Installation Manual - Future Pipe Industries

4. Adhesive bonded joints
Before adhesive bonding, all safety precautions will need to be checked. Ensure that all necessary tools and materials
are available (see chapter 12. and 4.1.).
Adhesive bonded joints can only be made by fully trained and certified personnel.
4.1 Tools for adhesive bonded joints
For assembly of adhesive bonded joints the following is needed:
A measuring tape + marker pen + pipe fitter's wrap-a-round + measuring gauge
B pipe clamp + bench + rubber strip (for use underneath the chain clamp)
C angle grinder with diagrit or carborundum cutting disc (grain 24) flapper sander and a sanding bobbin,
a handsaw with a 24 teeth/inch blade, jig saw with a 14 teeth/inch blade
D shaver
E cleaning rag
F adhesive, spatula (=rubber scraper plate), emery cloth
G heating blanket, hot air gun (paint stripper gun), digital temperature gauge, variable energy control (rheostat),
insulation blanket
H generator
I cleaning fluid/gloves/dust mask/safety glasses.
J shelter (depending on the weather conditions)
For adhesive bonding: see instructions included with the cement kit.
For machining: see shaver instructions supplied with the shaver.
Note: Future Pipe Industries supplies two types of adhesive:
- Easyfit Adhesive is suitable for standard EST and for EWT drinking water systems,
both suitable for a medium temperature up to 110°C.
- Easyfit Conductive Adhesive is suitable for systems with electrically conducting properties (CST)
for medium temperatures up to 110ºC.
4.2 Machining
After the pipe has been cut to the exact length, the end will have be machined to the right diameter to ensure a proper
joint. The surface has to be cleaned with a clean cloth.
If the surface has been in contact with oil or grease, it should be cleaned with a clean cloth soaked in pure acetone,
M.E.K. (methyl ethyl ketone) or M.I.B.K. (methyl isobutyl keton) (free of water). Do not use paint thinners, petrol or
alcohol for cleaning. After drying, machining can start. There are 3 shavers available: one for diameters up to 50 mm,
one for diameters from 80 mm to 250 mm and one for diameters from 200 mm to 400 mm.
Fig. 4.1.a.
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