Romac Industries SST Installation Manual

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

ROMAC
INDUSTRIES,
INC.

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Bolt

Receiver Lugs

Nut

Stainless Steel Washer

Plastic Washer

Lifter Bar

Side Bar

Read installation instructions rst before installing. Check parts to ensure that no damage has occurred during transit and that no parts

are missing. Also check the diameter of the pipe and the range marked on the tapping sleeve to ensure you have the proper size.

Style SST Stainless Steel Tapping Sleeve

WARNING: Plastic lubricating washers must be used (see Step 5)

Step 1 • Before installing tapping sleeve, clean pipe

thoroughly, removing all dirt, rock, scale and foreign mate­rial in area where tapping sleeve is to be installed. A suitable
lubricant should be used on rough surface pipe (Iron and A/C)
to assure proper seal.

Step 2 • Remove nuts and lifter bars from bolts, being

careful not to lose washers.

Step 3 • Place

outlet-half of sleeve
on pipe and move into
position, being care­ful not to fold under the
gasket.

Step 4 • Bring back half of sleeve into

position, making sure bolts are located
between mating receiver lugs on the sleeve
outlet half. Check gasket edges
along sleeve top and bottom
halves to be sure they overlap
and are not folded under.
Also check that the armor
is between the back half
and pipe.

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Step 5 • Replace

lifter bars rst, and
then washers and nuts.
Make sure that the
plastic washer goes on
FIRST, followed by the
stainless steel washer
and then the nut. It
is important that the
washers are installed in
this order.

Step 6 • Well-tightened

nuts are important to
ensure a full-circle seal.
Tighten nuts, starting with
center bolts, alternating on
either side of the sleeve.
Gap between sleeve halves
on either side should be
the same when nuts are fully
torqued.

Tighten nuts evenly in 25 ft-lb. increments.

Nom. Pipe Diameter Torque

4" 60 ft-lbs.
6" through 24" minimum 75 ft-lbs.

Note:

60 ft-lbs. = 12" wrench w/ 60lb. force applied

75 ft-lbs. = 12" wrench w/ 75 lb. force applied

Document #15-9-SSTW-0002 01/28/2011

For best results, wait at least 10 minutes, then re-tighten.

Deforming or breaking of plastic lubricating washers and

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dimpling of the washer plates (lifter bars) is normal and
does not affect the performance of the sleeve. In fact, lack
of washer deformation indicates inadequate nut tightening.

Installation Instructions continued on back

ROMAC
INDUSTRIES,
INC.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Style SST Stainless Steel Tapping Sleeve

Step 7 • Bolt tapping valve

to ange. The inside of the
ange accepts the tapping
valve locator. The ange
gasket, which is glued
in place, is the
only gasket
needed. Block
or otherwise
support valve.

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Step 8 • Remove test plug and connect test apparatus

to tapping sleeve assembly. Test at pressure up to 1.25
times the pressure in the pipeline or to the maximum in the
table (below), whichever is less. If assembly leaks, check
bolts to be sure the nuts have been torqued to the recom­mended torque value and then retest assembly.

Pipe Size Working Pressure Test Pressure
4"-8" 250 312 psi

10"-24" 200 300 psi
26"-30" 150 188 psi

Step 9 • Block or otherwise support the tapping machine

during the tap, then be sure and support the pipe being con­nected to the valve.

PRECAUTIONS

1. Check diameter of pipe to make sure you are using the correctly sized sleeve.

2. Clean pipe to remove as much dirt and corrosion as possible from the surface.

3. Make sure no foreign materials stick to the gasket as it is brought around the pipe, nor become lodged between

gasket and pipe as nuts are tightened.

4. Avoid loose tting wrenches, or wrenches too short to achieve proper torque.

5. Keep threads free of foreign material to allow proper tightening.

6. Bolts are often not tightened enough when a torque wrench is not used. Take extra care in this situation to make

sure proper tightening occurs.

7. Install tapping sleeve with outlet in the direction of the branch pipe. Do not spin or rotate tapping sleeve on pipe.

8. Pressure test for leaks before tapping pipe.

9. Backll and compact carefully around sleeve.

10. When reinstalling parts with stainless steel hardware there may be a loss in pressure holding ability due to worn or

damaged threads during the original installation.

11. For personal safety reasons, do not use a compressible uid (such as air) to check for water tightness.

COMMON INSTALLATION PROBLEMS

1. Not enough torque on bolts.

2. Rocks or debris cutting gasket.

3. Dirty threads on bolts or nuts.

4. Allowing tapping sleeve to support the

cantilever load of the valve, tapping
machine or pipe.

5. Not using the proper size sleeve for the

pipe.

6. Not using thrust block or other form of

restraint.

7. Spinning or rotating tapping sleeve on

the pipe.

NOTE: Tapping
sleeves are de­signed for sealing
purposes only, not
structural support
or restraint.

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