This RIDGLOK® Vertical Standing Seam Panel Insulation System was customer manufactured at our facility in Reed, KY for installation on a water storage tank. The tank was a 25.18’ diameter x 52’ tall ground storage tank used to house water for fire protection at the data center.

Details of the data center project can be read about by clicking on this link:

https://blog.equinix.com/blog/2014/03/04/equinix-sees-continued-interest-in-secaucus-data-centers/

RIDGLOK® Insulation Systems are utilized for freeze protection on fire water supply for wet sprinkler systems. Fire protection water storage tanks that are in colder regions are required to have tank heaters and permitted to be insulated to CONSERVE energy per NFPA 22 codes section 16.1-16.5. The panels can be applied to all types of tanks, including flat bolted, chimed bolted, glass lined, fiberglass, welded, stainless steel and concrete. The tank does not need to be taken out of service to install the system. Insulating fire protection tanks with RIDGLOK® Vertical Standing Seam Insulation provides energy savings by reducing the amount of electricity needed to heat the tank.

The project was completed satisfactorily and the site supervisor stated that he would recommend both the RIDGLOK® Panel System and the MC&I crew for future projects. The Area Manager gave the following statement regarding the job: “Thanks so much for your efforts at the Secaucus, NJ project. Your crew did an outstanding job in a timely fashion. I greatly appreciate the efforts of your company and look forward to working with you again soon!”