1.
Ensure that the proper roll set is installed
on the tool for the pipe size and material to be
grooved. Rolls are marked with the pipe size
and part number, and they are color-coded
according to the pipe material. Refer to the
applicable “Tool Rating and Roll Selection”
section.
2a.
Loosen the stabilizer locking handle.
2b.
Using the stabilizer handwheel, retract the
stabilizer roller to clear the pipe when it is
inserted onto the lower roll.
WARNING
Grooving rolls can crush or
cut fingers and hands.
• Loading/unloading pipe
will place your hands close
to the rollers. Keep hands
away from the grooving
rolls and the roller on the
pipe stabilizer.
3.
Insert a length of pipe that is the correct
size and schedule over the lower roll.
Ensure that the pipe end contacts the
lower-roll backstop flange. The pipe must
rest directly on top of the roll and must not
be skewed to one side or the other.
CAUTION
• DO NOT adjust the stabilizer roller to
push the pipe to the left and off center
from the rolls. Increased pipe-end flare
and shortened roll life will result if the
pipe is pushed to the left and off center.
• DO NOT reach across the pipe to make
pipe stabilizer adjustments.
• DO NOT adjust the pipe stabilizer while
the pipe is in motion.
• Assembly of couplings on pipe that
exceeds the maximum allowable flare
dimension may prevent proper pad-to-pad
assembly of coupling housings and cause
gasket distortion/damage.
Failure to prepare pipe in accordance with
all instructions may cause joint failure,
resulting in personal injury and/or property
damage.
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