In service Pipe Test - Rig Welding

Rig Welder Pepe is back showing us how to pass an in-service pipe test. Mike is going to brother-in-law this thing with Pepe hope this helps someone out in the pipeline.

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[@fernandozarate9981]

Very important to always get a thickness test done on production pipe before welding. Some pipes are worn down to 2mm. If you get a thicknees test done at least your covered by insurance. If pipe is badly worn out replacement is safer than patchwork. Be safe and lookafter yourself cause to the companies your only a number.

[@KyleGraham92]

Fernando Zarate we ultrasound pipe wall thickness before every welding on in service gas lines

[@fernandozarate9981]

@@KyleGraham92 we do too,even with that you can blow thru.we had a guy blow thru, there was no big bang but there was a massive investigation. The guy was sued by company,and left without a job. Paperwork you sign is only to cover company from Liability. Its always the workers fault

[@scottsharp9823]

Pipes already been graded for the sleeve location. Sleeves run a about 5” past the anomaly for good metal sir

[@marcellusdonald6042]

i dont mean to be so off topic but does someone know of a way to log back into an Instagram account? I somehow forgot my account password. I would appreciate any assistance you can offer me!

[@kaiserdominik8332]

@Marcellus Donald instablaster :)

[@saiason3904]

Lady’s and gentlemen always remember your system needs a high point and low point. Glad you touched on that subject a little. It is all relevant.Lots to learn in the trade besides learning how to weld out. Great video men.

[@TherealMandingo]

Your wrong you can have to high points it don't matter it's sitting on 45 as long as the valve is at the highest point bingo done

[@TheCummins1212]

I like the hook cap on the jack for the chains. Way safer way of doing it compared to what I’ve had to do with a bottle jack and chain

[@tomwagemans1872]

I'm in my first year off stick welding in night school. This information will help me a lot. Thanks!

[@dwighttaylor8433]

Youll do good work hard

[@gparksmoswanted]

El compa Pepis always gets down. I had the pleasure of working with him and he is a very talented and versatile welder. Great video guys. -Jay

[@markscott5699]

I really enjoyed watching you do this in service test. I'm retired now from distribution and transmission lines lost my sight in my left eye. But still kind of table around a little bit on the equipment and whatnot. I've taken many a test over the years I'm from Houston originally and work for Lone Star Gas even work for Enron back in the day when before they went downhill worked on a lot of transmission stations. The Quality Auto turning out here on your videos is good. I can say I've been there and done that with no BS. You guys are telling it how it is in the field and it's even harder. Thank you felis I just stumbled on y'all a while back but enjoy any of the videos that you make. Take it from an old hand. Quality work takes quality Equipment you guys have got it I've run both machines. Be safe on your travels take care of each other. Mark Scott Shelby North Carolina

[@campisuper]

Damn I love Mikes videos!! Always special content and excelent comentary/tutor. Weld on keep it up

[@gasclutch6280]

Love the Mexican accent! 🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@FG-qh7qx]

There really ain't nothing to it. BUT AND I SAY BUT. 1. If your not familiar with your machine. 2. Dont know how to read a puddle. 3. Haven't had enough experience with welding stick. Don't do it. There ain't no I'll fake it till I make it, kind of thing. Dont put yourself or others at risk. You all be safe.

[@DarlingtonFarm]

That's awesome, never tried any in service work before

[@aaronthompson6343]

Again guys, job well done. Very informative video. 💪👏💯

[@charlesherrington7068]

I dis this work for 5 years back in tge 90's for texaco in california. We always put a 3 inch by 3/8 strip on the horizontal joint but on the outside of the sleeve. Tested out with a 2 inch and 12 inch saddle. Was a quicker fir up is all I'm saying. Didnt have to fight the backing strip. Carry on boys

[@maduikemefuna661]

Great work Weldon. I am always happy to see professionals doing things i love. I wish to join you guys soon. i can't wait to become a welder.

