READY TO WELD Every fitting is shaped to fit the pipe tnd Ys" sel!oligring. = WELD LINE: SKIRT The outlet is mochine-beveled for quick easy butt=welding of the Bronch Pipe for shop or Teld fobricotion INSTALLATION PROCEDURE Layout Tre templote is the inside of the hitting. Cut Hole The hole in the run pipe on feducing sizes con be cut out either before rafter the iting is weldes fon. The hole con be cut with’ torch, 2 ri of 0 hole. sow. Welding the ft” ling to the run pipe prior to cutting {he hole helps. prevent cistortion of the run_and’con be done generally ‘on outlet sizes over two inches our Pe “SPACER Space’ for Welding The Weldolet is rated off the run pipe to. establish Proper ‘weld gop by’ placing spacers, fg. welding fous, under the fitting Tits provides’ 0 cniform walding ‘gop between the curvature of the fun ond bose of iting Tock Weld The bose joint is tock welded, preferably ot tour points, och hol! woy between the” crotch fond shirt sections ‘ot the fitting, The Spacers are then removed WELD UNE: ‘rrmcer aan CoNTNoU PASS AROUND ENTE TMG ‘seoduo RERFORONG Pass FINAL COVER 8640 fst REINFOHING PASS Stringer Beod The stringer beod is ‘opples completely around the base of the filing. The estoblshed weld ‘909 ossuren ull penetrtion Reinforcing Boods Reinforcing welds Should ber mode ot the eroteh’ bevel fre0s of the iting to provide max imum wals ot the croteh topering. to minimum ot the siir Portcuior core Should be token to. weld ony. the bevel portion af the iting. (See "weld Se siNoLe—peveL ‘GROOVE WELD LONGINTUDINAL SECTION Fic. 1 Wide bases or footings ot crotch section iatrbute internal ong. externa! stresses, Gradual changes of section elimote stress concentration: Funnel shoped opening provides Now conditions, Since VEE~Geooveo wewo FULL, PENETRATION TRANSVERSE SECTION FIG, 2 Note the blending of the skirt section fof the Weldolet to the run pipe to ‘void abrupt change in intersection Throat of weld ot this point is designoted by the welding bevel ines above raving) hse notes the ‘unnecessary Use of con nuous ‘postes ond. prevents the erroneous proctcn of welding up to theo on ten site partion ot the ting."A. continuous cover bead. should be‘odaed oft the bevel and provide o'amooth weld EXAMPLE OF WELD PASS SEQUENCE rat Stinger Poss Second Stinger Poss — Fst Rantoren Poss Second Reoreing — posse Finol Cover Poss