Table of Contents
Safety
Safety Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Read and Understand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
General Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Wear Safety Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Gas and Hot Tap Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Pressurized Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Cutters are Sharp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Fusion Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Overview
Nomenclature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Fusion Machines To Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Fusion Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Test Port Saddles
Using Hot Tap Tool with a Saddle with Test Port . . . . . . 3-1
Tool
Make-up
Tool Make-up Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Imperial Hot Tap Tools (2", 3", 4", 6") . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Metric Hot Tap Tools (63mm, 90mm, 110mm, 125mm,
160mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Hot Tap Operation
Pressure Test Tool Make-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Clamp Tool in Fusion Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Begin Tapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Retract Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Close Valve or Squeeze Off Nipple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Bleed Off All Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Cut the Tool Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Complete Service Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Open Ball Valve or Remove Squeeze Tool . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Prepare Tool For Next Tap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Specifications
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
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