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PVC and cast iron pipework can be labor-intensive to install. Cast iron is heavier. PVC and cast iron require more hangers and take longer to cut, prep, and join. BLÜCHER Stainless Steel Drainage Piping System is designed for return on investment and speedy installation. It’s lightweight and easy to mobilize and hang. Comes in various pre-cut lengths. And its push-fit joint design requires no skilled labor or specialized tools. Just spray, wipe, and push-to-connect.


Ideal Commercial and Industrial Drainage Applications:

• Education, Healthcare/Hospitals, Hotels, Land & Marine Transportation

• Data Centers, Fishing & Naval Vessels, Food & Beverage, Labs/Pharmaceutical, Oil & Gas

 

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Less Time to Install. Less Labor Required.


BLÜCHER Stainless Steel vs. PVC

 

Many mechanical contractors are more familiar and comfortable with installing PVC. BLÜCHER stainless steel pipe requires no welding or cure/dry time compared to PVC.

• Push-fit connection eliminates VOCs and odors from primer & glue
• Electric cutting machine reduces mess and pipe prep
• Lightweight and rigid material requires fewer hangers

 

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BLÜCHER Stainless Steel vs. Cast Iron

 

Cast iron is heavy and labor-intensive to install. When cutting, it can snap and break easily, which can lead to material waste and higher costs. BLÜCHER stainless steel requires no additional mechanical couplings, specialized tools or rubbers, taking less time to install than cast iron.

• Push-fit connection requires no specialized tools
• Pre-cut pipe available in 9 different lengths up to 20 feet
• Lightweight and easier to mobilize than cast iron

 

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“All the value of BLÜCHER Push-Fit Stainless Steel Pipe is in your labor savings, which doesn’t include the cost of lifetime ownership benefits.”

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Lightweight Material

Stainless steel weighs less than cast iron and even PVC. It’s easy for one person to move individual lengths around the jobsite. Requires less hangers per 10-foot length. And costs a third less to ship.
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Electric Pipe Cutting

Stainless steel pipes can be easily cut with an electric pipe cutter. So no more snapped cast iron pipe lengths or messy plastic shavings to clean up. And no extra time needed to smooth rough edges.
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Pre-Cut Lengths

Save on the time it takes to measure and then cut when you purchase precut stainless steel straight pipe. Available in 9 incremental lengths up to 20 feet.
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Odorless Lubrication

No primer or glue, so no odors. No clamps to tighten, so no specialized tools required. Simply spray the lubricant onto a cloth and wipe onto the sealing ring before making the connection.
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Push-Fit Connection

Each pipe has a push-fit socket with a pre-mounted sealing ring and a beveled end. Push together to connect. No welding, so no skilled labor needed.
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Sustainability

Corrosion-resistant BLÜCHER® Push-Fit stainless steel pipe made with no added coating is 100% recyclable without loss of properties after its design life, which is in excess of 50 years.


Drainage Pipe Material Comparison

Features Sched 40
PVC		 No Hub
Cast Iron		 BLÜCHER
Stainless Steel
Material Polyvinyl Chloride Metal Alloy 316 Stainless Steel
Weight per foot
(4 inch diameter)		 2.1 lbs/ft 7.12 lbs/ft 1.84 lbs/ft
Corrosion Resistance Better Good Best
Temperature Rating* 140°F 212°F 212°F- 392°F
Plenum Rated No Yes Yes
Effort to Mobilize Medium High Low

*Temperature rating based on material and readily available high-temperature coupling gasket material
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“Our experience with installing the BLÜCHER system not only reduced overall construction time, but it also significantly increased daily output efficiency. Simply put, there were substantial time and labor savings compared to traditional stainless-steel offerings.”
– Derek Koistinen, JHKelly
PACR-PDX Parking Additions & Consolidated Rental Car Facility Project
“In my 22 years of experience of different piping materials, I had never tried BLÜCHER. The BLÜCHER material was astounding on time, a lot cleaner installation, user friendly, and very lightweight and easy to handle.”
– Jacob Eaton, Contractor
"As a company, we have long used traditional mechanical methods such as PVC and cast iron. Recently, our crew installed a BLÜCHER piping system. It proved to be lightweight, easy to install, and reduced the number of necessary laborers."
– Doug Kumm, President,
Baker Group HyVee Ankeny Fresh Project
“BLÜCHER requires no priming. No tightening clamps. No worrying about the torque of the clamps. Really just a push-fit.”
– Dan Murphy, Contractor

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