Locates
and stops pit-hole leaks
The
lightweight, easily handled PLIDCO Smith+Clamp is designed to shut off
high pressure leaks. Its exclusive pilot pin makes it possible to locate
pit-hole leaks in piping, even if they can’t be seen.
So simple and sensible is the PLIDCO Smith+Clamp design that it can be
installed by a blindfolded person…certainly in darkness or on a
pipeline submersed in water or oil.
The pilot pin guides the cone point into the pit-hole. Pressure is then
applied behind cone by a force screw – not by drawing bolts on
opposite side of the pipe. The drawbolt at the bottom of the fitting
only holds the clamp in place. Exerting pressure directly on the cone
eliminates danger of caving in badly corroded pipe. Line pressure need
not be reduced during installation. Available in sizes 1-1/2” through
48”. Special sizes on application.
Verify your pipe outside diameter (OD). ANSI
nominal sizes listed for reference only.
Requires
much lower bolting pressure
Since
the point of the PLIDCO Smith+Clamp cone is centered exactly on the
leak, a minimum of force is required to shut-off the leak. For example,
a 1/8” diameter hole is 0.012 square inches in area. At a pipeline
pressure of 1000 psig only 12 pounds of force is needed to push the cone
into the leak.
In this example, the pipe wall is roughly corroded over an area of 3
square inches surrounding the hole. This is by no means an unusual
condition but it is very difficult for the ordinary clamp because it
will require over 3000 pounds of force to shut off this same leak.
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