Re: Hydrotest vent and drain

From: <Christopher>
Date: Wed Nov 13 2002 - 19:23:00 EST

>Is it true that vent and drain are needed at every high and low point of
>piping if water is used for hydrotest?

Without the vent you leave air in the system; without the drain you leave water in. Not many people use steam for a hydrotest, but if you perform a pneumatic test (rather dangerous) there's no water to deal with, so you don't need vents or drains.

Christopher Wright P.E.    |"They couldn't hit an elephant at
chrisw@skypoint.com        | this distance"   (last words of Gen.
___________________________| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania 1864)
http://www.skypoint.com/~chrisw Received on Wed Nov 13 19:23:00 2002

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