Corrosion Short Courses: Pinhole Leaks in Copper Pipes in Potable Water Distribution System,presented by NACE certified Corrosion Specialist , WebCorr Corrosion Consulting Services.

Pinhole Leaks in Copper Pipes in Potable Water Distribution System: Causes and Prevention

Course Overview

Pinhole leaks in copper pipes and tubing in potable water distribution systems in hotels, hospitals, homes and other residential and office buildings have been on the rise in recent years. The insidious leaks not only cause losses of water but may also cause serious damages to the walls, ceilings, fittings, furniture and other valuables. The leaks often raise health concerns of the quality of drinking water.

This corrosion short course is available for in-house training, online and distance learning worldwide. It can also be customized to meet the specific needs of your organization.

Course Outline

1 Pinhole Leaks & Pitting Corrosion
   1.1 What is a pinhole leak
   1.2 Types of pitting corrosion in copper tube
   1.3 The scale and impact of pinhole leaks in water pipes
   1.4 Why is water colored
         - issues related to blue water, milky water, brownish water, reddish water
   1.5 Why is water smelly?
   1.6 Is the water safe to drink?
   1.7 Tell-tale signs of pinhole leaks

2 Pinhole Leaks: the Water Factors
   2.1 The chemistry of drinking water
   2.2 Soft and hard waters
   2.3 Water treatment
   2.4 Factors contributing to pinhole leaks

3 Pinhole Leaks: the Tube Fabrication Factors

4 Pinhole Leaks: the Design and Installation Factors

5 Pinhole Leaks: the Stray Current and Other Factors

6 Pinhole Leaks: Repair Options and Prevention

Who Should Attend

This 1-day course provides an excellent avenue for facility and building managers, maintenance engineers, homeowners, plumbers, water suppliers, copper pipe fabricators and suppliers to gain a insight into the causes of pinhole leaks and methods of prevention.

Registration for This Corrosion Course

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In-House Training Corrosion Courses

If you are concerned with corrosion in your business, in-house training is a great solution to train a group of employees from design, production, operation, quality assurance, inspection and maintenance, and technical sales and support on corrosion control and corrosion prevention technology. The contents of all corrosion courses can be customized to fit your organization's needs.

There is no minimum or maximum number of participants required for in-house training corrosion courses. We conduct the in-house training corrosion course at your company's premises and at a time convenient to your company. Requests for in-house training corrosion courses from overseas countries are also welcome.

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Corrosion Course-On-Demand

All our publicly scheduled corrosion short courses are conducted once a year. However, you do not need to wait for one year if you have missed any of the publicly scheduled corrosion courses as we have this unique corrosion course-on-demand scheme: we will conduct the course just for you on an one-on-one basis at a time and in a location convenient to you. This option costs significantly less than a full-scale in-house training program.

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Online and Distance Learning Corrosion Courses

All corrosion courses can be conducted through online or distance learning. An username and password will be emailed to course participants for accessing the online course materials. Alternatively, a CD-ROM containing the same online course material or a master hard copy of corrosion course notes can be sent to your organization. Instructions, course assignments, discussions and questions related to the corrosion courses are posted on the website. Free email support for online courses is provided for a period up to 12 months. A Certificate of Completion will be issued to participants who pass the online test with a score of 70% and above.

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PowerPoint Slides and Test Banks for Trainers, Instructors, Tutors, University Lecturers and Professors

If you are involved in teaching or training, you may wish to purchase a complete set of the trainer's package for this training course. The trainer's package comes complete with ready-to-use PowerPoint slides (fully editable) and test bank (with answer keys). These ready-to-use PowerPoint slides contain high quality color photographs, illustrations, animations, audio and video clips. The test bank contains questions in four categories: (1) true or false, (2) multiple choice, (3) calculation, and (4) reasoning and open-ended discussions. The trainer's package is suitable for in-house training and university teaching. This is exactly the same package that WebCorr uses to deliver our current training course.

The one-time lump sum fee allows your organization to use the training package and also modify it. For example, your organization may modify the course contents and re-name/re-brand the course under your organization’s name. WebCorr only retains the copyright of the original PowerPoint slides and test bank.

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