AMERICAN Videos

1. Ductile Iron Pipe Put To The Test In The Most Corrosive Soil Environment In North America 7/15/2020

   The Everglades is the most corrosive soil environment in America. In this interview, Maury Gaston, Manager of Marketing Services for AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe and AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe, discusses a study that involved burying ductile iron pipe specimens coated with zinc, top-coated with a finishing layer, and wrapped in V-Bio encased polyethylene, and the results when they were exhumed. 

2. Valves: Butterfly Versus Gate 11/30/2012

   How important is valve selection? Has maintenance been considered? Should old specifications be used? AMERICAN is experienced in both butterfly and gate valves and answers your questions in this video.

3. Hydrant: 5 1/4" Waterous Pacer Overview 11/30/2012

   The AMERICAN Waterous Pacer is rated for 250 psig and meets or exceeds all of the requirements of AWWA C502. Ductile iron construction assures strength and durability. The Pacer hydrant has all the features you expect from a high-quality fire hydrant. The all-bronze seat and bronze seat insert assure that the Pacer hydrant remains easy to repair. The epoxy primed and polyurethane top coat system on the external surfaces on the upper barrel of the Waterous Pacer fire hydrant provides a durable, high-gloss finish that, under normal conditions, should continue to look good for years without repainting. Watch this video to learn more.

4. AMERICAN Experts Discuss Aging Water Infrastructure 12/15/2014

   Out of sight, the country’s underground water infrastructure is aging and failing. In this interview, AMERICAN’s Derek Scott and Maury Gaston discuss the problem, challenges facing cities, and the latest technologies for providing and protecting one of our most precious resources — water.

5. Hydrant: 5 1/4" Waterous Pacer Operation 11/30/2012

   The AMERICAN Waterous Pacer’s sleek and stylish design blends perfectly with today’s modern architecture.With many cities experiencing increased pressure to stretch their dollars, it is important to note that the Pacer hydrant can be maintained by just one person. The removal of four nuts and bolts allows access to all working parts. Watch this video to learn more.

6. American Ductile Iron Plant Tour 2021 6/7/2021

   AMERICAN’s ductile iron pipe in diameters from 4 to 64 inches is proudly made at our company’s headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama. Since 1905, we’ve been making products essential to our nation’s water infrastructure and in turn, our nation’s public health and safety. In this video, a tour of our Ductile Iron Pipe manufacturing facility, we take a look inside to see how it’s made. From a source of recycled iron and steel, through high-tech quality control, to fuel-efficient shipment by rail to 11 logistics centers across the country, AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe has been sustainable long before sustainable was cool. This 5:11 video shows how.

7. Envisioning The Future Of Water In 2050 7/7/2023

   In this episode of Water Talk, Angela Godwin sits down with Maury Gaston from American Cast Iron Pipe Company to talk about what's new at American. 

8. Series 2500 Flex-Ring Gate Valve Video 9/10/2013

   The Series 2500 Flex-Ring Gate Valve design incorporates many exclusive design features.

9. AMERICAN Products Used In Cobb-Marietta West Side Loop Project 11/18/2016

   Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority’s West Side Loop 48-inch Replacement Project is being conducted to provide additional water to western Cobb County and Paulding County in Georgia. AMERICAN provided approximately 30,000 feet of 48-inch-diameter V-Bio wrapped ductile iron pipe and more than 20 resilient wedge gate valves with Flex-Ring® ends in sizes 24 to 48 inches in diameter.

10. Fastite Joint Pipe With Fast-Grip Gasket Video Overview 2/27/2015

    The AMERICAN Fastite joint is a flexible, rubber ring compression-type joint used extensively in underground service for water, sewage or other liquids. It has the proven long-life and high-strength qualities inherent in joints produced in accordance with AWWA C111 and pipe produced centrifugally in accordance with AWWA C151.