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Compact Diameter Allows Insertion Through a Small Hot Tap in a Pressurized Pipeline

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Product Code Maximum pipe diameter Plug diameter Hot Tap length Inflation Max. Head Port Weight
Code mm mm mm psig bar m in npt  
128-002 51 45 355 90 6.2 31.3 3/4 F RE* 1
128-003 76 48 406 90 6.2 31.3 3/4 F RE* 1
128-004 102 64 482 90 6.2 31.3 3/4 M 3
128-006 152 83 635 90 6.2 31.3 1 1/4 M 5
128-008 203 114 736 90 6.2 31.3 2 M 8
128-010 254 121 1016 90 6.2 31.3 2 M 12
128-012 305 140 1168 90 6.2 31.3 2 M 14
128-015 381 140 1397 57 3.9 19.8 2 M 15
128-016 406 140 1473 48 3.3 16.7 2 M 15
128-018 457 159 1600 48 3.3 16.7 2 M 16
128-020 508 165 1752 40 2.7 14 2 M 19
128-024 610 184 2082 37 2.5 12.8 3 M 29
128-030 762 200 2540 30 2 10.3 3 M 36
128-033 838 225 2794 30 2 10.3 3 M 40
128-036 914 241 3098 27 1.8 9.4 3 M 42
128-042 1067 241 3505 21 1.4 7.3 3 M 65
128-048 1219 248 3911 15 1 5.1 3 M 81
128-054 1372 298 4673 12 0.8 3.9 3 M 90
128-060 1524 324 5054 9 0.6 3 3 M 98
128-066 1676 324 5486 8 0.5 2.8 3 M 100
128-072 1829 381 5918 7 0.4 2.4 3 M 102
128-084 2134 381 6807 5 0.3 1.5 3 M 119
128-096 2438 381 7696 4 0.2 1.2 3 M 135

*RE Rotating Elbow
     
  **Inflatable Plug Warning: Maximum head pressures that a pipe plug may restrain can only be estimated. Slippage is influenced by many factors including fluid in the pipe, coefficient of pipeline friction, pressure required to inflate the plug, and accuracy of pressure gauges. Generally, a Multi-Flex™ Inflatable Plug inserted fully into pipeline will begin slipping between 50% and 80% of the inflation pressure if it has an inflated pipe contact length of 1 ˝ to 2 times the diameter, but even a head pressure of 50% of the inflation pressure may cause slippage with some liquids. The inflation pressure is also subject to temperature change and debris or protrusions in the pipeline that could rupture the plug. The inflation pressure should be monitored and plugs anchored and/or mechanically blocked when slippage could cause property damage or injury. NEVER use a test pressure greater than the capacity of the weakest pipe or component in the system. NEVER use an inflatable plug when its failure could cause injury or catastrophic damage. NEVER use an inflatable plug as the only means of protection for personnel working down stream.