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Piggable pipe problem 1
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I would make them cut it out and fix it. You are paying for a quality job wether it was an in house job or a contractor demand quality. I love welding so quality is a must on my projects, contractors may not like it but in the end I get my money's worth.
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I would make them cut it out and fix it. You are paying for a quality job wether it was an in house job or a contractor demand quality. I love welding so quality is a must on my projects, contractors may not like it but in the end I get my money's worth.
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Did the Contractor run a sizing gage plate when the line was completed? If the plate was the proper size and got through the pig should pass. What type of pig are you running? The type of pigs we use can be pushed through one pipe size smaller than they are sized for. If you are trying to run a linealog smart pig you may have a problem.
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How do you know that the pipe is obstructed? If you found the obstruction by sticking a pig, the only way I know to get the pig out is to find it and cut it out (typically you run a second pig with a radio if you can get enough flow around the first pig). Finding a truly stuck pig is a serious pain.
If poly pigs are coming in damaged, then I'd run "Turbo" pigs which are almost as forgiving as poly pigs but much more durable.
BTW I never run gauge plates because I wouldn't do anything with the data. Think about it, on a (say) 30 mile pipe you run a gauge plate that comes in beat up. Are you going to cut out every weld until you find the problem? Then how are you going to guarentee that when they make the line back up they don't do a worse job. I know that all of this cut-and-paste can be charged to the contractor, but you're building the line to move saleable product and while you're rebuilding the line you are not making money on it.
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If poly pigs are coming in damaged, then I'd run "Turbo" pigs which are almost as forgiving as poly pigs but much more durable.
BTW I never run gauge plates because I wouldn't do anything with the data. Think about it, on a (say) 30 mile pipe you run a gauge plate that comes in beat up. Are you going to cut out every weld until you find the problem? Then how are you going to guarentee that when they make the line back up they don't do a worse job. I know that all of this cut-and-paste can be charged to the contractor, but you're building the line to move saleable product and while you're rebuilding the line you are not making money on it.
David Simpson, PE
MuleShoe Engineering
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The Plural of "anecdote" is not "data"
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