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RIDGID MegaPress Operator's Manual

Pipe preparation tool
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MegaPress
Preparation Tool
WARNING!
Read this Operator's Man ual
carefully before using this
tool. Failure to understand
and follow the contents of this
manual may result in electri-
cal shock, fire and/or serious
person al injury.
MegaPress
®
Pipe
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Operator's Manual
99 Washington Street
Melrose, MA 02176
Phone 781-665-1400
Toll Free 1-800-517-8431

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  • Page 1 MegaPress ® Operator’s Manual MegaPress ® Pipe Preparation Tool WARNING! Read this Operator’s Man ual carefully before using this tool. Failure to understand and follow the contents of this 99 Washington Street manual may result in electri- cal shock, fire and/or serious Melrose, MA 02176 person al injury.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    MegaPress ® Pipe Preparation Tool Table of Contents Safety Symbols ....................1 Specific Safety Section..................1 Description ......................2 Pre-Operation Inspection/Maintenance .............2 Tool Set-Up and Operation..................3 Deburring and Cleaning with the Pipe Stationary ..........4 Deburring and Cleaning with the Pipe Rotating..........5 Inspecting the Pipe Preparation .................6 Safety Symbols In this operator’s manual and on the product, safety symbols and signal words are used to...

  • Page 3: Specific Safety Section

    - pare the end of schedule 5 to 40 black steel pipe for use with Viega MegaPress fittings. tection used for appropriate conditions will help reduce the risk of personal injury.

  • Page 4: Pre-Operation Inspection/Maintenance

    MegaPress ® Pipe Preparation Tool Pre-Operation cessive tears and that is properly ad- hered to the housing bore. Always use Inspection/Maintenance the correct abrasive strip for the Prep Tool being used. The wrong abrasive WARNING strip can improperly prepare the surface, Before each use inspect and maintain causing leaks and other issues.

  • Page 5: Tool Set-Up And Operation

    The MegaPress Prep Tool can be used with the pipe stationary (as in a vise) or with the pipe ro- 1. Inspect the work to be done and confirm tating (as with a RIDGID 300 Power Drive).

  • Page 6: Deburring And Cleaning With The Pipe Rotating

    MegaPress ® Pipe Preparation Tool (See Figure 8) . As needed, clean or 2. Remove any inside diameter (ID) burr change the abrasive strip. which could obstruct pipe flow. Use a pipe reamer, file or similar tool. Direction Of Drill Chuck 3.

  • Page 7: Inspecting The Pipe Preparation

    MegaPress ® Pipe Preparation Tool 5. Firmly grip the drill in both hands. switch and release the drill trigger switch. Allow the prep tool to come to a complete 6. Carefully place the prep tool over the stop before setting down and do not end of the pipe.
  • Page 8 MegaPress ® Pipe Preparation Tool overall surface should be smooth. De - pressions (scratches, grooves, pits, etc.) in the cleaned area of the pipe which are not smooth could allow leakage past the fitting seal. If the factory applied pipe...
  • Page 9 Visit us at www.TestEquipmentDepot.com E M E R S O N . C O N S I D E R I T S O L V E D . ™ Printed in U.S. 4/13 © 2013 RIDGID, Inc. 085-002-880.10 EC38830/02 REV. B...

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