PIPE, FLANGE

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PIPE, FLANGE FITTINGSPECIFICATIONS
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ALL METAL PIPE IS TO BE MADE OF A LONG HOLE,
SURROUNDED BY METAL CONCENTRIC WITH THE
HOLE.ALL PIPE IS TO BE HOLLOW THROUGHOUT ENTIRE
LENGTH.LENGTH ie. JOINTS TO BE 21 FEET
LONG.ALL METAL PIPE IS TO BE OF VERY BEST
QUALITY METAL, PERFECTLY TUBULAR OR PIPULAR.ALL
ACID PROOF METAL PIPE IS TO BE MADE OF ACID PROOF
METAL.OUTSIDE DIAMETER (O.D.) OF ALL PIPE MUST
EXCEED THE INSIDE DIAMETER (I.D.) OTHERWISE, THE
HOLE WILL BE ON THE OUTSIDE.
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ALL PIPE IS TO BE SUPPLIED WITH NOTHING IN THE
HOLE SO THAT WATER, STEAM OR OTHER STUFF CAN BE
PUT INSIDE AT A LATER DATE.

• ALL PIPE IS TO BE SUPPLIED WITHOUT RUST, AS THIS
  CAN BE MORE READILY PUT ON AT JOBSITE.
• ALL PIPE IS TO BE CLEANED FREE OF ANY COVERING
  SUCH AS MUD, TAR, BARNACLES OR ANY FORM OF MANURE
  BEFORE PUTTING UP. OTHERWISE, IT WILL MAKE LUMPS
  UNDER THE PAINT.
• ALL PIPE CLOSERS ARE TO BE OPEN ON ONE END.
• ALL COMPLETED PIPING LINES MUST GO SOMEWHERE AND
  CONNECT TO SOMETHING. THE FITTER IS REQUIRED TO
  VERIFY THIS BEFORE TURNOVER.

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ALL PIPE OVER 500 FOOT LONG MUST HAVE WORDS LONG
PIPE CLEARLY PAINTED ON EACH END SO THAT THE
FITTER(S) WILL KNOW THAT IT IS LONG PIPE.

• PIPE OVER TWO MILES LONG MUST HAVE THESE WORDS
  LONG PIPE PAINTED IN THE MIDDLE SO THAT THE
  FITTER(S) WILL NOT HAVE TO WALK THE FULL LENGTH
  OF PIPE TO DETERMINE IF IT IS LONG PIPE OR NOT.
• ALL PIPE OVER 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER IS TO HAVE
  THE WORDS LARGE PIPE PAINTED ON IT, SO THAT THE
  FITTER(S) WILL NOT USE IT FOR SMALL PIPE.

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ALL METAL PIPEFITTINGS ARE TO BE MADE OF THE SAME
METAL STUFF AS PIPE

• NO FITTINGS ARE TO BE PUT ON PIPE UNLESS
  SPECIFIED. IF YOU DO, STRAIGHT PIPE BECOMES
  CROOKED PIPE.
• FITTINGS COME IN ALL SORT OF SIZES AND SHAPES. BE
  SURE TO SPECIFY THE DIRECTION YOU ARE GOING WHEN
  ORDERING.

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FITTINGS COME FLANGE BOLTED, BUTT AND SOCKET
WELDED OR SCREWED ALWAYS USE WELDING WHEN
JOINING WELDED PIPE.

• ALL PIPE WELDS ARE TO BE CIRCUMNAVIGANT AND
  CONTINUOUS.
• ALL CIRCULAR WELDS MUST HAVE A START AND STOP.

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FITTINGS COME BOLTED, WELDED OR SCREWED ALWAYS
USE SCREWED WHEN JOINING SCREWED PIPE. THEY ARE
THE BEST KIND.

• THE SCREWED JOINT (THREADED MALE AND FEMALE
  SCREWED TOGETHER).
• LUBRICANT IS GOOD. PUT IT ON MALE THREADS ONLY.
• LUBRICANT REDUCES FRICTION.

