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The need for PE pipe The need for PE pipe surface preparation and surface preparation and pipe clamping prior to pipe clamping prior to carrying out the carrying out the electrofusion process electrofusion process www.bestpracticetooling.com 29/10/2012
Why do electrofusion joints fail? Why do electrofusion joints fail? 1. Lack of preparation 2. Uncontrolled pipe restraint 3. Contamination 4. Out of round pipe 5. Failure to observe cooling cycle 6. Incorrect pipe scraping and peeling www.bestpracticetooling.com 29/10/2012
How can we resolve the problems How can we resolve the problems 1. Train not blame 2. Introduce correct procedures 3. Quality control 4. Re-round the pipe before jointing 5. Observe cooling cycle 6. Promote the use of clamps 7. Pipe scraping and preparation 8. Invest in best practice tooling www.bestpracticetooling.com 4 29/10/2012
Good jointing Good jointing Training Training practices practices Care and Care and Awareness Awareness attention attention Preparation Cleanliness Preparation Cleanliness www.bestpracticetooling.com 5 29/10/2012
Examples of what’ ’s gone wrong s gone wrong Examples of what 6 29/10/2012 www.bestpracticetooling.com
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Examples of prepared pipe Examples of prepared pipe 19 29/10/2012 www.bestpracticetooling.com
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