Plumbing and Electrical Equipment
Plumbing and electrical equipment covers the installation-trade machines that fabricate pipe, clear drains, pull cable, and locate buried services. Locators and drain machines lead the classes.
How it works
Each family mechanizes a trade task: threaders cut standard pipe threads, drain machines drive cutting cables through blockages, pullers draw conductor through conduit within rated tensions, and locators trace buried lines electromagnetically before any excavation.
Types & variants
- Pipe Fabrication
- Threading machines and cutters that fabricate pipe ends.
- Drain and Sewer
- Cable machines and jetters that clear drain and sewer lines.
- Electrical and Cable Pulling
- Pullers, crimpers, and fish tapes for conductor installation.
- Locating
- Transmitter-receiver instruments that trace buried utilities.
How to choose
The trade and the size range select the equipment: pipe diameter drives threading and cutting capacity, line size drives cable and jetter selection, conductor and run length drive puller force, and locating capability is judged by frequency options and coupling methods. Damage-prevention practice frames all locating work.
Standards & certifications
- Common Ground Alliance
- Damage-prevention best practices, including 811 notification before any excavation.
- NFPA · NFPA 70E
- Electrical safe work practices, including arc-flash protection for energized work.