Electrofusion Jointing Procedures
Electrofusion Jointing Procedures
Electrofusion Jointing Procedures
Electrofusion Fittings contain electrical filament wires which, when correctly connected to an
appropriate power source for the specified period of time, will fuse the coupling onto the pipe.
The correct jointing procedures for the installation of electrofusion couplers are contained within WIS 3-
32-08.
Electrofusion fittings for water and sewerage applications in both PE80 and PE100 are manufactured in
accordance with WIS 4-32-14 and EN 12201-3
It is possible to join dissimilar polyethylene pipe and wall thickness by using electrofusion fittings. For
example PE80 fittings may be used to join to PE100 pipe.
2. Using cleaning cloths firstly clean the area of Do not touch the scraped surface.
the pipe to be welded of any surface debris.
Once the coupler has completed the fusion C. Turn the tool 90º and hook the cutting tool
cycle check that the melt indicators/melt under the edge of the flared skin. Then cut
wells show a successful fusion cycle has along the pipe.
taken place. Melt wells, as shown above,
should fill with melt to a point
approximately flush to the surface of the
fitting. The melt indicators fitted to
predominantly smaller fittings will rise
beyond the body of the electrofusion fitting.
Coupler direction
Pipe ends
Electrofusion Tapping Tees are available in a range of sizes with both 32 and 63mm
outlets. These fittings are suitable for joining to a range of pipe sizes and wall
thicknesses, the details of which are normally printed on each individual fitting.
1. Tooling required for the fitting of 5. Remove the fitting from its
the tee is a 40volt control box, a top packaging and then remove the cap,
loading clamp, scraper, a 12mm exposing the cutter, which should be
hexagon-tapping key, cleaning cloths flush. Do not touch the fitting base.
and an indelible pen. Begin by
checking that the pipe and fitting sizes
are compatible.
jointed.
Tapping thick wall Polyethylene B. Remove the thread follower ‘if
the follower is not removed it will
When tapping larger diameter and restrict the outlet’
thicker walled pipes with Radius
Systems tapping tees, the fittings are
fitted with a two-part cutter.
Thread
Follower
Underclamp Service Connections Fitting Instructions
The electrofusion underclamp fittings are available in a range of outlet sizes 20mm, 25mm
and 32mm and are available in diameters from 40mm to 180mm.
1. Tooling required for installing of the With an indelible pen, mark the area to be
undercamp fitting is a 40volt control unit, scraped on the pipe.
a 13mm spanner or socket, a pipe scraper,
a 12mm hexagon-tapping key, cleaning
cloths and an indelible marker pen.
Begin by checking that the pipe and fitting
sizes are compatible.
Melt Well