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About Us
PipeMan Products, Inc. has been offering innovative plumbing products to the PHCC and
Water Works World since 2001. We offer unique solutions "That Work" to meet the industry's
demand for efficient pipe repair products.
We started the business with our revolutionary Insta-Clamp Solder Joint Repair Clamp that
has changed the way commercial plumbers and mechanical engineers do business with
hospitals, hotels, large building facilities and manufacturing plants. It helped them eliminate
shut-downs or to schedule repairs when it was best for the facility.
Since then, we have expanded our line of products to provide the hard to find and very best
solutions for the Hot Tap, Line Stop, Pipe Freeze and Commercial Pipe Repair Industry. We look
forward to assisting you for many years to come.
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Top Questions
What is Hot Tapping?
Hot tapping is also known as wet tapping. It is a way to tap into a water line while it is
under pressure and add a line, drain the system or add a Thermowell or sensor. You
place a hot tap service saddle or sleeve onto the line. You add a valve and test the
connection under pressure with a hydrostatic pump. Then you place the hot tap
machine onto the value through a water tight packing gland, open the valve and lower
the cutter and retention pilot down until it touches the pipe. You then drill into the
pipe manually or with an electric or air driven unit that cuts a hole in the pipe.
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How do I fix a leak on a copper solder joint without shutting down the line?
There were not a lot of inexpensive options for fixing a
leaking solder joint without shutting down the system
until the Insta-Clamp was born. The Insta-Clamp can fix a
1/2" to 4.00" copper solder joint leak in just a few minutes
with its unique step-up NBR Waffle gasket. It allows you to
do a permanent or temporary repair in minutes without
draining or shutting down the system or using a lot of time
and materials.
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Question: With so many products to choose from, how do I know which tapping
sleeve I need?
Answer: Knowing which tapping sleeve to use can be difficult. If you dont know
which product to buy, please call us Toll Free at 1-877-PIPEMAN (747-3626) and let us
help you. To correctly assess which product will meet your needs we need to know
several things:
1. Type of Pipe: (carbon steel, PVC, copper, Ductile Iron, C900 ACP and others).
2. Correct Pipe O.D.: (some saddles have range and some are exact fit).
3. Contents in the Line: (Saddles do offer several types of gaskets for different applications).
4. Temperature and Maximum PSI: (water sewer and air/gas lines have different ratings).
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Question: We are interested in your powerseal hot tap sleeve to tap into an
existing copper tower water line without draining the system, and minimal shut
down time. I would like more information on how the tap is actually made after the
sleeve is installed.
Answer: The PS 3425 SS Hot Tap Sleeve is the premier tapping saddle for copper
pipe. They are available in 3/4"x3/4" to 8"x3" and size-on-size i.e. 2"x2" 4"x4" etc.
To use this or any other hot tap saddle or sleeve you need a Hot Tap machine.
There are portable units that can do a 3/4"-2.00" tap or our professional models
that can go to 6" taps. They range from $649.00 and up for the portable units and
$3,995.00 and up for the professional model. Instructions: You place the
saddle/sleeve on the line and add a valve (ball valve, gate valve. Corp stop). Then
you test the saddle for fit and pressure retention with a hydrostatic test pump
which goes through the valve.
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Service Saddles
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Repair Clamps
Couplings
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