Water Main Hot Tap Detail

Most wet tap connections are into water and sewer mains and can be performed while your system remains live and under working pressure.

Water main hot tap detail.

1 poly water line tapped into 8 c900 water main. A tap connection controls the volume and pressure of water from the city main to the house. For a hot tap there are three key components necessary to safely drill into a pipe. The basic steps to perform a hot tap are.

Wet taps allow for a new branch connection without any interruption of service or flow. In many cases the fitting is a weldolet where a flange is welded or a split tee with a flanged outlet see image above. A water main tap is the valve used to connect a homeowner s water line to the city water main. The fitting the valve and the hot tap machine.

Pro tapping performs wet taps from 4 to 36 360 around the main. Exhibit 2 provides a general schematic of a hot tapping procedure. Connect the fitting on the existing pipeline by welding steel bolting cast iron or bonding plastic and install the valve. Hot tap means the water main is live or charged hot.

The fitting is attached to the pipe mostly by welding. Line stops hot taps pipe freeze plugs by passing services. Install the hot tap machine through the permanent valve. 4 hot dipped galvanized 5.

Perform the hot tap by cutting the coupon. 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. This video demonstrates how a new valve can be connected to a live water main without having to shut the water off so as to avoid interrupting service to a. Planning zoning requests general plan p.

One stop shop permits and plan review p. 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. 480 312 2356 inspections permit inspections p. Standard water detail drawings w 25 water meter box detail w 26 standard gang meter assembly w 27 gang meter addressing single story building w 28 gang meter addressing multi story building w 29 typical 4 8 domestic water meter bypass installation.

W 21 temporary water main blow off assembly.