Water Main Hot Tap Detail

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Water main hot tap detail.

1 poly water line tapped into 8 c900 water main. Pro tapping performs wet taps from 4 to 36 360 around the main. Exhibit 2 provides a general schematic of a hot tapping procedure. 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.

Perform the hot tap by cutting the coupon. Connect the fitting on the existing pipeline by welding steel bolting cast iron or bonding plastic and install the valve. A tap connection controls the volume and pressure of water from the city main to the house. D 8 water main trench details d 9 water main trench insulation detail d 10 water main polyethylene wrap detail d 11 thrust restraint concrete thrust block details d 12 thrust restraint restrained joint pipe d 13 precast valve basin for pipes up to 16 inch diameter d 14 brick masonry valve basin d 16 typical 1 inch to 2 inch water service.

A water main tap is the valve used to connect a homeowner s water line to the city water main. Hot tap means the water main is live or charged hot. The fitting the valve and the hot tap machine. The tap allows a homeowner to install a new water main without having to affect any of the neighbors.

4 hot dipped galvanized 5. Most wet tap connections are into water and sewer mains and can be performed while your system remains live and under working pressure. In many cases the fitting is a weldolet where a flange is welded or a split tee with a flanged outlet see image above. The fitting is attached to the pipe mostly by welding.

In many cases increasing the size of a tap will improve upon the amounts of water pressure in your home. One stop shop permits and plan review p. Planning zoning requests general plan p. Install the hot tap machine through the permanent valve.

Line stops hot taps pipe freeze plugs by passing services. The basic steps to perform a hot tap are. W 21 temporary water main blow off assembly. Indian school road scottsdale az 85251.

For a hot tap there are three key components necessary to safely drill into a pipe.