Hot Tap Water Line

Hot tapping is also known as wet tapping.

Hot tap water line. Line stops hot taps pipe freeze plugs by passing services. However there are two valves at the pump itself the check valve and foot valve that might be loose and sucking in outside air. The line stop setup includes the hot tap machine plus an additional piece of equipment a line stop actuator. This means that a pipe or tank can continue to be in operation whilst maintenance or modifications are being done to it.

Hot tapping or pressure tapping is the method of making a connection to existing piping or pressure vessels without the interrupting or emptying of that section of pipe or vessel. 1 poly water line tapped into 8 c900 water main. You place a hot tap service saddle or sleeve onto the line. In the event you are old enough to remember or have an older house with steam registers you will be quite familiar with the famous pinging noise caused by air in the pipes.

When air finds its way into your water well system it normally isn t from a leak in the line where water spews out. There are a couple telltale signs that you have air in the hot water lines. The line stop actuator can be either mechanical screw type or hydraulic it is used to place the line stop head into the line therefore stopping the flow in the line. You add a valve and test the connection under pressure with a hydrostatic pump.

Another common sign is when water sputters out of the faucet instead of flowing. Showing a small hot tap on 4 pvc water main. In that case the force of the water s outflow usually won t allow air to get inside. Established in 1980 ift has been involved in critical pipeline solutions around the globe from large diameter sewage bypasses to complicated water system conversions for san salvador ift has performed thousands of hot taps line stops live valve installations pipe freeze plug insert valve.

The process is also used to drain off pressurized casing fluids and add test points or. Hot tapping how does a hot tap work. Hot tap means the water main is live or charged hot. Here s what you can expect from our pipe tapping team if this service is offered in your area.

In the areas that our pipe tapping services are offered our seasoned teams of in house water line tappers can perform both hot and cold taps on 4 inch pipe up to 24 inch pipe on a variety of pipe materials. Hot tapping is an inherently dangerous operation. Therefore hot tapping should generally be used only when it is impractical to take the system out of service.