4
1. S
LIDE
H
OT
T
AP
S
LEEVE
(“B” F
IG
)
DOWN
TO
ENGAGE
THE
THREADS
OF
THE
HOT
TAP
FEED
SCREW
.
2. T
URN
H
OT
T
AP
S
LEEVE
CLOCKWISE
UNTIL
SHELL
CUTTER
TOUCHES
PIPE
.
3. U
SING
THE
SOCKET
AND
RATCHET
,
ROTATE
THE
HOT
TAP
SPINDLE
(“A”F
IG
1)
CLOCKWISE
WHILE
CONTINUALLY
APPLYING
PRESSURE
. (
BY
TURNING
THE
HOT
TAP
SLEEVE
(“B”
FIG
1).
4. D
RILL
THROUGH
THE
PIPE
UNTIL
NO
RESISTANCE
IS
FELT
WHEN
ADVANCING
THE
HOT
TAP
SLEEVE
.
F
5
F
6
1. A
FTER
HOLE
IS
DRILLED
THROUGH
THE
PIPE
,
RETRACT
H
OT
T
AP
S
LEEVE
BY
TURNING
COUNTER
-
CLOCKWISE
.
2. D
ISENGAGE
THREADS
AND
PULL
UP
ON
H
OT
T
AP
S
LEEVE
TO
ENSURE
PROPER
CLEARANCE
BETWEEN
H
OT
T
AP
S
HELL
CUTTER
AND
CORPORATION
STOP
.
