Does An Absorbent Sock Work As A Temporary Flood Control Device?
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
I was looking for a product that I could put down outside a building to act as a temporary flood control device (ie. we have water from the walkways overflowing into the buildings).
Could a product like your absorbent socks work for that application?
Thank you for asking. The absorbent socks could work for this application.
OK. So your absorbent sock is not designed to float on the water (like typical oil collection devices). How "tall" is your sock? My intent would be to place it around a doorway to prevent water from entering the building.
This will not prevent water from completely entering. We also provide flood control tubes.
The absorbent socks are made to absorb oil so therefore they will take in the water but once it's soaked it will not work anymore without wringing it out.
Basically what I am saying is it is not going to work completely for your project.
Understand. All I am trying to do is "slow" the water to give my mechanics more time to respond and fix the problem. Once the sock has absorbed the "max" amount of water, it would still act like a poor man's sand bag. What are the flood control tubes.
If you are just trying to "slow" the water down the absorbent socks will work. The flood control tubes are for bigger projects and are not as economical as the socks.
I would want to "test" the product before I committed. However, we're not talking a large amount of product. I would probably be only talking about pieces long enough to cover a typical double door (say 8 - 10 feet long) and maybe 20 - 25 units. I can probably send a sample out to you today.
At this time, I'm just trying to see if this type of product would work for our application and get a rough feel for cost.
One other question. I understand that the socks are not reusable for there intended purpose. However, if we used it for water, would they dry out and therefore be considered reusable?
They are reusable. We can email you further information or feel free to call in at (+1) 772-646-0597 and speak with our Granite Environmental tech guys to discuss your project.
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