{"operation":"document","citation":"16 NYCRR 255.151","title":"255.151 Tapping.","source_type":"regulation","agency":"New York State Public Service Commission","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":null,"summary":"Transmission and Distribution of Gas. (a) Each mechanical fitting used to make a hot tap must be designed for at least the operating pressure of the pipeline.\n\n(b) Where a ductile iron pipe is tapped, the extent of full-thread engagement and the need for the use of outside-sealing service connections, tapping saddles, or other fixtures must be determined by service conditions.\n\n(c) Where the dia","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ny-nycrr-255-151.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ny-nycrr-255-151.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ny-nycrr-255-151","source_url":"https://govt.westlaw.com/nycrr/Document/I505c7007cd1711dda432a117e6e0f345?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)","body":"(a) Each mechanical fitting used to make a hot tap must be designed for at least the operating pressure of the pipeline.\n\n(b) Where a ductile iron pipe is tapped, the extent of full-thread engagement and the need for the use of outside-sealing service connections, tapping saddles, or other fixtures must be determined by service conditions.\n\n(c) Where the diameter of a threaded tap in cast iron or ductile iron pipe exceeds 25 percent of the nominal diameter of the pipe, the pipe must be reinforced, except that a 1¼-inch 32 millimeters) tap may be made in a four-inch (102 millimeters) cast iron or ductile iron pipe, without reinforcement. In cast iron pipe of a nominal diameter of six inches (152 millimeters) or less, all threaded taps for service line connections must be reinforced.","truncated":false,"body_characters":792}