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Roy S Ramirez
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- Is it safe to operate a fitting slightly above its "maximum operating pressure"
Hello everybody!
I bought some fittings for a feed system I'm building, and I need to handle pressures between 150 and 200 psi. I noticed some of them have max working pressures of about 1000 or 3000 psi, but others have relatively lower ones (150 psi, see https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003JQJST6/?tag=pfamazon01-20)
So I have the following questions: is the max working/ operating pressure the same as the "burst pressure"? Is there a safety factor taken into account when deciding these pressure ratings?, and thus, would it be safe for me to use a 150 MOP fitting at about 185 ish psi ?
Thanks!
Roy
I bought some fittings for a feed system I'm building, and I need to handle pressures between 150 and 200 psi. I noticed some of them have max working pressures of about 1000 or 3000 psi, but others have relatively lower ones (150 psi, see https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003JQJST6/?tag=pfamazon01-20)
So I have the following questions: is the max working/ operating pressure the same as the "burst pressure"? Is there a safety factor taken into account when deciding these pressure ratings?, and thus, would it be safe for me to use a 150 MOP fitting at about 185 ish psi ?
Thanks!
Roy