Can you have a reducing tee welded up? Or again, are the clearances too tight?
>Cc : >Subject : RE: Re: reduce then increase pipe sizes > >That would be great is we had clear access to the pipe to do that. This is a 100+ year old mill (and 100+ y.o. system) and there are lots of other things in the vicinity of the main. We would have to go a lot further away to be able to do that. At 09:36 AM 11/11/2010, you wrote: > From a. Fitters asspect. I would just cut the > 3" main , roll groove it in place and install a > 3" grooved tee then reduce the bull outlet Tom > berry Precision fire protection > Service/inspections [email protected]. Sent > Subject: > reduce then increase pipe sizes I am working on > an existing system where we have to tie in a > new 2-1/2" main into an existing 3". Since they > do not make a 3x2-1/2 mechanical tee, that > option is out. My proposal is to utilize an > existing plugged 2" outlet, install a 2 x 0-6 > TxG nipple and then increase to 2-1/2". It > works hydraulically with 18+ psi left over > (reducing the 2-1/2" > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
