PE Top Tee Cutter

Top Tee Cutter with a flexible universal joint enables work to be undertaken above the trench. This reduces how much excavation is required and increases usability as the operator needn’t bend over, which greatly and positively impacts the health and safety aspect of each job as the operative is removed from the confined space, reducing potential exposure to gas escapes. The Top Tee Cutter can also be used within a core hole and at varying angles up to 20 degrees on 25mm - 63mm Top Tees.

12mm Hex Head.

User friendly.

Improves health and safety.

Reduces the cost of relaying a service.

No excessive forces are impacted onto the PE pipe during cutting.

Approved by SGN.

SGN required an “Improved PE Top Tee Cutter for use on PE Top Tees for use within the SGN gas distribution network. The design solution must be user friendly and must be supported by PE Top Tee manufacturers to confirm that no excessive forces will be applied to the fittings or pipe during PE Top Tee Cutting operations.”

After careful designing and rigorous testing, Pipetech received the letter “we are pleased to advise you that having successfully completed all testing and product evaluation, the [Top Tee Cutter] has now been granted approval”.
-SGN

Stock Code: 7010-958

Specifications

REQUIREMENT
The existing design of Top Tee Cutter (Tee Bar) is not user friendly. It does not give good mechanical advantage and if a Top Tee is located close to the side of a trench, further excavation of the trench side is required to enable the tee Bar handle to be rotated and the top tee cut.

CASE STUDY
The development of a “long handled” Top Tee Cutter with a flexible universal joint enables work to be undertaken above the trench. This reduces how much excavation is required and increases usability as the operator needn’t bend over, which greatly and positively impacts the health and safety aspect of each job as the operative is removed from the confined space, reducing potential exposure to gas escapes. The Top Tee Cutter can also be used within a core hole and at varying angles up to 20 degrees on 25mm - 63mm Top Tees.

CONCEPT
A “long handled” Top Tee Cutter with a flexible joint, will enable work to be undertaken without the operator having to bend over and if required it can also be used down a core hole.