Hot Tapping is also known as Wet Tapping. It is an easy method of adding a line or drain to an existing line while it is under pressure. With a Hot Tap Machine, you can place a hot tap sleeve or saddle on the line. You add a valve, test the connection under pressure with a hydrostatic pump. Then you place the hot tap machine onto the value through a water-tight packing gland, open the valve a...

Hot Tapping is also known as Wet Tapping. It is an easy method of adding a line or drain to an existing line while it is under pressure. With a Hot Tap Machine, you can place a hot tap sleeve or saddle on the line. You add a valve, test the connection under pressure with a hydrostatic pump. Then you place the hot tap machine onto the value through a water-tight packing gland, open the valve a...