PUSH FIT JOINTS

The Push Fit socket is the standard joint for below ground water and sewage pipelines. This is a high performance joint suited for distribution mains.

Quick and easy to install, requiring no special back fill, Push Fit is capable of angular deflection and longitude withdrawal without loss of performance. Other advantages are, high strength for assured security, able to operate at 60 bar pressure (depending on nominal bore).

All pressure pipelines with socket and spigot push fit flexible joint are subject to forces which tend to separate the joints, particularly at changes in direction or at blank ends. At such points some form of restraint is required. The use of concrete thrust blocks is common practice. Where possible, concrete thrust blocks should be shaped to allow sufficient space for remaking of joints.

To eliminate the need for thrust blocks, anchor gaskets and/or tie bar pipes can be supplied, where the ground is unstable or subject to subsidence, where steep inclines are to be negotiated or where the pipes are to be laid above ground or under rivers and lakes.

T-Type joint pipes (Specifications)