EcoliteSpeeding up Construction With Versatile Products

Introduction and features

What is Ecolite?

Ecolite is a range of innovative structural access chambers for underground installations. Ideal for water utilities and other ducted network applications where access chambers are required

for inspection and maintenance, Ecolite is suitable for all footway and highway projects.

Ecolite chambers are formed by interlocking rectangular rings. Several ring sizes are available and can be placed on some pre-existing concrete chambers.

Ecolite rings come in 150mm deep, with 150x150mm and 430x280mm rings also available in 50mm and 25mm depth lightweight and easy to install. Ecolite rings are also able to support both B125 upto F900 loadings for some sizes.(see table on next page.

Ecolite parts are manufactured from recycled polymers and can be recycled at the end of their life. All Ecolite parts are highly resistant to attack from most acids and alkalis and other forms of chemical erosion unlike cement. They are able to withstand high loading forces which means that a concrete backfill is not required. 150.00

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Due to its lightweight plastic construction and reinforcement webs the Ecolite will incur less breakages and can be installed without the use of lifting equipment like conventional concrete chambers.

Ecolite can be used to create metre boxes, hydrant boxes and chambers

for many other applications

Applications

Lightweight chamber construction allows manual handling for rapid on-site installation and eliminates the machine costs associated with traditional concrete chamber construction.

Any depth is available, although greater depths on chambers of large width or breadth may need reinforcing. Please ask for further details.

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External External External Wall

Code Load Weight Length Width Height Thickness

Rating in Kgs in mm in mm in mm in mm

ME151525 150x150x25mm B125 0.40 230 230 25 40

ME151550 150x150x50mm B125 0.68 230 230 50 40

ME1515150 150x150x150mm B125 1.80 230 230 150 40

ME3823150 380x230x150mm D400 4.95 510 360 150 65

ME432825 430x280x25mm D400 1.15 560 410 25 65

ME432850 430x280x50mm D400 1.93 560 410 50 65

ME4328150 430x280x150mm D400 4.94 560 410 150 65

ME4545150 450x450x150mm D400 5.90 580 580 150 65

ME6045150 600x450x150mm D400 8.24 780 630 150 90

ME6060150 600x600x150mm E600 8.16 780 780 150 90

ME7560150 750x600x150mm E600 9.12 780 930 150 90

ME7568150 750x675x150mm E600 9.76 930 860 150 90

ME7575150 750x750x150mm E600 10.08 930 930 150 90

ME9060150 900x600x150mm E600 9.92 780 1080 150 90

ME9068150 900x675x150mm F900 10.56 1080 860 150 90

ME9075150 900x750x150mm F900 10.88 1080 930 150 90

ME9090150 900x900x150mm F900 11.68 1080 1080 150 90

ME10068150 1000x675x150mm F900 11.02 1190 855 150 90

ME1001001501000x1000x150mm F900 12.60 1190 1190 150 90

ME12060150 1200x600x150mm F900 11.56 780 1380 150 90

ME12068150 1200x675x150mm F900 12.20 1380 860 150 90

ME12075150 1200x750x150mm F900 12.52 1380 930 150 90

ME12090150 1200x900x150mm F900 13.32 1080 1380 150 90

ME1201201501200x1200x150mm F900 14.96 1380 1380 150 90

ME13060150 1300x600x150mm F900 12.00 1480 800 150 90

ME13085150 1300x850x150mm F900 13.58 1480 1030 150 90

Chamber installation

Dimensions of excavation:Length x Width x Height. Please allow additional depth for cover and frame

Pour a concrete base to act as the foundation. Alternatively dry mix or compacted stone may be used. Thickness of the base is of the preference of the

Lower the first section of the chamber into the excavation. Push the first section down into the wet cement making sure it

Insert the remaining sections making sure they are correctly aligned.

Lower the access cover on to the chamber once the concrete base has set, using mortar or grout as required.

Check the fit of the access cover making sure no debris is stuck in between chamber and frame.

Pack the as-dug material from the excavation process into the cavity between

To finish off the installation, lay your finishing material up to the access chamber frames edge.

The chamber must be braced by a strut/struts to prevent the backfilling process to cause side wall deflection, for chamber wall lengths of 900mm and above. When the chamber is braced, backfilling can take place at 300mm deep

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Plastech Southern Ltd102-120a North Lane, Aldershot, Hampshire GU12 4QN

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