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| Very informative. Seriously though I would like to see how pipe
is made. I can see the seam in iron pipe but I assume the plastic
is just melted together?
"Cliff" <Clhuprich@aol.com> wrote in message
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> On 22 Jul 2006 02:24:29 GMT, D Murphy <spamto154@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>
> You two need to stay well away from pipes or skilled technical
> jobs,
> such as plumbing.
>
> Once again ....
>
> [
> CONTRACTOR'S STANDARD PIPE & FITTING SPECIFICATION
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> (1) All pipe is to be made of a long hole, surrounded by metal
> concentric
> with hole.
>
> (2) All pipe is to be hollow throughout entire length. Do not
> use holes
> of different length than the pipe.
>
> (3) All pipe is to be of very best quality, perfectly tubular
> or pipular.
>
> (4) All acid proof pipe is to be made of acid proof metal.
>
> (5) OD of all pipe must exceed the ID otherwise the hole will
> be on
> the outside.
>
> (6) All pipe is to be supplied with nothing in the hole so
> that water, steam,
> or other stuff can be put inside at a later date.
>
> (7) All pipe is to be supplied without rust, as this can be
> more readily put
> on at the job site.
>
> (8) All pipe is to be cleaned free of any covering such as
> mud, tar,
> barnacles,
> or any form of manure before putting up, otherwise it will
> make lumps
> under the paint.
>
> (9) All pipe over 500 feet long must have the words "long
> pipe" clearly
> painted
> on each end so that fitter will know that it is long pipe.
>
> (10) Pipe over two miles long must also have these words
> painted in the
> middle so that fitter will not have to walk the full
> length of pipe to
> determine if it is long pipe or not.
>
> (11) All pipe over six inches in diameter is to have the words
> "large pipe"
> painted on it, so that the fitter will not use it for
> small pipe.
>
> (12) All pipe closures are to be open on one end.
>
> (13) All pipe fittings are to be made of the same stuff as the
> pipe.
>
> (14) No fittings are to be put on pipe unless specified. If you
> do, straight
> pipe
> becomes crooked pipe.
>
> (15) Fittings come in all sort of sizes and shapes. Be sure to
> specify the
> direction you are going when ordering.
>
> (16) Fittings come bolted, welded or screwed -- always use
> screwed. They are
> the best kind.
>
> (17) Flange must be used on all pipe. Flanges must have holes
> for bolts
> quite separate from the big hole in the middle.
>
> (18) If flanges are to be blank or blind, the big hole in the
> middle must be
> filled
> with metal.
>
> (19) All flanges must be cast or forged of the very best iron
> metal, close
> and grained, free from blow holes, lumps, cavities, pock
> marks, pin
> pricks,
> and warts, otherwise we can't use them.
>
> (20) Gaskets are to be used to fill spaces between flanges.
>
> (21) Gaskets are to be made of metal, rubber, [plastic, paper
> or some kind
> of goop -- do not use cow or sheep manure, it cracks when
> it gets dry.
>
> (22) All bolts are to be screwed.
>
> (23) All bolts must have a head on one end and a nut on the
> other.
>
> (24) Bolts without heads are to be furnished as studs.
>
> (25) Studs without heads are to be screwed all over and have
> two nuts which
> is standard. Studs with three nuts are not to be used
> since they would
> be odd.
>
> (26) All nuts are to be furnished in sacks. Sacks must be whole
> and sound,
> minimum two nuts per sack. Paper sacks will not be
> tolerated.
>
> (27) All piping must be installed with valves.
>
> (28) All valves must have an opening on each end with a flapper
> in the middle
> that goes up and down or sideways when you turn the wheel
> or crank so
> that it will open or close, otherwise the stuff will run
> out the ends.
>
> (29) Valves are to be furnished by the kind required as
> follows:
>
> Ball valves are to have a ball inside
> Gate valves are to have a gate inside
> Globe valves are to have a globe inside
> Check valves are to have a check inside
> Angle valves are to have an angle inside
> Plug valves are to have a plug inside
> Diaphragm valves art to have a diaphragm inside.
>
> (30) Ball valves are not to be used anywhere with a female
> connection.
>
> (31) Diaphragm valves are to be used with a female connection.
>
> (32) All completed piping lines must go somewhere and connect
> to something.
> The fitter is required to verify this before turnover.
>
> (33) All pipes shorter than 1/8" are uneconomical in use,
> requiring many
> joints.
> They are generally known as washers.
>
> (34) Other commodities are often confused with pipes. These
> include: Conduit,
> tube, tunnel and drain. Use only genuine pipe.
>
> (35) Scottish Regiments in the Army use Army pipes in unusual
> ways. These are
> not approved of in engineering circles.
>
> (36) When ordering 90 degree or 30 degree elbows, be sure to
> specify
> right hand or left hand, other wise you will be going the
> wrong way.
>
> (37) Be sure to specify to your vendor whether you want level,
> uphill or
> downhill pipe. If you use downhill pipe for going uphill
> the product will
> flow the wrong way.
>
> (38) All coupling should have either right hand or left hand
> thread, ut
> do not mix the threads, otherwise, as the coupling is
> being screwed on
> one
> pipe, it's being screwed off the other.
>
> (39) Joints in pipes for water must be water tight. Those in
> pipes for
> compressed air however need only be air tight.
>
> (40) Lengths of pipe may we welded or soldered together. This
> method is
> not recommended for concrete or earthenware pipes.
>
> (41) Pipe over 5 feet in diameter shall have an arrow* painted
> at 10 foot
> intervals
> with the word EXIT.
>
> (42) When such pipe is longer than 20 feet all the arrows* must
> point in the
> same direction.
>
> * It has been suggested that the arrow(s) point to the open
> end of the
> pipe.
> This option is under study by the committee.
>
> ]
> --
> Cliff
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