American Piping Services - Hot Tapping Wet Tapping

Hot/Wet Tapping will allow you to make a branch connection on your pressurized pipelines or vessels without shutdowns or interruption of service. Hot taps can be performed and completed by using the proper fitting for your pipeline application.

20" x 20" wet tap on ductile iron pipe.		10" x 10" hot tap on steel pipe.

6" mechanical hot tap on steel pipe.		10" coupon retained in cutter after hot tap procedure.
		Cutter passes through tapping valve and fitting and completes cut into pipe. Coupon is then retrieved after completion of hot tap and cutter is withdrawn through tapping valve.

Hot Tapping & Wet Tapping