RE: Stoppling and Hot-Tapping

From: <SARE>
Date: Mon May 21 2001 - 00:12:00 EDT

Furmanite core business is leak repairs. We've used them a lot until we set up our won leak sealing team. The world leader in hot taps is TDW. Paul is right, it is a specialty service. But that should not deter you from performing the hot taps yourself. TDW not oly provides services, they also sell the equipment, We bought three one and so far we have done all our hot taps without any incident. Key is developing a safe procedure and a well trained crew. We won't attempt a hot tap on an air line but readily do in a hydrocarbon media.

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From: Dereb derebi [mailto:dereb1@yahoo.com] Sent: 21 May, 2001 12:45 AM
To: <a href="/group/PipingDesign/post?postID=ShBK_UkvtK83sQbhdlLxkU2zEYj1gEOlzFwYR4YQhvY56eGafFYIf9JHzt_L1xgfkA0TV_xf9IrnqlufUUq2ozZoIA">PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com</a> Subject: Re: [PipingDesign] Stoppling and Hot-Tapping

PAUL,
That's the one. Normally only done as last resort, with extra precautions.
--- Paul Bowers <pbowers@pipingdesign.com> wrote:
> <<Hi Paul, I know a company in Aberdeen Scotland
> called
> Furmanite have been doing 'hot taps' for the last 15
> years.
>
> regards, Derek Littleford >>
>
>
> Is this the page?
>
> <a href="http://www.furmaniteusa.com/services/pipeline.asp">http://www.furmaniteusa.com/services/pipeline.asp</a>
>
> Pretty good basic explanation of how it's done. Some
> might think
> that the high heat generated by cutting steel would
> be dangerous
> while tapping into potentially flammable process
> fluid streams.
>
> In all the refineries/mills/process facilities I've
> visited,
> hot-tapping/stoppling is regarded as a specialty
> service,
> something not to be attempted by the average fitter.
>
> I remember from about 20 years ago watching the
> procedure done out
> in a tank farm.
>
>
> Paul
>
>

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