Description and benefits
The slimline flanged tapping saddles are used to create branches in pressure-free or new drinking water networks.
They are manufactured in two different sizes: DN80 and DN100, which can be installed on polyethylene, PVC, fibre cement and ductile iron pipes with a nominal diameter from 100 to 350mm.
The main advantage of OPTIMQ slimline saddles is their neck-free design, which turns them into the flanged saddle with the smallest height on the market, sticking out only 30mm over the pipe. They are perfectly well suited for cases in which there is little space available in the trench, or when there are several couplings or accessories to be mounted on the saddle, reducing the mounting height on the scoring and the shaft height of the necessary drilling tool.
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The OPTIMQ flanged slimline saddles are an assembly of saddle and strap, in which the straps are used to fasten the saddle to the pipe.
There are different strap lengths and widths, according to the diameter and the material of the pipeline on which the installation is carried out. The fastening to PE and PVC-O pipes is made by means of wide straps with a width of 265mm, which provide strength and reliability to the assembly, covering diameters of 160 to 355mm. The fastening on rigid pipes, such as those made of cast iron or fibre cement are made by means of simple straps of 55mm in width for pipes with a diameter of 100 to 355mm.
Thanks to the concept of the saddle, as an assembly of saddle and independent, exchangeable straps, the investment in assets is reduced, as well as the space needed in the warehouse.
The straps are made of stainless steel with a thickness of 1.5mm and they are protected by a rubber profile to insulate and improve the adherence to the pipe. The fastening of the straps to the saddle is made by means of studs and a double-nut system to avoid thread-galling.