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COMPARE

COMPARE
POLYCAST
®
3000
Other Fiberglass
Trench Drain
Systems
vs.
Should you use POLYCAST
®
3000 or Other Fiberglass Trench Drain Systems for your next project?
Features of both POLYCAST
®
3000 and other fiberglass trench drain systems are compared on a point-for-point basis on the back of this page.
See for yourself why POLYCAST
®
3000 should be the choice for your next trench drain project.

POLYCAST
®
3000 is the first and only pultruded trench drain system
on the market today. The pultrusion process allows the channel to
maintain a consistently higher glass content for a strong, durable
channel.
The unique bulb-shaped design of POLYCAST
®
3000, combined with
the continuous 1% slope, provides the largest flow capacity of any
similar presloped trench drain on the market today.
POLYCAST
®
3000 offers:
High Performance - flow capacity of 3000 gpm or higher
Fast Installation - installation rates in excess of 100 linear
ft/hr and more
Superior Manufacturing Process - ISO-9001:2000 pultrusion
manufacturing plant
Unique Channel and Frame Design - patent pending
Easy Installation
Integral Installation
Chair
No Formwork
Typical Formwork
and Preassembly
Required POLYCAST
®
3000
Pultruded FRP Trench Drain System
VS.
Other Fiberglass
Trench Drain Systems
COMPARE
!
FLOW CAPACITY
More than 3000 GPM 6.73 cfs
Greater flow capacity allows POLYCAST
®
3000 to evacuate
greater amounts of water more rapidly.
Less than 2600 GPM 5.79 cfs
Low flow capacity reduces drain
performance.
SIDEWALL
DEFLECTION
DuRING CONCRETE
PLACEMENT
Integral reinforcing ribs combined with bulkheads provide added
support to POLYCAST
®
3000 allowing the channel to resist the
tendency to deflect and warp during concrete placement.
Flexible channel sidewalls require
excessive formwork to limit
deflection and warpage during
concrete placement.
ChANNEL
DESIGN
The POLYCAST
®
3000
unique bulb-shaped design with
vertical sidewalls allows for a stronger channel with a greater
flow capacity.
120' continuous slope - longer runs allow for more efficient
fluid flow.
Weaker sidewall can buckle during
concrete placement and restrict flow
capacity.
100' maximum continuous slope
- shorter runs with more frequent
interruptions are less efficient.
ThERMAL
ExPANSION
STRESSES
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE)
POLYCAST
®
3000: 4.5 x 10
-6
in/in/
o
F
Concrete: 6 x 10
-6
in/in/
o
F
POLYCAST
®
3000
CTE is similar to concrete and thus is not
as susceptible to differential expansion and movement.
Other fiberglass drain systems
CTE is
very different from concrete.
Differences in expansion and contraction
result in thermal stress fractures
and buckling of sidewalls.
ChANNEL FRAME
DESIGN
Specially engineered frames are completely embedded in
concrete. Loads are transferred directly into the surrounding
concrete for
uniform load distribution.
Vent slots in the frame prevent air entrapment under the grating
ledge.
Frames are not completely encased
in concrete.
Channel subjected to
concentrated traffic loading forces.
Trapped air and sand pockets can
result in
premature frame and channel
failure.
MANuFACTuRING
PROCESS
Pultrusion process allows channel to be produced with more
glass -
56% glass by weight.
uV inhibiting surface veil - pultruded with surfacing veil for
additional protection from UV damage.
Manufactured in ISO-9001:2000 certified pultrusion plant
- consistent parts every time.
Molding process limits the amount of
fiberglass in the channel. Lower glass
content results in
weaker channel
walls. Glass weight varies.
Susceptible to uV breakdown.
Inconsistent quality.
ThE ChOICE! POLYCAST
®
3000 PRESLOPED TRENCh DRAIN SYSTEM!
INSTALLATION
Install up to 100 linear ft/hr. - quicker installation saves time
and money.
Fewer parts - frame design includes installation chair, no
preassembly needed.
Integral steel installation chair allows easy channel placement,
grade adjustment and locks POLYCAST
®
3000 into the concrete.
Standard 1" x 6" planks are used for stiffening diaphragms.
Slow and complex installation adds
time and cost to the project.
Preassembly required with many parts.
Excessive
formwork and elaborate
contractor fabricated channel
stiffening diaphragms required.
PC-7
January, 2007
NOTE: Because Hubbell has a policy of continuous product improvement, we reserve the right to change design and specifications without notice.
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Copyright2007
POLYCAST
®
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Lenoir City, TN 37771
Phone: 800-346-3061 or 865-986-9726
Fax: 865-986-0585
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