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What's the Best Way to Tap a Water Main?
Author(s) -
Kline Pat
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2009.tb02972.x
Subject(s) - terminology , tapping , tap water , computer science , service (business) , operations research , environmental science , engineering , business , mechanical engineering , linguistics , environmental engineering , marketing , philosophy
This month's question asks about the best way to tap a water main. The answer begins by discussing dry taps and wet, or hot, taps and goes on to discuss valve terminology, the art of tapping, tapping machines, operational considerations, terminology specific to threads and ductile iron main connecting to a copper service line, and computing the correct number of hand turns necessary for engagement.