{"operation":"document","citation":"16 NYCRR 255.753","title":"255.753 Caulked bell and spigot joints.","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 cast iron caulked bell and spigot joint that is subject to pressures of 25 psig (172 kPa) or more must be sealed with a material or device which:\n\n(1) does not reduce the flexibility of the joint;\n\n(2) permanently bonds, either chemically, mechanically or both, with the bell and spigot metal surfaces or adjacent pipe metal surfaces; and\n\n(3) seals a","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ny-nycrr-255-753.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ny-nycrr-255-753.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/ny-nycrr-255-753","source_url":"https://govt.westlaw.com/nycrr/Document/I505d8162cd1711dda432a117e6e0f345?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)","body":"(a) Each cast iron caulked bell and spigot joint that is subject to pressures of 25 psig (172 kPa) or more must be sealed with a material or device which:\n\n(1) does not reduce the flexibility of the joint;\n\n(2) permanently bonds, either chemically, mechanically or both, with the bell and spigot metal surfaces or adjacent pipe metal surfaces; and\n\n(3) seals and bonds in a manner that meets the strength, environmental, and chemical compatibility requirements of sections 255.53(a)-(b) and 255.143 of this Part.\n\n(b) Each cast iron caulked bell and spigot joint that is exposed for any reason, must be sealed by a means other than caulking.","truncated":false,"body_characters":641}