The Selfit (Solvent Cement joint) pipes have one end self-socketed and the other end plain, which fits snugly without the use of couplers. The solvent cement joint is strong, permanent, and trouble-free.
Range
Selfit pipes are manufactured in the range of 20 mm to 315 mm diameters in 2.5, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12.5 kgf/cm2 working pressure.
Advantages
Selfit sockets are formed with high precision on specially developed sophisticated machines
50% saving in installation time, as compared with plain ended pipes and loose couplers
The number of joints is reduced by 50%, resulting in substantial saving in labour costs,
The requirement of Solvent Cement for a pipeline is reduced by almost 50%
Cost less than conventional plain ended pipes with loose couplers
Eliminates the inconvenience of loose couplers, and reduction in inventory costs
355 mm & 400 mm diameter pipes in 2.5, 4, 6, and 10 kgf/cm2 working pressure are available as plain ended pipes
Selfit pipes are supplied in a standard length of 6 meters exclusive of the socket portion After studying the actual field problems our R&D department has developed longer sockets which avoids leakage problems and give better joints.This has been resulted better and satisfying performance of shantilex pipelines to our customers and farmers. ‘FIT IT AND FORGET IT’ is the slogan of shantilex pipes which resulted uninterrupted performance of our long pipelines.