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    Cryogenic Pipe Insulation Jacketing, Metal vs Fibaclad

    I have a project where the customer has specified the use of a product called Fibaclad for the weather jacketing on their cryogenic piping system. This is different from what we typically use which is metal (aluminum or stainless). We have spec'd out our pipe supports to come with this...
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    Hot dip galvanized steel

    You can easily tell if something is hot dipped versus cold galvanized. Like Rcooper said, the hot dipped steel will be very shiny, and cold galv will be dull looking. Now to determine if it was painted. Can you risk taking a wire brush grinder to the steel? If so, paint should come off with...
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    Branch Question: "Stub-in" Vs. "Stub-on"

    Thanks Doc. After reading that para it sounds more like it's required. We're not seeing a cyclic condition though. GREAT STUFF!
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    Branch Question: "Stub-in" Vs. "Stub-on"

    That makes sense. Thanks for looking into this ApC2Kp!
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    Branch Question: "Stub-in" Vs. "Stub-on"

    Hi Everyone, My question is in regard to B31.3 FIG. 328.5.4D Acceptable Details For Branch Attachment Welds. We have a fabricator that used sketch 1 where we had specified sketch 2. Will this adversely affect our design? I can't find anything in the code to suggest this. It seems both are...
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    NFPA cpde question

    What does the NFPA say about how many "users" you can have between post indicators on a private line? If it matters, the line is 10", CL200. And what do they define as users? Just hydrants? Are buildings considers users too? For some reason the number 5 comes to mind, but I'm unsure. Thanks

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