# Bends and elbows

- **operation:** document
- **citation:** RCSA § 16-280b-A32
- **title:** Bends and elbows
- **source type:** regulation
- **agency:** Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
- **status:** current
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2025-06-11
- **effective on:** 2025-06-11
- **summary:** (a) 49 CFR 192.313, as amended from time to time, shall apply to Service Lines. (b) Joints and taps in plastic Pipe are not permitted in bends with a radius of less than 100 times the Pipe diameter. (c) No Wrinkle Bends shall be made in any Pipe. (d) Any field bend in steel Pipe shall be made using an appropriate tool,
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(a) 49 CFR 192.313, as amended from time to time, shall apply to Service Lines. (b) Joints and taps in plastic Pipe are not permitted in bends with a radius of less than 100 times the Pipe diameter. (c) No Wrinkle Bends shall be made in any Pipe. (d) Any field bend in steel Pipe shall be made using an appropriate tool, as determined by the Operator.
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