The Problem:
Having endured a copper repipe of the domestic water system in the mid 1980’s, owners of the historic Mayflower Park Hotel in Seattle were surprised to be plagued by pinhole leaks less than 20 years later. Like the last time, the hotel was suffering from frequent pinhole leaks which were causing property damage and lost room revenue. A conventional repipe was investigated and would have involved a long downtime, renovation of bathroom fixtures, demolition of shower tiles, a tremendous amount of guest inconvenience and an unacceptable amount of lost revenue. Perhaps the most alarming, news was the realization that the entire repipe process might be expected every 15 to 20 years!
The Solution:
Ten years ago the ACE DuraFlo ePIPE system was chosen to provide a long term solution and stop the pinhole problem. The restoration of the piping system in this 171 room historic hotel was completed on time and on budget over a 90-day predetermined schedule. Virtualy no wall demolition or reconstruction was necessary. During the project the hotel remained in ful operation. Owners attributed no loss in room revenue during the ePIPE process. ® Ten years later, Chief Engineer Susil Seneviratne recalls the frustrating situation in the hotel, before the ePIPE process. “When I first arrived at the Mayflower Park Hotel, the problem of pinhole leaks was so bad and so frequent that I had to walk the halls with an umbrella” joked Seneviratne, “ but ever since the ePIPE process was completed, we have not had another pinhole.” ® Mayflower General Manager, Mr. Paul Ishii commented, “rehabilitating our existing system with ePIPE meant quick turnaround, no mess, no walls cut, no lost revenue, no guest inconvenience and no return of the pinhole leaks, all for less money than a repipe!” Truly a win-win situation and no umbrellas required.
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