Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Hot Tapping – reasons you can’t do without hot tapping

Hot Tapping is not a new concept; but, still there is a large number of gas, water, and chemical companies in the UK that still have no idea about how beneficial hot tapping could be, for them, for their pipes.

Hot Tapping is an innovative method to repair a pipe that is carrying gas, water, or chemicals at high temperatures and under pressure. When complete shutdown doesn’t make sense, Hot Tapping comes into the scene!

With specialised tools, the affected part is repaired by creating a temporary by-pass so that business customers do not have to suffer. Hot Tapping can be performed on almost all sorts of pipes, such as iron pipes, stainless steel pipes, concrete pipes, etc.

Hot Tapping ensures minimal disruption to the work, minimal loss of content, and time. There is a large number of companies that are into Hot Tapping Service. They can work as your extended team. Or, you can outsource all the repairs & pipeline related work to a selected service-provider.

Here is a quick list of Hot Tapping Advantages –
• Minimal down time
• Reduces disruptions on main systems
• Job can be completed without leakage or loss of flow
• Can be used on all pipes such as concrete, plastic, iron, steel, etc
• For pipelines carrying liquids at high temperatures and under pressure