In Minneapolis, Minnesota, keeping the natural gas flowing in winter is a top priority. Just north of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, work was underway in November 2022 to replace existing natural gas lines with long-lasting HDPE to keep the heat flowing for decades to come. Several McElroy TracStar® 28 and TracStar 412 machines, Pit Bull® 14 machines, and Sidewinders® were brought in to fuse the thousands of feet of Medium-Density Polyethylene (MDPE) pipe involved …
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Read MoreFind the right sidewall heater adapter with our online tool
McElroy offers several different Sidewinder heater adapters, and coupled with the wide variability of main and branch sizes, it’s essential to choose the correct heater adapter for the job.
Read MoreFuse Existing Lines Without Interruption with Hot Tap Tools
McElroy’s Hot Tap Tools make it possible to add new service connections to live water or gas mains while keeping existing services up and running. The tools have been available for a number of years and are available in imperial sizes and metric sizes for Polyethylene as well as a tool specifically designed for Polypropylene pipe.
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