Its combination of hardness high temperature operation up to 1 700 c and good electrical insulation makes it useful for a wide range of applications.
Ceramic tube damp proofing.
Introducing our damp proof silicon ceramic with a gold standard of waterproofing for interiors and exteriors.
Ceramic tubes do not make walls dryer and in some cases they can make them wetter.
But nobody in the building game ever let a few facts fog the issue.
The explanation that the manufacturer as to how these tubes work is that the ceramic material has good suction properties and this draws water from the from the wall fabric into the inner part of the tube and the moisture drawn in though the tube then evaporates from the inner surfaces of the tube into the.
Almost pure alumina 99 7 provides the highest temperature operation for protection tubes.
Originally known as knapen tubes then doulton wallguard.
Even the damp proofing industry trade body the british wood preserving and damp proofing association bwpda has a code of good practice which advises against using ceramic tubes.
Alumina is the most commonly used type of ceramic and is available in purities up to 99 9.
Ceramic tubes do not make walls dryer and in some cases they can make them wetter.
Even the damp proofing industry trade body the british wood preserving and damp proofing association bwpda has a code of good practice which advises against using ceramic tubes.