Choose Comfort with INSTAFLEX

GF Piping Systems Choose Comfort with INSTAFLEX Your State-of-the-Art Drinking Water Installation

Rediscover a Good Feeling and Security With the INSTAFLEX system, GF Piping Systems offers a complete solution package for buildings ranging in size from single-family detached houses through apartment blocks right up to public or commercial buildings. What is INSTAFLEX? INSTAFLEX is a state-of-the-art plastic piping system for applications in the building technology. The main areas of application are hot and cold water, cooling systems and compressed air. The INSTAFLEX system has been designed to meet the highest demands in a variety of applications - from distribution lines to individual extraction points. Whether building a new house or remodeling an old one, this full plastic system offers a range of key advantages: • Cost-efficient prefabrication • Quick and safe handling and installation • Wide product range • Corrosion-free • Incrustation-free • Noise-insulating • Flexible 2

INSTAFLEX: The Material The INSTAFLEX system is made from polybutene - the ideal material for drinking water installations. It has been specially developed for applications in the building technology. Of all the available full plastic systems, polybutene is subject One manufacturer - one partner: to the lowest rate of thermal expansion. As the expansion GF Piping Systems forces are much lower - 30 times lower than steel and 10 times lower than composite pipes. The material can absorb Your one-stop system solution any expansion in itself. There is no need for expansion pieces Pipes, fittings, connection technology or measuring and or expansion joints. It also allows the use of commercially control technology - GF Piping Systems offers one-stop available fastenings and fixtures. The result: clean installa- shopping worldwide. tions which are pleasing to the eye - even if space is tight. Top quality This means: Why not profit from the quality of our products? With • Space-saving installation more than 40 years experience of production and devel- • No maintenance opment, stringent quality checks, highly qualified • Easy installation employees and a continuous improvement process, our company offers the ideal basis for superb quality The high chemical resistance of the polybutene material standards. ensures the longest possible service life of components. Local procurement A worldwide network of our own sales organizations and trading partners offers our customers direct access to our high-quality products and a competent and obliging service at local level. 3

Feel the Difference in Comfort INSTAFLEX: the piping system Connection technologies for a minimum of fuss The INSTAFLEX system stands out with a wide range of available sizes (d16 mm to d225 mm). The same system can GF Piping Systems offers the perfect connection technology be used equally in a single-family detached house, in a for every application: hospital or even on board of a luxury ocean liner. • Electrofusion fittings for fast and safe connection on-site • Socket fusion as a cost-effective prefabricated The pipes with diameters ranging from d16 - d25 mm are alternative protected with an outer protection pipe. If damaged (e.g. • Compression joints for connections and transitions to drilling damage), individual pipes can be easily replaced other materials without opening up the wall. Characteristics Socket fusion jointing Electrofusion jointing Compression jointing 4

Advantages Safe Advantages of the INSTAFLEX With GF Piping Systems‘ electrofusion devices jointings can system for your application be done fast, efficient and safe. The welding process is carefully controlled throughout the entire welding time. The • The flexibility of polybutene allows small changes in joint indicators clearly show when the welding of a fitting is direction without adapters. This saves additional parts complete. and valuable time during installation on-site • Polybutene remains flexible and easy to handle even at low temperatures • Prefabricated ascending pipes can be rolled up and installed quickly and easily in the duct at the construc- tion site This means: • You spend less time on the construction site • Faster installation • Greater safety Fast The tried and tested Z-dimension method by GF Piping Systems can be prefabricated cost-effectively in the workshop. This means that entire components (e.g. cellar distribution bars) can be installed on-site in very short time - allowing you to meet your deadlines. 5

Plastic Pipes − the Modern Alternative to Steel and Copper Plastic pipes offer many advantages over steel and copper. Polybutene has an outstanding ecobalance. It can be reused. The recycled plastic can be used for example in noise insulation walls. This saves valuable resources. In comparison to steel and copper, manufacturing plastics reuires four times less energy. This helps to protect the environment. Corrosion-free Conclusion INSTAFLEX is an absolutely corrosion-free drinking water The full plastic INSTAFLEX piping system offers significant installation. This means that even if the system is not used advantages: for an extended period of time, you do not need to worry about water quality - and there is certainly no risk of rust • Cost-effective prefabricated solution deposits or corrosion. • Quick and safe handling and installation • Long service life Noise-insulating • Broad product range Of all available piping systems, polybutene offers the lowest • Corrosion-free sound velocity index. It is ten times lower than the value for • Incrustation-free steel. This means you can always get a good night sleep, • Noise-insulating even if your bedroom is right next to the bathroom. • Hygienically safe • Outstanding ecobalance Incrustation-free With the INSTAFLEX system, GF Piping Systems can ensure that the pipes in your drinking water installation will be free of limescale. The smooth surface of polybutene prevents deposits from forming in the system. As a result, the pipes retain their full internal diameter. Flow and comfort remain constant at the same high level. Hygiene Water is the most valuable and the most strictly regulated of all of our foodstuffs. In contrast to metals, which can release copper ions, nickel or corrosion deposits into the water, polybutene releases no substances at all that could affect the taste of the water or be harmful in any way. In terms of hygiene and health aspects, INSTAFLEX is totally safe for use in drinking water supply systems. 6

Simple, hassle-free, INSTAFLEX Another advantage of plastic is its low weight which makes processing and transport a lot easier. In contrast to metal systems, the use of a crane is not necessary. Less is more The energy equivalent value comprises all process energies required for the production of the pipes and fittings from raw material to final product as well as their thermal insulation. Furthermore, it covers the amounts of energy needed for the provision of auxiliary materials and the joining technology. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) A Life Cycle Assessment is a technique to assess the environmental impact associated with a product, a material, a process, or even a system over its entire life cycle. It is the most widespread method to assess the environmental impact. GF Piping Systems proactively conduct life-cycle assessments for selected products to determine their environmenta impact by analysing raw materials, suppliers, production, application by user and disposal. Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) An Environmental Product Declaration is a standardized tool to communicate the ecobalance of a product. It comprises quantified data on products or systems which are based on independent findings from Life Cycle Assessments (LCA). For the entire INSTAFLEX system, an EPD according to EN 15804 is available at www.gfps.com. Positive Life Cycle Assessment of plastic pipes 25 Disposal Transport Production of the pipes 20 P roduction of the raw materials 15 10 5 0 Study of S. Büsser and R. Frischknecht, ESU-Services Ltd. Switzerland, commissioned by GF Piping Systems, 2008 7 CO in kilogramme - equivalent per metre of pipe [DN80] 2 Copper Stainless steel Galvanised steel Untreated steel PB

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