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GripTight® Test Plug
Brand: Curtiss-Wright CorporationTest Open End Pipe, Pipelines, Tubes and Pressure Vessels Quickly and Safely. High pressure pipe testing is safer than ever before, thanks to EST Group's GripTight® Test Plugs.
Unlike other pipe testing plugs that can loosen and eject under high pressure - even becoming dangerous projectiles - the GripTight Test Plugs actually use test pressure to seal more securely against the pipe's inner diameter.
The greater the pressure - the greater the grip! The result is safer installation, better sealing and all around safer testing.
GripTight Test Plugs provide a fast, safe and reliable solution for testing open ended pipe.
Capable of achieving test pressures up to 14000 PsiG - 960 BarG, GripTight Test Plugs eliminate the need for welding on and cutting off end caps, saving time and money on every test.
The self-gripping design uses test pressure to supplement the plug’s pressure holding capability - the greater the test pressure, the greater the grip.
GripTight Test Plugs incorporate a ported shaft for easy filling, venting and draining of the test system. GripTight Test Plugs are reusable, further reducing the cost per test.
Wear components: seals and gripper assemblies, are field replaceable.
Basic Operation:
- Verify pipe size: Outer Diameter, Wall Thickness, and Inner Diameter; schedule, and material
- Place plug into the inner diameter of the pipe
- Tighten the Compression Nut to the required installation torque
- Fill the pipe with the test medium
- Pressurize the pipe, hold for the required time limit
- Depressurize and drain test medium
- Loosen Compression Nut and remove the GripTight Test Plug
- Pressure on Plug Squeezes Grippers Tighter; Plug can not be Ejected Under Pressure When Properly Installed
- Have Been Used for Pipe Burst Tests in a Manufacturing Environment. Tests at Higher Pressure with Greater Safety, Typically to 80% of Yield
- No Welding or Cutting Required. Speeds Fabrication Testing, Reducing Test Times Up to 80%
- Reduces Seal Wear for Long Lasting Performance
- Plugs can be Used in Solid or Ported Configurations
- Prevents Plug Loss in Pipe End, and Eliminates Plug Lock-up After Hydro Test, Common with Inferior Plug Designs
- Assures Retraction of Gripper Segments. Superior to O-Ring Design
- Replacement Seals and Grippers Readily Available and Easy to Replace
- Optional Seals: Viton®, Silicone, EPDM
- The Self-gripping Design Provides Unparalleled Safety - the Greater the Test Pressure, the Greater The Grip.
- The Griptight Test Plugs are Reusable. Drastically Reducing the Cost per Test By Up to 80% Compared to Welded-on End Cap
Specifications
Operating Pressure
- Up to 14,000 PSI
- 960 Bar
Size Range
- .93" to 8.53"
- 23.6mm - 216.7mm
- Larger Sizes Through 42" / 1066.8 mm Available
Documentation
Product Guide
- Cost Savings Test Plugs vs Welded End Caps (MK0049) pdf 526 KB
- GripTight Test Plug - Tech Brief (MK0034) pdf 227 KB
- GripTight Test Plug Maintenance Procedures (DC2588) pdf 829 KB
- GripTight® Seal and Gripper Replacement Procedures (DC2512) pdf 148 KB
- GripTight® Test Plug Operating Instructions, 10" to 24" Pipe Sizes (DC2520) pdf 537 KB
- GripTight® Test Plug Operating Procedures (DC2510) pdf 474 KB
- GripTight® Test Plug Technical Specs, .93" to 8.53" I.D. (DC8052) pdf 353 KB
- GripTight® Test Plug Technical Specs, 10" to 24" IPS Pipe (DC2521) pdf 349 KB
- GripTight® Test Plug Vent Cap Fact Sheet (DC2540) pdf 269 KB