Top Tee Siphon Adaptor (TTSA)

The Scope of this project is to carry out tests and trials on a product that can remove water quickly and safely, without the need for specialist teams at a low cost. This Project will:

Test a prototype on a non-live environment
Carry out live environment field trials in the North West network
Generate a product specification
Produce stats on efficiencies of using this product against traditional methods.

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The success criteria for the project is to trial and test a Top Tee siphon adaptor and show that:

Removes water from a PE main in a controlled environment
Can be applied directly on to a PE network resulting in a reduction of required fittings
Reduces the requirement for larger excavations & removes the need for a water collection pit
Restores gas supply to customers in a shorter time frame.
Product is a cheap cost solution for removing water over traditional methods.

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