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FITTINGS COME BOLTED, WELDED OR SCREWED ALWAYS
USE SCREWED WHEN JOINING SCREWED PIPE. THEY ARE
THE BEST KIND.

• ALL BOLTS ARE TO BE SCREWED.
• ALL BOLTS MUST HAVE A HEAD ON ONE END AND A NUT
  ON THE OTHER END.

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BOLTS WITHOUT HEADS ARE TO BE FURNISHED AS STUDS.

• ALL STUDS WITHOUT HEADS ARE TO BE SCREWED ALL
  OVER AND HAVE TWO NUTS WHICH IS STANDARD.
• ALL STUDS WITH THREE NUTS ARE NOT TO BE USED
  SINCE THEY WOULD BE ODD.
• ALL NUTS ARE TO BE FURNISHED IN SACKS. SACKS MUST
  BE SOUND AND FREE FROM HOLES AND TEARS. MINIMUM
  TWO NUTS PER SACK.
• PAPER SACKS FOR NUTS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

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FLANGES TO BE USED ON ALL PIPE FLANGES MUST HAVE
HOLES FOR BOLTS QUITE SEPARATE FROM THE BIG HOLE
IN THE MIDDLE OF FLANGE.

• IF FLANGES ARE TO BE BLANK OR BLIND, THE BIG HOLE
  IN THE MIDDLE MUST BE FILLED WITH METAL.

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ALL FLANGES MUST BE CAST OR FORGED OF VERY BEST
QUALITY IRON METAL, CLOSE GRAINED, FREE FROM
BLOWHOLES, LUMPS, CAVITIES, POCKMARKS, PINPRICKS
AND WARTS. OTHERWISE WE CANT USE THEM.

• GASKETS ARE TO BE MADE OF CLOTH, FABRIC, METAL,
  PAPER, PLASTIC, RUBBER, OR SOME KIND OF GOOP.
  DO NOT USE COW OR SHEEP MANURE IT CRACKS WHEN IT
  GETS DRY. GOOP IE. DOPE TO BE SUPPLIED IN 5
  GALLON BUCKETS.
• GASKETS ARE TO USED TO FILL SPACE BETWEEN FLANGES.

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ALL PIPING MUST BE INSTALLED WITH VALVES.

• ALL VALVES MUST HAVE AN OPENING ON EACH END WITH
  A FLAPPER IN THE MIDDLE THAT GOES UP AND/OR DOWN,
  ROUND ROUND, OR SIDEWAYS WHEN YOU TURN THE
  WHEEL OR CRANK SO THAT IT WILL OPEN OR CLOSE.
  OTHERWISE, THE STUFF WILL OR WILL NOT RUN OUT OF
  THE HOLE.
• ALL COMPLETED PIPING LINES MUST GO SOMEWHERE AND
  CONNECT TO SOMETHING. THE FITTER IS REQUIRED TO
  VERIFY THIS BEFORE TURNOVER.

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ALL PIPING VALVES ARE TO BE FURNISHED BY THE KIND
REQUIRED AS FOLLOWS

• ANGLE VALVES HAVE AN ANGLE INSIDE.
• BALL VALVES HAVE A BALL INSIDE. (BALL VALVES ARE
  NOT TO BE USED ANYWHERE WITH A FEMALE CONNECTION)
• BUTTERFLY VALVES HAVE A BUTTERFLY INSIDE.
• CHECK VALVES HAVE A CHECK INSIDE.
• DIAPHRAGM VALVES HAVE A DIAPHRAGM INSIDE.
  (DIAPHRAGM VALVES ARE ONLY TO BE USED WITH A
  FEMALE CONNECTION)
• GATE VALVES HAVE A GATE INSIDE.
• GLOBE VALVES HAVE A GLOBE INSIDE.
• NEEDLE VALVES HAVE A NEEDLE INSIDE.
• PLUG VALVES HAVE A PLUG INSIDE.