How to remove PE

Issue 01 - How To Remove PE

03/04/06

The majority of pipelines supplied by F&T are coated in 3 layer PE for 100% corrosion protection. The advantage of this is that it gives the pipeline no minimum longevity of life, since it does not allow corrosion to start in the first place.

Theoretically the pipeline could last for 100’s of years. However, there is a trick in removing the PE coating. (This is necessary when a pipe is cut to make a new spigot end). Do not heat the outside of the pipe, but the inside.

 

 

Using a propane torch with a large head keep the flame moving all the time around the inside of the pipe. When the external PE coating is hand hot, cut around the circumference of the pipe, and just peel the PE off.