Field Service Manual - FT Pipeline Systems
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1. How to Remove PE Coating ft pipeline systems The majority of pipelines supplied by FT Pipeline Systems are coated in 3 layer PE for 100 corrosion protec tion The advantage of this is that it gives the pipeline no minimum longevity of life since it does not allow cor rosion to begin in the first place Theoretically the pipeline could last for hundreds of years How ever there is a trick in removing the PE coating This is necessary when a pipe is cut to make a new spigot end Do not heat the outside of the pipe but the inside Using a propane torch with a large head keep the flame moving around the inside of the pipe all the time W hen the external PE coating is hand hot cut around the circumference of the pipe and just peel the PE off Cut a 65 bevel approx in the spigot end
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