This is a valve replacement project in Houston where Koppl was brought in to isolate several locations with 12” line stops so the contractor could install new in-line MJ x MJ gate valves without shutting off services through a neighborhood.

These pictures show the installation of (2) 24” x 20” hot taps for a permanent bypass line on a project in Texas.

Hot taps are a great way to make branch connections on live piping systems to avoid cutting tees in and wasting water. Koppl Pipeline Services installed two 10” x 6” taps and this customer will be having Koppl come back for 12″ taps.

Here is an installation of an 8” Line Stop for a Texas contractor who needed to isolate a valve that required a replacement without shutting the entire system down.

An 8” Hot Tap was completed on a 21” concrete cylinder pipe with a semastic coating. The three piece tapping saddle is designed for installation directly onto the outside of the coating, reinforcing the pipe prior to removing any coating or wires. The exterior coating of the pipe is removed only in the area where the hot tap will be