{"operation":"document","citation":"HAR 6-77-199","title":"HAR 6-77-199 Caulked bell and spigot joints","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Hawaii Public Utilities Commission","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":"1994-04-15","effective_on":"1994-09-03","summary":"joint that is subject to pressures of 25 p.s.i.g. or more must be sealed with: (1) A mechanical leak clamp; or (2) A material or device which: (A) Does not reduce the flexibility of the joint; (B) Permanently bonds, either chemically or mechanically, or both, with the bell and spigot metal surfaces ","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/hi-har-har-6-77-199.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/hi-har-har-6-77-199.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/hi-har-har-6-77-199","source_url":"https://puc.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/HAR-6-77-Transp-of-Gas-03-31-2026.pdf","body":"joint that is subject to pressures of 25 p.s.i.g. or more must be sealed with: (1) A mechanical leak clamp; or (2) A material or device which: (A) Does not reduce the flexibility of the joint; (B) Permanently bonds, either chemically or mechanically, or both, with the bell and spigot metal surfaces or adjacent pipe metal surfaces; and (C) Seals and bonds in a manner that meets the strength, environmental, and chemical compatibility requirements of section 6-77-20(1) and (2) and section 6-77-41. (b) Each cast iron caulked bell and spigot joint that is subject to pressures of less than 25 p.s.i.g. and is exposed for any reason, must be sealed by a means other than ] (Auth: HRS '269-6) (Imp: 49 C.F.R. '192.753, October 1, caulking. [Eff 1990)","truncated":false,"body_characters":749}