Repair Welding a Live Gas Line on FIRE! | Stick Welding (SMAW) 

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Our shop took care of all the gas distribution thru out a military installation. Lots of pipe was welded, some new and some old and live. The fun we always had was watch the people run like hell once the torch was lit getting ready to cut the pipe. More than once we had sidewalk superintendents call the fire dept or military police on us and telling them we were crazy and dangerous.

loving the normal day to day field work we all do. also finally a smart welder who wears his fresh airpack. respect.

I'm a electrician and electrical welder. I make sparks on non essential or non critical stuff, and there is so much to welding in general that people never see.

That’s where the catalytic converter from my Cummins went!

Hi, Folks. I saw this being done in Sydney, Australia, in 1975 at the Australian Gaslight Company's Chullora depot as a tie-in weld - on 22" pipe. It is NOT a job for amateurs - - - or the faint hearted. Thank you, Sam Butler, for reviving an old memory and sharing this process. Just my 0.02. You all have a wonderful day. Best wishes. Deas Plant.

Worked both in oil field and for the City of Corpus Christi, TX in the 80's before most of you young welders were crapping in your diapers! I worked on emergency leak crew in the city welding on live one way and two way hi pressure and low pressure mains daily! I worked as a welders helper doing turn arounds for Repcon in the early 80's in alky and gas units wearing a class A hazmat suite in 110 degree heat. That will separate the men from the boys! We had dropouts several times a day that took the ambulance ride!

Nice work! Enjoy seeing other welders line of work! Thanks for sharing.... FEEL THE HEAT! STEVE

Thank you I have been welding for over 40 yrs and never have had to do this. I learned a lot thank you> and stay safe.

Wow. I didn't know this was a thing, or even possible... Great job! You guys are heros! Take care and thanks for the vid!

Welding live gas mains is what my uncle does for a living lmao. Awesome to be able to see how it's done. I don't know if he uses a clamshell like that or not, but still amazing to watch either way.

I did this for 2 years loved welding the natural gas lines was in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, representing 🇲🇽

Always nice to see a video where someone mentions safety, company P&P and PPE. "Real men" might not wear safety gear but at least some men still have their eyes and fingers.

Great video! I hot tapped fuel lines (jet fuel, aviation gasoline, etc.) for thirty-five years. Retired fifteen years now and I miss it a lot. This brings back good memories! Stay safe and have fun! 👈🙋

Very interesting. When I was a kid they put in natural gas lines in our little town. The pipe went down our alley and I got to watch them weld the sections. The operator would show off by welding underneath without looking....or so I remember. Neither was there gas in the pipe at that time. I watched a power co. weldor install a valve in a live gas line where we live 35 years after the first experience. It seemed pretty spooky to me. He was concerned.

Bless Another excellent video. Really enjoyed it. Thanks 😊

If stress is an issue then stress relieve the pieces at 1200°F or anneal at 1600°F - those shells appear to be cold stamped (metal stamping) and will have high residual stresses -also sometimes those die are magnetized (picked up and handled with magnets) and will mangnetize the finished stamping . BTW annealing in controlled atmosphere is best since it not only refines the grain sizes but also eliminated magnetism. Nice work.

You know you've been around welders too long when you instinctively squint when you see an arc. Even on a screen...

Interesting. I watched a welder replace a gas valve in a residential gas line. He also utilized a Mueller valve installer. The valve was down in a ditch if front of my house. He was very precise in every move he made.

Wow nice I always love your videos sir nice explanation and brilliant welding techniques thank you so much sir.

*_This was pretty cool, thanks._*

love this bro from Jamaica watching this is what i do for a living.

Sweet video. I’ve never done a live line. Good to see how it’s done, right.

Absolutely fascinating. You are very talented. Nice work!

AWESOME work.

Nice content. Real world welding.

That must have been so nerve racking the first time. I feel like you must have said to the boss man. “You want me to do what?” Hahahaha

Kudos!👍🏻 Mad Skilz! 🙂Tip O the Hat to you for your Knowledge, Craftsmanship, and Safety. So very Awesome!🌟

Hello WeldTube ! This video was really interesting ! please make another video like this, cause i'm french welder and in france we don't have welder like us who's shows different jobs and different technics very very interesting, i can study welding very well with you'r videos !!! Thanks for all !

Very interesting. Thanks!

Nice work, great video! 💪😎

Went down the RU-vid rabbit hole and end up here somehow. Not something I set out to watch, but you got me for about 16 minutes, good job!

This is badass thanks for sharing.

