Rookie question; tapping water lines.
Rookie question; tapping water lines.
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Just curious if anyone has any advise for someone that will be tapping his first small water main in the near future?
First one will be a 4 in. pvc with a 1 in. service line. Everyone has to start somewhere, right?
First one will be a 4 in. pvc with a 1 in. service line. Everyone has to start somewhere, right?





RE: Rookie question; tapping water lines.
Hydrae
RE: Rookie question; tapping water lines.
In my experience the contractor installs the tapping saddle, nipple, and valve, and performs a leak test on the saddle. Then you would have an outfit that specializes in performing "hot taps" come out and drill the line. Couple of things that I have come across before: measure the OD of the exiting line before hand to make sure your saddle is sized to fit, make sure your using a full-port valve, and make sure you request to have the coupon when the tapping company is done. The coupon is the actual piece of the existing pipe that was removed and you don't want that remaining in the pipe line.