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The Faction‐Saddle

“we are only as good as our connections”

GENERAL CAPABILITIES

Agenda ‐ August 8, 2017

• 1. Introductions
• 2. Technical Presentation
• 3. Q&A
• 4. Live Demonstration & Discussion

Introductions ‐ Contact Information

• Rob Morrow – President/Founder, Faction Fusion
• Phone

503.580.4420

• E‐Mail

rob@factionfusion.com

• Collins Orton – Product Specialist, Faction Fusion
• Phone

650.208.9035

• E‐mail

PipeDr96@aol.com

• Rob Craw – Manufacturers Representative, AqueoUS Vets™
• Phone

925.967.5232

• E‐mail

rcraw@aqueousvets.com

Faction Fusion – The Faction Saddle Story

• Developed out of necessity by a leader in the trenchless industry
• Rob Morrow – 20 years of pipe bursting and HDPE experience with Mocon Corp.
• Mocon’s focus ‐ doing what most thought to be unachievable via pipe bursting
• Double and triple upsizing
• Working in zero access area’s ‐ easements
• Market Innovators for pipe bursting and installation methods
• The Goal ‐ develop a fused sanitary sewer Wye and Tee for HDPE pipe that

would provide adaptable configurations like PVC/Clay

• Providing the most desired sanitary sewer connection for the HDPE client
• The technology uses the physical properties of HDPE pipe instead of assisting

technology to facilitate a fused connection

• The technology is in the fusion equipment, the method and IP not the fitting
• Results in a leak free, root free, gasketless sewer system from manhole to

manhole and to the utility/resident transition

• Available, reliable, tested and verified solution at the point and time of

execution

Faction Fusion – Manufacturing and Connections

• Fittings made from HDPE 4710 pipe stock
• ASTM D3350‐14, Table 1
• Cell Class PE445574C
• 4” & 6” saddles
• Pre‐fabricated Reducing Wye’s – 4” & 6”
• Inlet – pipe outside dimension (OD) is machined for IPS
• r DIPS dimensions
• Mainline connection – pipe profile is machined to match

mainline pipe OD

• Inlet Connection Types
• Fused
• Butt fusion
• Electro‐fusion
• Mechanical
• PVC bell x spigot with rubber coupling
• Plain end x Plain End Shielded coupling

Faction Fusion – Specialties

• Typical Pipe Bursting
• Size on size or
• Single upsizing
• Flow line remains at the same elevation
• Standard faction saddle reconnection
• Extreme/Experimental Pipe Bursting
• 2 to 3 upsizes in pipe diameter
• Flow line remains at the same elevation
• Spring line increases in elevation
• Low Rider Saddle
• Allows for a lower connection below the

spring line

• Retains proper slope on side service piping
• Pre‐fabricated Reducing Wye’s – 4” & 6”

Faction Fusion – QA/QC Testing

• Independent Third Party Testing
• Microbac Laboratory’s in Boulder, CO
• Sustained Pressure Test
• 1,000 hour per ASTM D1598‐15a
• 50 psi
• Quick Burst Test
• ASTM D1599‐14
• Field Verification Testing
• Visual
• Melt pattern/roll back beads
• Empirical – 21‐30 inches of Mercury
• At point of execution

4” Quick Burst for 4” DR17 pipe per ASTM 159‐14 – minimum burst pressures 362.5 psi Faction Saddle 4” Joint results 45/T 420 psi DR17 working pressure 125 psi Quick Burst test results is 3.36x’s pipe working pressure Field Vacuum Pressure Test 21‐30 inches of Mercury (Hg)

“Our Connections are only as good as the verified test data”

Faction Fusion – The Equipment

• Main Equipment
• Vacuum assisted heater/fusion plate
• 8”, 10”, 12” – starter set
• Vacuum pump
• Heater
• Pyrometer
• Vacuum Cap
• Vacuum hose and gauges
• Ancillary
• Scraper
• Side wall gauge
• Coring bits/hole saw
• Clean up tools

Faction Fusion – The Fusion Process

• Gauge the pipe for roundness
• Clean the pipe
• Scrape the pipe
• Heat the pipe via vacuum pressure
• Heat/Bead Up mainline via vacuum pressure
• Heat/Bead Up Saddle
• Follow soak period/time
• Remove heating iron
• Set Saddle on Mainline and apply vacuum pressure 21”‐

29” of Hg

• Cooling period – 1.5 minutes per diameter inch of pipe
• Verify fusion seal via vacuum test
• Reinstate service

Faction Fusion – Fusion Certification Process

• Trained and Certified by Faction Fusion
• Can be trained by authorized & certified training

company personnel

• Required prerequisites
• Butt fusion training
• Four hour training and certification process
• 1 hour classroom
• 3 hours of fusion training
• Re‐certification every 2 years
• Certification is individualized but stay with the

company if employee departs

• Trainee would need to recertify under new company

Field Method & Installation Steps

1) Scraping 2) Set the heater 3) Apply Vacuum to Mainline for Bead‐up 4) Pre‐Heat Fitting 5) Apply Vacuum to Fitting for Bead Up 6) Heat Soak Period 7) Set the Fitting with Vacuum Assist 8) Cooling Cycle and Vacuum Test

Coring at Lateral Connection

• Faction Saddle
• Maximizes full diameter of wye

connection

• Does not protrude into the pipe
• smooth transition from lateral

connection to pipe wall

• System designed shell cutter
• Designed as a tight fit into the

newly installed lateral

• Designed to be single pass with

minor cleanup

Saddle to Lateral Connections

• Butt Fusion
• Electro Fusion
• Rubber Coupling
• PVC Bell – IPS/DIPS
• Shielded Coupling
• Pipe lateral butt end

together

City of LA – 6” 220 wye to 4” lateral

Faction Fusion – Selected Installations

• Southern California
• City of Los Angeles
• City of Brea
• San Diego
• Riverside
• Escondido
• La Jolla
• Anaheim
• Compton
• Northern California
• Oro Loma
• Mill Valley
• Sunnyvale
• Redding

Questions???