METHOD OF STATEMENT

HOTTAPPING HDPE PIPE 355MM

KLIEN:
KEMENTERIAN PERUMAHAN DAN KERAJAAN TEMPATAN

PROJEK:
MEREKA BENTUK, MEMBINA DAN MENYIAPKAN 500 UNIT RUMAH TERES (1)
TINGKAT SERTA KERJA-KERJA YANG BERKAITAN DENGANNYA UNTUK
PROGRAM PERUMAHAN RAKYAT (PPR) TANJUNG KARANG, JALAN SUNGAI
YU, KUALA SELANGOR, SELANGOR
(KERJA HOTTAPPING MS PIPE 450MM)

DISEDIAKAN OLEH:

MZ WATER WORK
NO 58-1, JALAN CASURINA, TAMAN CASURINA,
70400 SEREMBAN, NEGERI SEMBILAN.
 HOTTAPPING MS PIPE 450MM

METHOD STATEMENT HOTTAPPING

1.0 Hot Tapping

1. Excavation of trench for Hot Tapping.

2. Custom made tapping sleeves to be supplied (Details 3.0):

a. Clean bore of fitting and flange surface.

b. Install tapping sleeves to existing pipe.

3. Check support beneath fitting in order to support the weight of the equipment. Concreting is
necessary to provide the strength to support the weight of the Equipment.

4. Checking to be done for installed gaskets at all connections.

5. Install temporary gate valve to the tapping sleeves.

a. Position of the valves to be parallel from the surface of the flange with the main pipe
surface.

b. Cleaning of the valves surface.

c. Installation of the rubber gaskets on the tapping sleeves.

d. Installation of the valves onto the tapping sleeves.

e. Installation of the hex nuts and tightening process.

f. Opening of the valves and measuring of the valves stem to be done before operation.

g. Checking of the internal bypass for smooth operation.

h. Installation of the rubber gasket on the valves flange surface.

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6. Tapping machine assembly checks to be done.

a. Cutter mounting tightness.

b. Cutter carbide and pilot drill tip.

7. Calculation of the tapping distance.

8. Installation of the Hot Tapping machine to KGV

a. Cleaning of the flange surfaces.

b. Installations of the rubber gaskets between the Hot Tapping machine and the valve flange
surface.

c. Installation of the Hot Tapping machine on the valve.

d. Installation of the bolts and tightening process.

e. Connection of the hydraulic hoses from the power pack to the Hot Tapping machine.

f. Extend boring bar until pilot drill comes into contact with the pipe surface and retract
slightly.

9. Hot tapping operation on the existing pipeline to be done.

a. Check with Customer for operation approval.

b. Start power unit and engage hydraulic pump.

c. Upon pilot drill penetration, purge air from bleeder valve and close it after air has been
fully released.

10. Upon completion of Hot Tapping.

a. Retract the cutter.

b. Shut down the power unit.

c. Close the temporary gate valve.

d. Relieve trapped pressure through bleeder valve.

e. Remove bleeder valve, hydraulic hoses and measuring rod.

11. Finally, removal of the Hot Tapping machine from the gate valve.

12. Next remove the coupon from the cutter assembly.

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13. Attach temporary bypass pipe to the temporary gate valve at bypass point.

14. Open the temporary gate valve for bypass water supply operation.

Diagram 1: Sample of Installation Hot Tapping Work on Existing Pipe

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3.0 Special Sleeve Adapter

1. Mechanical Hot Tapping Fittings facilitate the connection of new branch pipework to existing
infrastructure without the requirement for welding. Mechanical fittings are routinely used to
provide a flanged off-take to enable hot tapping into an existing pipeline while under
pressure with no interruption to production.

2. The mechanical hot tap fittings feature a dual seal arrangement which provides an annulus
cavity to fully verify the seal integrity prior to hot tapping. Compression flanges mechanically
actuate the seals and drive taper locks which grip the pipe, providing axial restraint.

Diagram Sleeve 1.0

3. The clamp components are compatible with a wide range of fluid types and flow conditions
and are designed for ease of installation with minimal disruption to the pipework or system
to which they are fitted.

4. Its compulsory for tapping Pipe Ductile Iron (DI) & Asbestos-cement (AC)

Diagram Sleeve Adaptor 2.0

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Diagram Sleeve adaptor 3.0
G – ND Machine Hot Tapping Head Housing H1 –High Mount Head
D1 – ND Cutter Machine hot taping H – High Mount Sleeve
D – ND Existing Pipe L- length
N – D Sleeve