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11.4 Guide pipe
11.4.1 Guide pipe material and installation
Guide pipes are required for most installations, except for tank top or underground
applications. Guide pipes are usually used in 3 locations:
• Gauge head to sheave elbow
• Sheave elbow to sheave elbow
• Sheave elbow to tank roof
Precautions regarding installation
• Guide pipes and pipe supporters are not supplied by Hauser.
• The angle of the guide pipe must be 5 mm (0.17 in) or less.
• The maximum distance between two sheave elbows (pipe distance) must be
2.5 m (8.2 ft).
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Installation of guide pipes. Unit of measurement mm (in)
NOTICE
Recommended materials for guide pipes
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Always use a galvanized carbon steel pipe ("white gas pipe") for the guide pipe. If the
application is for extremely corrosive gas, a stainless steel or hard PVC pipe with a resin
inner lining is recommended.