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  2. Heat-shrink tubing - Wikipedia

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    Heat-shrink tubing (or, commonly, heat shrink or heatshrink) is a shrinkable plastic tube used to insulate wires, providing abrasion resistance and environmental protection for stranded and solid wire conductors, connections, joints and terminals in electrical wiring.

  3. Pipe insulation - Wikipedia

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    The application of thermal pipe insulation introduces thermal resistance and reduces the heat flow. Thicknesses of thermal pipe insulation used for saving energy vary, but as a general rule, pipes operating at more-extreme temperatures exhibit a greater heat flow and larger thicknesses are applied due to the greater potential savings. [3]

  4. Building insulation material - Wikipedia

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    Depending on usage and building codes and environment, most foams require protection with a thermal barrier such as drywall on the interior of a house. For example, a 15-minute fire rating may be required. Can shrink slightly while curing if not applied on a substrate heated to the manufacturer's recommended temperature.

  5. Heat-shrinkable sleeve - Wikipedia

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    The first heat-shrinkable sleeves were introduced [when?] as polyethylene pipeline coatings started to replace bituminous or tape coatings in the oil and gas industry. At the time, the processing for polyethylene to make the sleeve backing was new technology and the adhesives used in sleeves were much the same as those used on pipeline coating.

  6. Plastic extrusion - Wikipedia

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    In a tube or pipe extrusion line, a sealed water bath is acted upon by a carefully controlled vacuum to keep the newly formed and still molten tube or pipe from collapsing. For products such as plastic sheeting, the cooling is achieved by pulling through a set of cooling rolls.

  7. Prepare for the coldest Arctic blast: How to keep your pipes ...

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    Cover outside water spigots. Before the temperature drops below 32 degrees, outdoor water spigots attached to homes should be opened to allow to drain water out, closed and then covered.

  8. Cold shrink tubing - Wikipedia

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    The following video demonstrates the installation process of using Cold Shrink to abandon power cables. Cold shrink tubing is used to insulate wires, connections, joints and terminals in electrical work. It can also be used to repair wires, bundle wires together, and to protect wires or small parts from minor abrasion. It needs storage in ...

  9. Hotel Worker Accused of Selling Liam Payne Drugs on Night of ...

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    A hotel worker accused of supplying drugs to Liam Payne before the One Direction singer’s death in Buenos Aires on Oct. 16., 2024 has reportedly turned himself in to the police.. Ezequiel David ...