| Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP) is thoroughly engineered -- to make sure it will serve for the life of your water supply system.
Every waterline should be designed and manufactured to provide years of trouble-free service. When it's built with Price Brothers prestressed concrete cylinder pipe, it will be one of the most permanent investments your community may ever make.
Even a so-called "minor" pipe failure in your water system can result in costs far greater than your original investment in the pipe itself.
That's why your community must fully consider the long-term economic benefits of installing only the finest pipe material available.
When you know the basic technical reasons our concrete pressure pipe is able to endure for decades, you'll know why it's your wisest choice for every new and replacement waterline.
All concrete pipe may look alike on the outside, but each piece of prestressed concrete cylinder pipe is actually an ingenious combination of steel and concrete -- designed to keep getting stronger with each passing decade of service. And when it's Price Brothers pipe, you know it's been precisely engineered, carefully manufactured, and thoroughly tested and inspected -- and that it conforms fully to AWWA Standard C-301.
Within each length of our pressure pipe is a watertight steel cylinder. Against the inner surface of this steel cylinder we form a core of portland cement concrete. The cylinder and concrete core are wrapped with steel prestressing wire which is then protected from corrosion and other environmental hazards by the application of a portland cement mortar coating. The result is a time-tested, rugged piece of pipe -- engineered for permanent pipeline performance.
Engineering excellence is one vital reason Price Brothers pressure pipe is your best and most permanent investment.
Seeing the care and attention we give to each production step clearly shows why Price Brothers pressure pipe is your best buy
The people at Price Brothers have been making prestressed concrete cylinder pipe for over 50 years. During that time, we've always maintained the highest production and quality standards.
In fact, today's standards are more demanding than ever before at all our production facilities -- in Palatka, FL; Hattiesburg, MS; South Beloit, IL, and Bakewell, TN.
AWWA Standard C-301 sets forth the requirements for prestressed concrete cylinder pipe -- and every piece of Price Brothers pressure pipe exceeds those requirements -- but that's only the starting point for our production team.
We know how vital it is to "build in" the quality and reliability your job requires during each step in the manufacturing process. (For a step-by-step illustration of our process, see our Production page.)
Our step-by-step attention to quality control not only pays off in consistent product quality but in more competitive prices and prompt delivery on every job.
This pursuit of excellence goes on every minute of every day in each of our pressure pipe plants. The fact that communities depend on their water systems to serve their daily needs -- without fail -- compels us to make every piece worthy of your confidence.
Fittings of all sizes and types are made to the same rigid standards
Designing a waterline almost anywhere in the world today requires a large number and variety of elbows, tees, wyes, crosses, wall pieces, reducers, bulkheads, bevel pipe, outlet pipe and other special pressure pipe sections and fittings -- and every one of those fittings must be designed and built to match up with its adjoining pipe sections to assure a trouble-free system.
The people at Price Brothers are especially proud of the way we design and produce our concrete pressure pipe fittings. And we make our own standard and custom fittings -- in all pipe sizes -- right in our own fabricating facilities.
We design each fitting for a pressure and load rating equal to the adjoining pipe, then fabricate it from steel sheet or plate that is then lined inside and coated outside with cement mortar. The mortar coating provides corrosion protection for the steel within.
Our many years of experience and technical know-how enable us to custom-build fittings to solve complex layout problems, reduce the number of joints required, and speed the installation.
The people who build Price Brothers pipe know our responsibility
High reliability remains our first objective, when it comes to supplying you and your community with pipe to bring water to every household every minute of every day for many decades to come.
You can continue to depend on the people at Price Brothers for the permanent answer to your water piping requirements.
Technical specifications and bid information is promptly available by calling 1-800-543-5147.
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It may not look different, but this Price Brothers pressure pipe is the finest available for waterline systems of all sizes. Because it is rigid and very strong, concrete pressure pipe can generally be installed without special bedding or backfill—which helps hold down the cost of your installation.
Steel cylinders for Price Brothers pressure pipe are formed to the exact diameter and length on this automatic helical welder. The machine’s operator continually checks and monitors the quality of each welded cylinder, as it’s produced.
This newly formed steel cylinder with joint rings welded to each end has just been tested hydrostatically to make certain there are no leaks.
In the production of the largest sizes of Price Brothers pipe, most of the manufacturing operations are performed with the pipe in a vertical position. Above, the protective mortar coating is being sprayed over the prestressing wire, which compresses the concrete and steel pipe core.
This large steel tee emerges from the Price Brothers fabricating shop complete with joint rings, crotch plates, and wire mesh welded to both the inside and outside walls to provide a strong anchorage with the mortar that will soon be placed over it.
Both the inside and outside coating of mortar are applied and then the inside is carefully trowelled to form a smooth, even flow surface and to protect the steel from corrosion.
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