[@calebalt1557]

A cool trick I learnt was to use a ratchet strap without a hook on the end and wrap it back through and it’ll pull anything tight around a tank but that bottle jack and chain is a damn good idea aswell

[@ericrasmussen2212]

In the miller I used to run, the remote represented the percentage of the amps that was set on the machine it was a handy function once I figured it out I don’t know if they are all like that

[@arkoutarkout3654]

We do alot of coffin patches in the oilsands ,love the bottle jack rig to hold the chins

[@billcoley8520]

That fellow in the black shirt is not a flunky. He is smooth. The guy in the white shirt is O.C.D. ONE COOL DUDE

[@j.f5675]

Tengo 32 ańos de soldador mitad aquí mitad en México y jamás mire esas caretas están perronas mejor que nada

[@j.f5675]

Good

[@sergiosoria3822]

Great video , nicely explained and fine performance, Great job, blessings..

[@алексейконьков-о9б]

Красивые у вас рабочие места:)) Мы же работаем в пещерах советских времён:)

[@jasonshiver7958]

The high and low valve ports are for LOW point fill and HIGH point vent. Night point vent is to vent all air out with fill.

[@guillermosaavedra5223]

Chicos los sigo hace mucho tiempo ...ojalá para la facilidad de sus seguidores de habla hispana ..podrían programar los subtítulos en español...muy buenos vídeos pero falta eso para los que queremos aprender más y lo sabemos Inglés

[@ayrtonrogemariscalvillegas8622]

Ojalá pronto haya videos con subtítulos en español. Los vídeos son excelentes.

[@HuntingHumans54]

Looks a lot easier than the inservice wet branch tests

[@srjr2531]

You guys should have welded some 14 gauge pipe for an example of a real world thinned out old pipe “in the field”

[@nexgenbala05]

Happy to be the 1k person after clicking the like button,great work guys...

[@weldead3]

We had to time uphill the what they call butter or feather the weld with a tiger disk. It’s for build up and to prevent burn through.

[@paulosarookube5973]

Mr welder well done 👏👏there's joy in welding💪👍👍

[@billarroo1]

Nice work guys, Thanks William Orange county, Ca.

[@zook420000]

the whip tip was solid. love the vids

[@bojengels1]

Take the Devo advice, when a problem comes along you just whip it.

[@dwighttaylor8433]

@@bojengels1 facts

[@billmcyrus]

Running the smaller rods to keep the amps down to prevent burning through?

[@andersonkarl2285]

Absolutely.

[@jlstazz]

Keep 75% to 80% of your heat on the reinforcing ring, pushing the edge of the puddle to the pipe with the arc. Minimal heat on the pipe by pushing the puddle. The arc is on the puddle, not the pipe. Push the puddle with the arc. Liquid puddle melts into the pipe. Stay alive.

[@joshuabautista5443]

Pretty nice! What electrode you used and no. amps sir?

[@commietube4273]

Cool jig!

[@robbiegaudet2282]

Awesome job guys 💪👍🙏

[@valdachef]

Amazing job guys

[@josechapa6101]

Good video thank you

[@PorkChopOda206]

That's bad ass🔥🔥 How about a hot tap video

[@sicklesbrandon]

WELDING IS DOPE!

[@thugnasty5435]

Mi compadre Peppis

[@TherealMandingo]

Yeah I seen all the editing. The change of shirts. The mop in the background

[@WeAllFailXxX]

Was my mans looking straight into the arc???

[@cooperschut7784]

Best way to learn.

[@WeAllFailXxX]

Cooper Schut gotta pay them bills am I right?

[@cooperschut7784]

@@WeAllFailXxX Oh, fasho

[@atozbikes]

He's built for this.. 🤣🤣

[@arctube4549]

AWESOME JOB 👏

[@yetihassyphilis5095]

Camera guy dodging the sparks

[@iandarling8682]

excellent demonstration

[@orlandohilaricapcha9243]

Q bueno pliss in spanish sub titulado asi aprendemos mas

[@madcapmagician6018]

Informative as always guys 😁

[@michaelhylle]

Where you pulling straps from?🤔

[@williebateman3613]

Yes sir my brother’s 👍🏾🔥

[@ddotson111]

Butter passes, you mean like overlay ?

[@tucut8054]

NICE GOOD LUCK.

[@downhilldaddy9346]

This is more stress and more endurance than the branch

[@joaquinaguilar5942]

El compa pepis looking like rapper french montana but welding.

[@basic375]

You need to tell machine settings,each remote is different

[@herbertherbomoore415]

How did you get that Lincoln 200 in the back of that truck?

[@danieltrevino9912]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐good info right here. Thanks

[@dreambuilderkmg]

I have seen pictures of guys welding live lines with fire coming out the root gap. What’s the deal there?

