Hi! It’s Doug with another edition of my tips & tricks. Hurricane season is on its way. Here’s how you can be prepared, and I’ve also included a pipe repair checklist to help you keep track of repairs.
Getting set up for storm and hurricane season
As we get into the storm and hurricane seasons, it’s important to make sure you have enough product on your shelves. During extreme weather, distribution lines are disrupted with road closures and power outages preventing orders from being delivered quickly.
Make sure that you place orders before a hurricane or storm is on its way. Don’t wait until the storm is 72 hours away to find out that you are low on supplies. This is especially true for made-to-order products which can take up to six weeks to be delivered.
Other events to consider over the summer are vacations by employees, and holidays such as 4th of July and Labor Day (Monday, September, 7).
As always, contact our customer service representatives, Lisa Lassiter and Bonnie Screws, to get details about delivery times. You can call Lisa at 352-509-3571 or email her at lisa.lassiter@HYMAXusa.com, and Bonnie can be reached at 352-509-3574 and bonnie.screws@HYMAXusa.com.
Pipe Repair Checklist
In the rush to get a pipe repaired, it’s easy to forget to record details about the repair. This information, however, can be very valuable to engineers, directors, supervisors, purchasing agents and end users. The data can be used to keep track of the piping infrastructure as a whole, make correction to plans, order the right products and prepare for obtaining approvals for line replacements.
Here’s a quick checklist to help you record information about the repair.
- Person who made the repair
- When the repair was completed
- Type of repair performed
- Time since the previous repair
- Cause of the break (if known)
- Size, OD and pipe material of the repaired pipe (the info on record isn’t always accurate)
- Product used to make the repair (e.g. coupling, clamp, brand of the product)
Make it a habit to record this information and it will go a long way in planning and preparing for the future.
Got a question? Send me an email and I’ll get back to you. I’m at doug.riseden@HYMAXusa.com.