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What are the recommended procedures to pressure test a polyethylene pipeline?

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What are the recommended procedures to pressure test a polyethylene pipeline?

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PE pipe is pressure tested in a procedure similar to that used to test other pipes. However the procedure is modified to account for the expansion of the pipe during the application of pressure. The procedure is described in PPI’s HDPE pipe Handbooks chapter on inspection, Testing, and Safety.