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SealBoss Seal Oakum: Your Solution to Sealing Large Openings

SealBoss Seal Oakum is an oil-free jute-based fiber of remarkable strength, ready to absorb high volumes of SealBoss 1510 Water Stop Foam. Oakum serves as a conveyance medium for the hydroactive foam resin, making it an effective solution for sealing large gaps.

Impregnated with 1510 Water Stop Foam, SealBoss Seal Oakum reacts upon contact with moisture, expanding to create a flexible yet robust seal. This is especially beneficial in combating active water infiltration in sizable openings, cracks, and joints.

SealBoss Seal Oakum: The Ultimate Remedy for Sealing Vast Gaps and Openings

Discover the strength and versatility of SealBoss Seal Oakum, an innovative, oil-free jute-based fiber system designed for quick and easy waterproofing. This eco-friendly material stands ready to dealing with large, daunting openings. With its remarkable ability to absorb high volumes of SealBoss 1510 Water Stop Foam, SealBoss Seal Oakum serves as an unparalleled conveyance medium, transforming the hydro active foam resin into a water tight barrier against leaks and moisture.

Impregnated with the cutting-edge 1510 Water Stop Foam, SealBoss Seal Oakum springs into action upon encountering moisture. It undergoes an immediate transformation, expanding to form a flexible, yet incredibly durable seal. This unique property makes it an invaluable ally in the battle against active water infiltration, offering a dependable solution for sealing expansive openings, deep-seated cracks, and challenging joints.

Designed for efficiency and ease of use, SealBoss Seal Oakum not only seals but also fortifies structures, providing peace of mind and long-lasting protection. Whether you’re facing the relentless pressure of water ingress or the daunting task of securing large structural gaps, SealBoss Seal Oakum emerges as the definitive solution, ready to tackle tough sealing challenges head-on. Embrace the power of innovation and safeguard your structure with the outstanding sealing capabilities of SealBoss Seal Oakum.

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Here’s How You Can Use It

For dry gaps between concrete slab segments, spray resin-saturated oakum with water or immerse it into a water-filled pail to kickstart the activation process. Once reactive, the oakum can be packed into the joints, forming a watertight seal between the concrete substrates.

Installation Guidelines for SealBoss 1500 Seal Oakum

Dip the SealBoss 1500 Seal Oakum into the activated foam resin. Remove it from the container and wipe off any excess material.
If needed, moisten joints or voids with water to prepare the surface for the resin-saturated SealBoss 1500 Seal Oakum.

To seal minor leaks, dip the saturated SealBoss Seal Oakum into water, which initiates the reaction process.

Position the saturated SealBoss Seal Oakum into the joint or void. Optionally, you can hasten the curing process by spraying the saturated oakum surface with water.

After the material has cured, cut away any surplus product from the substrate surface.
Leveraging SealBoss Seal Oakum not only provides an effective solution for sealing wide gaps, but also ensures the durability and longevity of your structures.

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Seal Leaks with Oakum

What is Oakum Soakum?

For Best Results, Soak the Oakum.
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The Benefits of using the Oakum Seal Method

Seal Oakum is an untreated, strong, dry and oil free jute based fiber capable of absorbing copious amounts of SealBoss chemical grouts. Resin impregnated Seal Oakum reacts with water and expands to form a dense and flexible seal. It offers major benefits for many leak sealing jobs by keeping injection resin in place and prevent it from escaping and leaking during the injection process and prior to cure. With soaked oakum you can create a physical barrier to prevent active water infiltration in larger openings, irregular cracks and joints.

Oakum is mainly used as a carrier medium for hydro active foam resins for use in wide openings to seal leaks. It is used to slow down massive water flow to permit the injection foam to cure. For this application Seal Oakum is soaked in SealBoss foam grout leak-seal resin and the saturated product packed into actively leaking cracks and joints as a compression seal. ‘Oakum Soakum’ is an industry known term for the technique. Prior to use inspect area for loose concrete and remove any contamination to prepare for insertion of the fiber into the desired location.

Can I use un-soaked, dry Seal Oakum?

Seal Oakum also works well dry when driven into cracks as a temporary seal to allow injected resin time to cure without washing out.

Seal Oakum is cut to length and sold in ready-to-use sets

How to and Where to use Seal Oakum

For Use With SealBoss Hydro Active PU Water Stop Foam Injection Grouts – Oakum Soakum Technique
Create Joint Gaskets or Use in Combination with Gaskets in Sewer & Storm Drain Lines, Ducts
Wastewater Treatment Plants
Reservoirs & Water Tanks
Service Manholes
Tunnels & Underground Cable Trenches
Pipe Penetrations,
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How to Seal Gushing Leaks and Wide Cracks with Seal Oakum

Use gloves and protective gear during the oakum soakum application process
It is recommended to drill packer holes and set packers prior to oakum use.
One, or several relief holes may divert water pressure during the oakum placement
Clean the surfaces to which the oakum will be applied
Place oakum in a container and saturate with SealBoss Water Stop Foam
Remove excess resin from the oakum
For minor leaks or dry cracks or joints dip the resin soaked oakum into a pail of water to begin the reaction process and expansion
Pack oakum into the joint or crack with a large screwdriver or any tool suitable for the task
In cases of severe water pressure you may want to use a wooden board or other suitable product to mechanically support the applied oakum from being pushed out
Injection should be performed through preinstalled packers. If advised, a SealBoss Injection Needle may be used to inject grout directly through the oakum.

Sealing Pipe Penetrations with Seal Oakum

To seal pipe penetrations, resin saturated oakum can be sprayed with water or dropped into a pail of water to start the activation process. The reactive oakum is now packed into joints and around leaky pipe penetrations where it creates a watertight seal between the outside of the pipe and the wall of the structure.

Used dry, oakum fibers can be packed into wider cracks and joints to retain injected SealBoss polyurethane resin.

Installation Guidelines

Submerge SealBoss 1500 Seal Oakum into activated foam resin. When removing from container, wipe off excess material. If necessary, wet joints or voids with water to prime surface for saturated SealBoss® 1500 Seal Oakum.

To seal minor leaks, dip saturated SealBoss Seal Oakum into water to start reaction.

Place saturated SealBoss Seal Oakum in the joint or void. You may also spray saturated oakum surface with water to speed up the cure process. Cut excess product from substrate surface after cure.

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SealBoss Seal Pipe Kit

Conduit Sealer Kit
Pipe Plug & Sealer Kit

The Benefits of SealBoss ® Seal Pipe Kit

Fast Water Activated Polyurethane Foam Reaction
Ease of Application
Versatile Application Range
Applied in Wet Environments
Moisture-Activated in Dry Environments
NSF/ANSI 61 Potable Water Approved PU

SealBoss ® SealPipe Kit is a unique hydro-active product and oakum combination for sealing electrical conduits and other annular and irregular spaces.

This self contained kit has everything you need for the application. To seal pipe penetrations, resin saturated oakum can be sprayed with water or dropped into a pail of water to start the activation process. The reactive oakum is now packed into spaces where it creates a watertight seal.

What is Oakum Soakum ?

Watch our short video to learn how oakum and the ‘oakum soakum technique’ can be highly beneficial for your crack injection water stop and leak sealing efforts.