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Composites Are Insulators - Metals Conduct
Composite Covers Improve Protection From Conductivity
CAP Composite Covers have very low heat transfer and act as an electrical insulator. Burns on bare foot pedestrians, pets, and small children are virtually eliminated by incidental contact as compared to the fast heat transfer inherent with metal cover solutions. Also, stray voltage from electrical lines and salt water conductivity will have an increased layer of protection with the natural insulating properties of these composite products.
Our Most Innocent are at Risk
CAPs Help Protect for Pets and Barefoot Pedestrians From Burns
Reaction Time before Burn with Hot Iron = less than half a second
Extra Reaction Time with a Composite Cover = over 20 seconds.
Photo Left: The Universal Hub in Boston reports this image after complaints to the Mayor's office in September 2011.
Burned Feet In Parks Can Be Avoided
"...Who would ever think that a manhole cover would be in excess of 140 degrees?"
-Eden Prairie attorney Donald Mark said Monday outside a St. Louis County courtroom after a pretrial conference
Electric Shocks
Composites in Circuit Breakers - Arc Prevention
Composite materials used in CAP's manhole covers are commonly used precisely to prevent and quench electric arc in industrial and residential circuit breakers. They are also used as insulators for charged third rails on metro lines, substation insulators, and even lighting rod insulators! ...JUST CAP THAT! ®
Shocked Dog in Dorchester MA - December 2017
"Biting his own tongue, bleeding from his mouth, shaking," Natali said. "I was thinking he was having a heart attack, something - I don't know what. " As reported by Jacqui Heinrich, Fox 25 Boston.
Even with Shoes , Pet-Owners also at Risk
"30-year-old architect Jodie Lane was electrocuted while walking through New York's East Village with her two dogs. Her dogs were shocked first. She noticed they were in distress, and when she tried to help them, she stepped onto the electrified metal cover of a utility box." As reported by CBS News and Associated Press.
Conductivity of Iron Manhole Covers On Display
The London Evening Standard, April 3, 2015 -Incredible thermal images demonstrate the heat conductivity of metal manhole covers. In this extreme situation (a fire in Holborn, England) the covers vividly show the heat transmission with glowing white-hot images. Composites can also be formulated to auto-extinguish fire with UL flame ratings of 5V.