Pulling HDPE pipe
Pulling HDPE pipe
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How is HDPE pipe "pulled" through a sleeve?
The HDPE pipe is proposed for water distribution. The sleeve is a dual wall corrugated bell and spigot HDPE pipe, and will be installed years before the water distribution pipe will be installed.
The HDPE pipe is proposed for water distribution. The sleeve is a dual wall corrugated bell and spigot HDPE pipe, and will be installed years before the water distribution pipe will be installed.





RE: Pulling HDPE pipe
If you do wait, how do you get the roots out of the sleeve before pulling the waterpipe?
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Pulling HDPE pipe
BigInch
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RE: Pulling HDPE pipe
Believe me, if we did not have to pull pipe through a sleeve we would not do it (i.e. not wait simply install the HDPE pipe).
RE: Pulling HDPE pipe
1) What are the diamters of both pipes?
2) How long of a pull would this be?
3) Why are you waiting to put in the carrier pipe? How long of a wait? How are you planning to cap the ends of the casing/sleeve?
Thanks!
RE: Pulling HDPE pipe
Thanks for your help.
RE: Pulling HDPE pipe
Pull cable is just a nylon rope, steel cable, plastic coated or galvanized if you like. Just something strong enough to pull the HDPE pipe along through the carrier or conduit pipe from inlet to outlet when you're ready to install the HDPE.
Install the conduit now, leaving the cable inside laid in from inlet to outlet. The pull boxes at the inlet and outlet of the conduit pipe are just acess points for later. If you don't mind digging up the carrier pipe ends later, cutting off the caps, reaching in and finding the pull cable, you wouldn't need to install the pull boxes at all. Its just a access box or manhole down to the conduit pipe that's big enough to allow you to manouver the HDPE down into the conduit, so you can push it in and pull it along with the cable.
When you want to install the HDPE pipe, just attach the pull cable to the HDPE pipe while feeding it into the inlet to the carrier, and pull on the cable at the outlet end and the HDPE will come along to you.
BigInch
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http://virtualpipeline.spaces.msn.com
RE: Pulling HDPE pipe
Yeah Big Inch is right on. The pulling stresses are nothing major. At US Rope, Cable and Chain, their 3/8" nylon, double braided pull line can handle up to 5,000 lbs, which is MORE than enough for this project.
RE: Pulling HDPE pipe
BigInch
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http://virtualpipeline.spaces.msn.com
RE: Pulling HDPE pipe