Pressure test fails because accessible joints were skipped
If accessible joints were skipped before a pressure test, stop and walk the accessible joints before retesting.
Watch out
- Do not keep retesting without a repair walk.
Check
- Identify which section failed or is being tested.
- Walk every accessible joint in that section.
- Mark missed joints/corners/collars with tape or marker.
- Repair using approved material and cure time.
- Do not schedule retest until the repair walk is complete.
Steps
- Identify which section failed or is being tested.
- Walk every accessible joint in that section.
- Mark missed joints/corners/collars with tape or marker.
- Repair using approved material and cure time.
- Do not schedule retest until the repair walk is complete.
Say this to your foreman
The accessible joints were not all sealed before test. Do you want me to mark and repair them before retest?
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