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Sovent® Brief Sheet
- Invented, tested, proven on highly instrumented test tower/Berne, Switzerland. (The first such performance test of a multi-story DWV plumbing system)
- Patented, offered to other countries early 60's.
- Introduced to U.S. market - mid 60's (Thoroughly tested)
- First North American Sovent Project - Habitat (Olympic Village, Montreal-1967
- First U.S. Project - Unimet-Richmond, California-1968. (Tested formally - Conclusion: "Performed better than adjacent building that was plumbed with UPC criteria)
- Saves substantial materials and installatoin labor. (Vigorously opposed by labor elements and cast iron soil pipe producers)
- Meets intent of all plumbing codes for health and safety. (Resisted by many who wish to maintain high labor and material costs)
- Has been installed in all four U.S. model code jurisdictions. (Some by variance procedures)
- Recognized, accepted by HUD
- ASME/ANSI Standard B16.45-1998
- CAST IRON SOVENT® DESIGN MANUAL NO. 802
- Design assistance available
- In use in 22 industrialized countries
- Installed and functioning in 42 states of the U.S.
- Installed and functioning in 275 cities of the U.S.
- Installed and functioning in 300,000 prestige hotel rooms
- Specified by 225 U.S. Consulting Engineeres
- Installed by 350 U.S. Plumbing/Mechanical Contractors
- In world market for over 40 years
- In U.S. market for over 30 years
- Thousands of prestige projects in U.S.
- Thoroughly tested in lab and field
- Sovent has never had a functional or operational problem attributable to the Sovent concept, EVER!
Check out the article Wasting Away in a Hotel Room--The Whys and Hows of Sovent featured in PMengineer and written by Jay K. Schultz, Technical Services Manager for Conine Manufacturing Co. Inc.
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