34 HVAC rooftop units with a total load of 5,620,000 BTU. In addition, he quickly completed piping a new Post Office in Swannee, GA, an office complex with 21 suites and a second rooftop job.

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