Good shit dude!! 🤙🏻

Great video! Very interesting, thx! :)

This is no job for a newbie just out of weld school, appreciate the video and all the commentary that went with it

thanks that was fun!

Great vid brother!

nice work!

Thanks for sharing. Quite informative. Only thing that could make it any better, would be a text overview of any amperage changes with your rod swap outs. Thanks again.

Very nice work.

Thank you brother

I had always wondered how that process was completed. Thank you.

Excellent video👍✌

That was badass

I don't understand ... that pipe ends right there?????????

Well done good job 🔥

what a great narration

Great video !!

Looks good dude

Hola, saludos desde Argentina, excelente vídeo!

Good job 🔥😎👍

Super idea 🎉❤

Exelente video saludos desde Argentina!

Es un placer conocerlos con es actitud sencilla y capacidad profesional saludos desde dallas tx ex inspector y reparador de equipos de perforación en los. Campos de tabasco y chispas mx

Great video

That was interesting, thanks! I would not have considered welding on a live gas line, and I still wouldn’t. You definitely know what you’re doing, which makes a big difference!

Thanks

AS an experienced novice, I swear I could do this. Looks like fun to me.

awesome!!!

Are u able to switch the side the ground is on. That's how we fixed the magnetic interference of the arc. Didn't always work but helps if it's stubborn.

I am sitting here thinking, how would I show this on a P&ID? 😆 🤣

great video

I once, welded on the antique steam and gas system in Baltimore MD,,

Well done

That man is a beast

Very cool...

So cool

I worked in a shop that manufactured these type of clamshells. I don’t know if it’s the same everywhere but we used a cold process. Just a massive 230 ton hammer and smash it into shape. It was crazy loud

The beauty of doing a job like this, there's only one stage worse that it can go, so there's no pressure you caused the situation. Best case you're fine and look like a damn hero. Worst case, your job site ends up on the news but you're not there, err, moreover, you're everywhere else.

I’m trying so hard to get in this line of work… I’m currently in Houston tx

Solid 👍

Awesome

I've been right there with ya on sweatin this texas summer ☀️ 😮‍💨

very nice 😎

Great video brother,, 🐓

Pretty damn cool!!!

I heard before that my grandfather used to do "hot taps" at a a plant on the Ohio River back in the day. He welded for Columbia gas for 40 years. My dad was local union welder for 35. Both highly skilled at everything. My dad said he used to go on those hot tap jobs to help. Said they'd clear out that whole side of the plant. Lol. I don't know too much about the process, I just know it was on a decent size gas line. Gas in it obviously.

How is your breathingpack during this work? Could you tell me some about it? Good job man

Hi. My husband does that tipe of welding sometimes for Sasol South Africa as a Subcontractor. However the sad part is that besides been a high risk job, the contractor is the only one who makes money, in the meantime the rest just get the breadcrumbs

Hell yea 🔥🤘

What for air system do you use?

Whoa! This channel means business... anyone else catch the Arri?

wow nice one bro

" Very nice job 👍👍🇺🇸 "

Question. If there is a round hole where the leak is, why not grind the area and run a self tapping bolt into it the hole. Gas leak is now stopped!!! . Now Weld over the bolt!? Or is the area where the bolt is has too much corrosion in the area??!

Baddass!

Looks good . We would do a line stop and just recap the end since its dead ended . I've weld on a made in the USA bottom out one time from a big name manufacturer and it had China stamped on one of the conners .

Nice demo, but why didn't you use the top half fitting to stop of the end of the main, cut it back and cap it or weld in a new section of pipe?

When will you guys be getting more hoods in stock?

I was a pizza cook for 10 years before I started learning to weld and I think I'm just a lot more comfortable *being on fire* than the average person. I was doing an HGX cut on an 18" x 3/4" pipe at school today and I burned through my heat shield and caught my glove on fire before I decided to stop.

How can you fight a leak when you have a vent pipe sticking out?

Where did you find the air back pack?

Ok two questions is that Going to X-ray , and does the gas have a affect on the weld acting like a back purged pipe but instead of argon it’s well natural gas

que electrodo usaste ?

That was awesome

Where did you get that welding hood

I did this in oil refinery , lines blazing , slide on sleeve and start welding , well , lol, I was the fitter .. I just had to put sleeve on and support while my welder eats fire

I’m not gonna come on here and tell the world of my years of experience or how awesome I am ,, y’all know who ya are in the comments ,, the shoulda woudas what I would have done people ,,, just shush , good video great teacher

What were your oscillation teqnique on those fill welds..circles?