Page 153 - Estimators Piping Man Hour Manual

136 Section Two-FIELD FABRICATION

INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL PIPING

TRACING

Man hours are for all fabrication and installation or erection of all copper tubing, steel piping,
alloy tubing and capillary tubing used for tracing or for interconnecting all instruments and
control devices, regardless of location, whether on panel board, piping or equipment, for all in-
strument and control piping up to and including one (1) inch.

Man hours include the labor of installing all connections, fittings, and supporting clips or
hangers.

Should the lines be group installed and protected by casings or channels, the installation labor
of such casings or channels are extra.

Runs up to 10 feet 5.0 Man hours total
Runs over 10 feet 0.4 Man hours per foot of length
Asbestos wrap pipe before tracing 0.05 Man hours per foot

SOLDERED NON-FERROUS FITTINGS

NET MAN HOURS EACH

Nominal Coup- Re- Caps 8s
Size— Ins. lings Ells Tees Flanges ducers Adapters Unions Plugs Valves

1/8-3/8 ,16 .17 .24 .16 .18 .15 .18 .08 .35
1/2 .22 .23 .33 .22 .25 .20 .25 .11 .40
3/4 .28 .29 .42 .28 .32 .25 .35 .14 .45
1" .43 .44 .63 .32 .50 .40 .55 .22 .60
1-1/4 .80 .85 1.20 .64 .85 .75 .90 .40 1.00
1-1/2 .85 .90 1.26 .70 .90 .80 1.00 .42 1.15

2 .96 1.00 1.44 .90 1.00 .92 1.15 .50 1.25
2-1/2 1.50 1.55 2.25 1.15 1.65 1.35 1.85 .75 2.10
3 1.95 2.00 2.91 1.40 2.00 1.80 2.25 .95 2.50
4 2.00 2.25 3.00 1.65 2.15 1.90 2.75 1.00 3.00

Man hours include procuring, handling, and complete jointing or making on of solder-type
cast and wrought pressure type brass or copper fittings.
Man hours do not include installation of tubing or pipe, supports, instruments or scaffold-
ing. See respective tables for these charges.