What is an EZ Dock
MADE from?
It featured a top-side anti-slip checker board grip pattern, a perimeter of wake muffling Lego-like connecting pockets - and an underside of science leveraging air chambers. EZ Dock Sections are constructed by spraying a Linear Low-Density Polyethylene Resin (LLDPE) into a continuously rotating mould until it reaches a thickness of ⅜ of an inch. This self contained single piece mould has no fillers - just air inside.
They were endlessly susceptible to the slightest water movement, causing them to rock and sway. The instability of traditional floating dock systems provided an obvious need to re-think floating dock engineering. Barrel float dock platforms were the standard for floating dock systems for decades. They were susceptible to the slightest transference of weight. A footstep, minimal wake or someone climbing up onto it from a boat - and you had to pay attention and steady yourself when this happened.
The Polyethylene construction contains no chemicals that could potentially leach out into the environment, if punctured; there’s nothing but air inside an EZ Dock.
EZ Dock’s Ultra-Violet (UV-16) Polyethylene Resin is immune to environmental breakdown. EZ Dock systems were put through the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) tests — and the results confirmed that when corroded, ignited or put through chemical reactions - no contaminants were released.
What do EZ Dock
Air Chambers Do?
The cavity design on the underside of EZ Dock is purposefully sculpted to engage the physics principle of Hydro-static Surface Pressure. The air that gets trapped in these chambers as an EZ Dock is laid in the water - utilizes gravity to weigh the dock to the water with such pressure - that a powerful suction is created. This Suction (tension or pressure) is what enables the secure water stance of EZ Dock.
How Long will EZ Docks Last?
EZ Docks boast industry-leading durability, we still service customers’ docks (seasonal removals & re-installs) that were originally installed as far back as 2001, and they are still floating and performing just as they did the day they were installed. To prove this EZ Dock sought out Cambridge Labs in Mississauga (a scientific research company) to officially test the durable lifespan of an EZ Dock. Their tests mimicked the typical catalysts that contribute to the breakdown of plastic (polyethylene) over time. Their findings revealed that the structure and composition of EZ Docks remained intact and unchanged (no breakdown occurred) in simulations up to 60 years – at which point they ceased their testing.
In fact, based on the lab performed experiments, scientists conservatively estimated low-end lifespan of 40 years, and a potential high of over: 100 years
