Sanpress as a universal solution
The self-confident motto of the Leipzig University Hospital, Germany, is “Research, teaching, healing – a tradition of innovation”. And in keeping with this leitmotif, the project decision-makers selected the ideal combination of innovation and tradition in the Sanpress piping system supplied by the long-established Viega company. Over 25 kilometres of Sanpress stainless steel piping were installed in the new construction for the Conservative Medicine Department, with an area of 47,000 m².
Sanpress Inox for all waters
Drinking water hygiene is of utmost importance in hospitals and research laboratories, and therefore also in the Leipzig University Hospital. So the project planners and principals specified drinking water installation equipment that excluded all doubts in respect of quality. In Leipzig, the following prevailing conditions represented an important factor regarding the choice of materials: The local drinking water network is fed from extremely varied sources with a correspondingly wide quality range. This excluded copper as an option. Under these circumstances, the best degree of flexibility was to be obtained with the use of stainless steel piping with stainless steel connectors (Sanpress Inox) for the drinking water installation and stainless steel piping with gunmetal connectors (Sanpress) for the heat distribution.
Sanpress: first choice for ventilation
Sanpress also proved to be the best choice for the ventilation equipment pipe network. The important thing here was to exclude the risk of galvanic tension. With other materials such as black pipe, there is a risk that particulate matter detaching from the inside pipe walls could quickly clog the highly sensitive heat exchangers of the ventilation equipment – perhaps leading to complete failure. The electrical potential values of Sanpress pipe and gunmetal connectors are practically the same, so this risk simply does not arise. This meant that the more economical connectors could be used for the heat-conducting pipes.
One and the same installation system for two such different piping networks – this shows clearly how much it makes sense to use an integrated system of components. The benefits: fast and punctual on-site work, while meeting the highest quality requirements.
