FRC™ pipes are simple to install, requiring no welding, brazing, or other specialised techniques. The smaller diameters can be economically installed without mechanical assistance, and the larger diameter pipes can be handled easily with a scissor lift, small forklift, or other mechanical device.

It is good practice to draft the location of the pipeline route so that the pipe support brackets are accurately located and installed before the pipe and fittings are lifted into place. This allows the weight of the pipe or fitting to be supported by the bracket during the jointing operation.

Pre-Socketing Pipes
For convenience of pipe laying, pipes may be pre-socketed prior to installation, as this leaves only one operation per joint for the installation crew to complete. Pipes should be left plain ended where fittings are to be located. 

The following procedures should be followed for pre-socketing of pipes:
1.  Check that the coupling is free from dirt and place the rubber ring into the coupling with the ring pointing outwards.
2.  Lift the end of the pipe clear of the ground to allow positioning of the coupling. Apply HardiJoin™ lubricant to the pipe spigot back to the witness groove.
3.  Draw on the coupling with a slight twisting motion, back to the witness groove. Push the coupling back to the witness groove with a bar and wooden block.

HardiJoin™ Lubricant
HardiJoin™ lubricant is a special compound of soft soap solution that is supplied to facilitate jointing FRC™ pipes with fittings.  It is essential that the HardiJoin™ lubricant is used and not oil or grease, as these will cause deterioration of the rubber rings. In an emergency, a solution of soap or soap powder and water can be used as a jointing compound. The following table gives the metres of pipe that can be jointed per litre of HardiJoin™ lubricant.

Cutting Pipes
It may be necessary to cut pipes and install fittings at intervals along a pipe length depending on the drainage design. As the ends of FRC™ pipes are machined to the Supertite™ spigot, a standard pipe cannot be cut and jointed with a Supertite™  coupling. To overcome this cutter pipe is available which is machined to the Supertite™ spigot dimension along the full length. This allows the pipe to be cut anywhere along its length and then be jointed with a standard Supertite™ coupling.

Jointing Cut Pipes
To avoid displacing the Supertite™ ring during jointing, it is necessary to form a chamfer on the cut end, similar to that of a standard pipe. This chamfer can either be hand filed with a rasp or made with a power-cutting tool. The cut pipe may now be jointed as described in the 'Pipeline Assembly' section.

Pre-socketing
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