H-17496
H-17496
Mueller® H-17496 Save-a-Valve® Drilling Nipple - 720 psig.
Catalog number: H-17496
Specifications:
- Sizes* – 4" x 6"**, 8" x 12"**
- Used for purging and bypassing
- For use on steel pipe only
- O-ring sealed steel (ASTM A216 GR. WCB) Completion Plug with equalizing valve
- Flange, Completion Cap, and fitting top and bottom halves are forged steel (ASTM A105)
- Class 300 flange complies with ANSI B16.5
- 720 psig*** (4964 kPa) maximum working pressure at 100F (38C)
**The 4" x 6" fitting is contoured to fit 6" standard steel pipe and the 8" x 12" fitting is contoured to fit 10" standard steel pipe.
***This is the maximum pressure of the fitting installed in the line at 100F for Class Locations 1, 2, 3 and 4 as defined in D.O.T./CFR TITLE 49 PART 192. It may be necessary to reduce the line pressure during the drilling, stopping or plugging operations to the maximum working pressure of the machine or its attachments. Refer to charts on following pages.
Demonstration Video
Pipe Dimension:
Size* of Drilling Nipple | Nipple Length | Size of pipe Nipple Contoured For | Outside Diameter of Shell Cutter Required | Outside Diameter of pipe | Pipe Dimensions | ||
Maximum Wall thickness | Minimum Wall thickness | Maximum Inside Diameter | |||||
4" x 6"** | 6" | 6" | 3-1/2" | 6.625" | .432" (sch. 80) | .250" | 6.125" |
8" x 12"** | 12" | 10" | 7-1/2" | 10.750" | No limit | No limit | No limit |
Drilling/Completion Machine combinations that can be used to install and complete H-17496 Fittings:
Drilling machine | Completion Units | |||
Unit No.2 | Unit No.3 | Unit No. 3SW | Unit No. 3SW-500 | |
H-17495 | ||||
C1-36 | 4" | 8" | 4" and 8" | 4" and 8" |
Replacement Parts:
Fitting Size* | Completion Cap | Test plug | Completion Cap Bolts and Nuts (No. Required) | Completion Cap Gasket | Completion plug Assembly | O-ring Seal |
4" x 6"** | 64204 | 64134 | 43911 (8) | 36377 | 83490 | 43917 |
8" x 12"** | 64206 | 64134 | 43908 (8) | 63057 | 83492 | 79020 |
**The 4" x 6" fitting is contoured to fit 6" standard steel pipe and the 8" x 12" fitting is contoured to fit 8" standard steel pipe.
***This is the maximum pressure of the fitting installed in the line at 100F for Class Locations 1, 2, 3 and 4 as defined in D.O.T./CFR TITLE 49 PART 192. It may be necessary to reduce the line pressure during the drilling, stopping or plugging operations to the maximum working pressure of the machine or its attachments.
Equipment required to install H-17496 Mueller SAVE-A-VALVE® Drilling Nipple:
Tool Name | Quantity Required | Line Stopper Unit No. 2 | Line Stopper Unit No. 3 |
4" H-17496 | 8" H-17496 | ||
Drilling Machine | 1 | C1-36 | C1-36 |
Gate Valve | 2 | 88611 | 83953 |
Valve Adapter | 2 | 37153 | 502289 |
Drilling Machine Adapter | 1 | 36343 | 89632 |
Cutter Hub | 1 | 88340 | 33996 |
Shell Cutter | 1 | 3-1/2" 33519 | 7-1/2" 33999 |
Pilot Drill | 1 | 33976 | 64244 |
Completion Machine | 1 | H-17246 | H-17345 |
Plug AlignmentTool | 1 | 83522 | 83519 |
Plug Inserting Tool | 1 | 83520 | 83517 |
Plug Extracting Tool | 1 | 83521 | 83518 |
Completion Plug Wrench | 1 | 36404 | 36424 |
Thread Cleaning Tool | 1 | 89316 | 89318 |
Inspection Flange | 1 | H-17619 | H-17619 |
Tool Name | Qty. Req'd. | Line Stopper Unit No. 3SW | Line Stopper Unit No. 3SW-500 | ||
4" H-17496 | 8" H-17496 | 4" H-17496 | 8" H-17496 | ||
Drilling Machine | 1 | C1-36 | C1-36 | C1-36 | C1-36 |
Gate Valve | 2 | 83953 | 83953 | 83721 | 83721 |
Valve Adapter | 2 | 83697 | 502289 | 500021 | - |
Drilling Machine Adapter | 1 | 36545 | 89632 | 83730 | 89341 |
Cutter Hub | 1 | 88340 | 33996 | 88340 | 33996 |
Shell Cutter | 1 | 3-1/2" 33519 | 7-1/2" 33999 | 3-1/2" 33519 | 7-1/2" 33999 |
Pilot Drill | 1 | 33976 | 64244 | 33976 | 64244 |
Completion Machine | 1 | H-17346 | H-17346 | H-17347 | H-17347 |
Plug AlignmentTool | 1 | 83774 | 83250 | 83774 | 83250 |
Plug Inserting Tool | 1 | 83772 | 83237 | 83772 | 83237 |
Plug Extracting Tool | 1 | 83773 | 83238 | 83773 | 83238 |
Completion Plug Wrench | 1 | 36404 | 36424 | 36404 | 36424 |
Thread Cleaning Tool | 1 | 680360 | 89319 | 680360 | 89319 |
Inspection Flange | 1 | H-17619 | H-17619 | H-17619 | H-17619 |