Indus Industrial Group supplies heavy-duty Stainless Steel Tapped Under-Pressure Hot-Tapping Saddles engineered across nominal pipe diameters from DN80 to DN600 with threaded outlet branch sizes from 1/2" to 2" (BSP or NPT female threads) in pressure rating PN16 according to AWWA C800 and EN 545 standards. Designed specifically for live under-pressure domestic service connections, air valve mounting, pressure gauge tapping, and sample points on ductile iron, cast iron, steel, uPVC, and asbestos-cement water mains across Iraq without shutting down municipal water distribution.
| Pricing Verification | Commercial Quote on Demand (RFQ) |
| Governing Standards | AWWA C800 / EN 545 / ISO 5208 / BS 21 |
| Main Pipe Diameter Range | DN80 to DN600 (OD 88mm to 630mm) |
| Threaded Outlet Sizes | 1/2", 3/4", 1", 1-1/4", 1-1/2", 2" BSP or NPT Female |
| Pressure Rating | PN16 (16 Bar continuous working pressure / 24 Bar test) |
| Band & Boss Material | Austenitic Stainless Steel AISI 304 / Marine Grade AISI 316 |
| Sealing Gasket | Molded EPDM O-Ring / Waffle Seal (WRAS Drinking Water Approved) |
| Fasteners & Lugs | Stainless Steel Bolts with Anti-Galling Coating / Ductile Iron Lugs |
| Radial Tolerance Range | 10 mm to 15 mm outside diameter tolerance per saddle size |
| Installation Type | Compatible with standard universal under-pressure drilling machines |
| Sector & Division | Water & Wastewater (Div 01) |
| Parent Category | Pipeline Repair Clamps |
Municipal potable water domestic service connections, live hot-tapping branch lines, air release valve mounting saddles, pressure gauge tapping points, and water quality sampling stations across Baghdad, Erbil, Basra, Mosul, and Karbala.
Stainless Steel Tapped Under-Pressure Hot-Tapping Saddles provide the vital mechanical branching connection for municipal domestic water service lines, commercial water meters, and pressure monitoring stations across Iraq. In dense urban communities throughout Baghdad, Erbil, Basra, and Najaf, municipal water directorates must connect thousands of new residential customer service lines to existing distribution mains every month. Depressurizing the water main to install mechanical tees is unacceptable, as it cuts drinking water supply to entire neighborhoods and allows contaminated groundwater to enter depressurized mains. Indus stainless steel tapped saddles allow live hot-tapping in under 20 minutes with zero disruption.
The saddle body is fabricated from heavy-gauge austenitic stainless steel (AISI 304 or 316) featuring a full-width contoured band that wraps around the pipe to distribute clamping stresses uniformly, completely eliminating localized pipe wall cracking on brittle cast iron or plastic lines. A solid forged stainless steel threaded outlet boss (female BSP or NPT threads from 1/2" to 2") is welded to the band with a full penetration robotic weld. The internal sealing gasket utilizes a heavy vulcanized EPDM O-ring or full-face waffle gasket that forms a bubble-tight hydrostatic seal (tested to 24 Bar) around the tapped drill hole.
Supplied with high-tensile stainless steel bolts (with anti-galling Teflon coating) and ductile iron or stainless steel locking lugs, Indus tapped saddles are physically stocked in depth at our Erbil Heavy Yard, Baghdad Central Depot, and Basra Port Hub with full EN 10204 3.1 inspection certification.
The saddle is bolted onto the live pressurized pipe. A full-port brass or stainless steel ball valve is screwed into the threaded boss. A hot-tapping drilling machine is mounted onto the valve, the valve is opened, the cutter drills through the pipe wall, retracts with the cut coupon, the valve is closed, and the drilling machine is removed with zero water loss.
Yes. The wide stainless steel band wraps around the entire circumference, distributing clamping torque evenly over a large area, completely eliminating the localized point-load stress concentrations that crack AC and PVC pipes.
Yes. Indus supplies matching DZR brass ferrule valves, service saddles, polyethylene service tubing (25mm–63mm), and portable manual/pneumatic hot-tapping drilling machines across all Iraqi governorates.
