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SWS Earth Contact Backfill (Coke Breeze) by Loresco

For more than 50 years, Farwest has been a stocking distributor for the Loresco line of cathodic protection anode backfill (coke breeze) and related cathodic protection and grounding products.
Specially Formulated for Impressed Current C.P. Surface Anode Systems
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Loresco type SWS® is designed for use in impressed current surface systems. SWS® is also suitable for containerized anode systems and semi-deep impressed current systems. SWS® may be poured dry or through water or light mud.

Loresco SWS® exhibits a hard, round shape and does not require tamping because of its ability to go full density with simple pouring. The bulk density of SWS® is 68 lbs. per cubic foot. The predominant particle sizing ranges from 1mm to 5mm with no particle larger than 12mm.

The manufacture of SWS® is in a highly controlled "hot" atmosphere which produces a particle surface with wettable characteristics. This allows SWS® to be freely poured directly into water or light mud without sacrificing system integrity due to poorly compacted carbon. Set-up time is almost instantaneous.

Loresco SWS® is a product designed to be placed in the earth. According to EPA-approved leacherate tests, SWS® meets all purity requirements for materials utilized in underground burial.

Specifications

  • Bulk Density: 68 lbs. per cubic foot.
  • Particle Sizing: 90% between 1 mm and 5 mm

Shipping Data

Loresco SWS® is shipped in fifty (50) pound (22.7 kg) coated, woven polypropylene bags. SWS® may be stored outside for limited periods (not to exceed four hundred hours of sunlight). Pallets are available with fifty bags per pallet. Proven export packaging is also available.

Loresco SWS® may be poured freely in dry applications. If SWS® is poured through water, the rate should not exceed one hundred pounds per minute. The rate of pouring should be decreased if the fluid is a light mud.

Horizontal Installation Procedure

  • Have a reasonably clean ditch (design usually calls for a ditch one foot wide).
  • Pour Loresco SWS® in a continuous layer six inches deep (or as specified).
  • Place anodes on top of SWS®.
  • Pour SWS® in a continuous layer until anodes are covered by a six inch backfill cover (or as specified).
  • Fill the remainder of the ditch as specified.

Vertical Installation Procedure

  • Have a reasonably clean hole (depth depending on soil resistivity).
  • Place one foot of SWS® in bottom of hole.
  • Lower and center anode in proper position.
  • Pour SWS® over anode until design level is reached.
  • Fill remainder of hole as design specifies.