[@rawr4233]

Frigginn beautiful 😌👌

[@paulmorrey733]

Thanks

[@commietube4273]

I breathe hard too like the guy in black.

[@natehuelett4140]

Camera man didn’t like the sparks 🤣

[@anoopsp6246]

Which WPS you are following.

[@ddotson111]

Whats the thickness of the test pipe ?

[@karlopadilla2718]

sir you glasses uv400? thats cool!

[@andersonkarl2285]

Liners always run uphill funny....

[@DvS2171]

Yeah man. Steamfitter over here, wondering what was going on.

[@andersonkarl2285]

@@DvS2171 it's an in service pipe test for live product lines. Alot of rig hands take this test. It's a requirement for kindermorgan certs amongst alot of other pipeline contractors. LU250 steamfitter combo welder and rig welder.

[@DvS2171]

Anderson Karl oh I understand the test, just looking at how they run that 7018. It’s weird. Steamfitters LU475 here, just passed my UA21 and starting my 3rd year of apprenticeship.

[@robmurphy806]

@Jo Smotherman They used 8010 just to weld the caps on the end of the carrier pipe and 6010 to tack the backing strips. The actual tested weld is 7018.

[@macdaddyrepairllc7433]

My favorite part of this video was definitely getting arc flashed over and over again

[@robertsmith1400]

You can’t get flashed through a screen.......

[@Call_MeDaddy]

@@robertsmith1400 😂😂😂😂

[@pwmike]

Should have cleaned all the varnish or coating off the pipe.

[@weldingsolutions4264]

Awesome vide bro 👍🏻 but how about y’all talk about real life about driving a welding rig the cost and maintenance and how about the legal par like Carrying over million dollar dollars liability insurance and procedures on pipe line test

[@sergiocoronado731]

👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[@shaunybonny688]

Is it really 30 amps on the remote though?

[@m211pipelinepioneers7]

No, Its Volts

[@marclatham409]

Amazing stoveing guys...

[@micdiva]

To me you guys are pushing on the top and 7018 don't liked to be pushed always a drag in my opinion

[@emotionalfleshlight9434]

I agree. Everything else looked bang on though imo.

[@luiscordovasalas2239]

Muchachos traduscanlo al.castellano saludos desde peru

[@diegodelgado9764]

I doubt anyones blown a hole thru the actusl test

[@teskm]

I know that I don't ever want this ticket. Willing to learn just to get better, but rather not do it. Is this up to a certain standard? Somewhere under API or something?

[@bretmcgee3573]

melvin alex yes is done to API standards

[@luckyguy3256]

API 1104

[@bretmcgee3573]

Lucky Guy idk if the sleeve is under 1104 or not. Can’t remember. I know he’ll and branch are

[@petenicklas4512]

Brent & Lucky guy, it’s API 1104 Annex B - In Service Welding.

[@alegandromagno1089]

Subtitulen al español porfaaa ✌️✌️👌👌🤟🤟

[@angellbarbaa2997]

Very easy tes

[@marcotte6608]

5/32 at 127 amps what the hell.. I run my 1/8 7018 between 115 and 125..

[@marcellirette4976]

That was an 8010 rod, aswell as 100ft of cable. I run 1/8 7018 upto 150 amps some times.

[@marcotte6608]

Marcel Lirette I’m usually on 100ft or better 115-125 usually on a Lincoln ranger 250 but 115-125 always goes like butter for me

[@marcotte6608]

I’m structural though; I’ve never burned an 8010.

[@davidmorgan7031]

Joshua Marcotte He said 127 on the machine and 55 on the remote. So if you add that up he’s actually running 170+ It’s a pipeliner technique you set your machine and then go up with it on your remote.

[@ericrasmussen2212]

6010 8010 run colder I run a full rod size bigger meaning what I run 3/32 7018 is my heat for 1/8 inch 8010 and 1/8 inch 7018 same as 8010 5/32

[@papalweldingshop108]

Cool

[@davidmorgan7031]

First💪🏻

[@kevinherring260]

Second

[@perryfortier3260]

Third

[@joshm9518]

you always have your hand right in the fire thats why your gloves look like chicharrones, and by bracing your hand or arm on the pipe every single pass means you lack the ability to free hand which shows your inexperience.