Watertightness increases with flood height and liquid pressure on the ground canvas. Leakage rate is less than 4 liters/minute/linear meter on smooth asphalt.
If this leakage rate is considered too high, it can be reduced considerably by spreading clay beads (commonly called clay) under the front flap of the barrier. This is a natural product that gives excellent results and is easy to clean up after use.
It’s also possible to use clay in the joints between two anti-flood barriers for maximum watertightness.
Keep in mind that waterproofing depends mainly on the condition of the floor surface. The more the flap is sealed with soil, the more watertight the barrier will be – a major factor for long-term flooding.
The Water-Gate water barrier is incredibly resilient and flexible. It absorbs collision energy and returns to its original shape. This flexibility makes the water barrier a major asset against any impact. The risk of slight damage to the barrier from a strong impact is slight and it is almost impossible to break the water barrier.
As this video demonstrates, impact resistance was tested by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with a large log entering the barrier at full speed at 20 degrees, without seriously affecting its structure.
The technical details of this test are as follows:
System Wood Log Size Speed Diameter Length Dry Weight Hour Second Imperial 16 ½″ 10 feet 790 lb 5 miles 7’-3″ Metric 42 cm 3,05 m 358 kg 8,05 km 2,23 mIt is also possible and easy to let large objects floating on the water pass over the barrier as shown below (e.g., large pieces of ice floating on the water).
Water-Gate barriers have been extensively tested and FM approved by members of the FM Global Group in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Everything has been done from the design stage to provide you with a flawless and highly reliable product. Our satisfied customers number in the thousands.
We can confidently say that the Water-Gate barrier is the best flood barrier in the world because of its reliability, speed, impact resistance, and workmanship quality. We could also attribute many other great qualities to it, but we prefer to let you discover them on our website, or from our satisfied customers.
Based on our regular market monitoring, we consider Water-Gate to be the most reliable removable flood protection product on the market - and without a doubt much safer than sandbags, which, although crude and risky, are still widely used around the world. All in all, Water-Gate is to floods what airbags are to road safety. They have proven themselves and you wouldn’t dare drive without them!
Yes, the Water-Gate water barrier is sold with a 2-year manufacturing warranty and/or against any manufacturing defect.
Each Water-Gate barrier is manufactured and inspected to exacting quality standards in our Canadian plant. A serial number is recorded for traceability at each manufacturing stage.
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The Water-Gate anti-pollution barrier is first and foremost a work tool that must be reliable, safe, and durable. According to the safety standards set by MegaSecur, the Water-Gate barrier is 3 times stronger than necessary for a minimum 3-day holding period. For example, if the barrier is split by 2 out of 3 partitions and it holds water to its full capacity, the water retention will still be 3+ days.
Construction of the Water-Gate water barrier is done by experienced workers with industrial sewing machines. The stitch used is called "barbed stitch." This type of stitch will not come apart when cut. A broken barred stitch does not affect the next barred stitch.
In addition to using a safe type of stitching, we have added a second parallel stitching on all barrier partitions (except for the WX-06 model). Of course, we finalize the manufacturing of each barrier with a thorough inspection.
The yellow canvas, which covers the water barrier, is a PVC-coated polyester canvas. The main advantage of this type of fabric is its resistance to abrasion; meaning, if the fabric slips on the ground, tear risk is minimal.
The water barrier is assembled with partitions made of woven polyethylene fabric, which is a lightweight fabric that is extremely tear resistant.
The sewing thread used is 100% polyester for a rigidity that is well-suited to the PVC fabric (yellow) and polyethylene partitions. 100% galvanized and rustproof steel plates are used as ballast.
Since Water-Gate barriers are made entirely of polymer, their life expectancy is estimated at more than 20 years if used occasionally, or for short periods of time.
Although ultraviolet rays are the most harmful to water barrier materials, this only amounts to 25% degradation after more than 20,000 hours of sunlight. In addition, the polymer fabrics have been treated to counter the harmful effects of ultraviolet rays.
And since the water barrier is made entirely of polymer, there is no risk of degradation due to moisture.
Water-Gate barrier materials easily withstand temperatures from +50°C/+120°F to -40°C/-40°F. Even when stored for several years at these temperatures (up to 10 years of certification according to the material manufacturers), the Water-Gate water barrier remains just as effective!
Weather events have become more unpredictable than ever with devastating storms, floods, heavy rainfall, and hurricanes becoming more common. At the same time, commercial warehouses and workspaces have grown in size, scale, and complexity in urban environments. A flooded building doesn’t just mean lost paperwork; it can mean billions of dollars in sensitive equipment and inventory lost coupled with catastrophic downtime while a business recovers, underscoring the need for protection against flooding.
That’s why commercial flood protection from Flood Control America is more important than ever. Since , we’ve helped hundreds of companies across the United States protect their assets from severe weather and floods. Our customizable, reliable flood barriers keep water out so you can return to business as soon as possible.
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