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Product Specifications
System: PVC SDR Pressure Pipe and Fitting System
Scope: This specification covers PVC Standard Dimensional Ratio (SDR) pipe and fittings for pressure applications.
This system is intended for pressure applications where the operating temperature will not exceed 140°F.
Specification: Pipe and fittings shall be manufactured from virgin rigid PVC (polyvinyl chloride) vinyl compounds with
aCellClassof12454asidentiedinASTMD1784.
PVCSDRpipeshallbeIronPipeSize(IPS)conformingtoASTMD2241forplainendpipeandASTM
D2672forbelled-endpipe.PVCSchedule40(IPS)ttingsshallconformtoASTMD2466.Pipeand
fittings shall be manufactured as a system and be the product of one manufacturer. All pipe and fittings
shallbemanufacturedintheUnitedStates.PipeandttingsshallconformtoNSFInternationalStandard
61orthehealtheffectsportionofNSFStandard14.
Installation shall comply with the latest installation instructions published by Charlotte Pipe and Foundry
and shall conform to all applicable plumbing, building, and fire code requirements. Buried pipe shall be
installedinaccordancewithASTMF1668andASTMD2774.Solventcementjointsshallbemadeina
twostepprocesswithprimerconformingtoASTMF656andsolventcementconformingtoASTMD2564.
Thesystemshallbeprotectedfromchemicalagents,restoppingmaterials,threadsealant,plasticized
vinyl products, or other aggressive chemical agents not compatible with PVC compounds. Systems shall
be hydrostatically tested after installation. WARNING! Nevertestwithortransport/storecompressedair
or gas in PVC pipe or fittings.
Referenced Standards*:
ASTMD1784 RigidVinylCompounds
ASTMD2241 PVCPressureRatedPipe(SDRSeries)
ASTMD2672 JointsforIPSPVCPipeUsingSolventCement
ASTMD2466 PVCPlasticFittings,Schedule40
ASTMD2564 SolventCementsforPVCPipeandFittings
ASTMD2774 UndergroundInstallationofThermoplasticPressurePiping
ASTMF656 PrimersforPVCPipeandFittings
ASTMF1668 ProceduresforBuriedPlasticPipe
NSFStandard14 PlasticPipingComponentsandRelatedMaterials
NSFStandard61 DrinkingWaterSystemComponents-HealthEffects
*Note:Latestrevisionofeachstandardapplies.
Short Specification:
PipeandttingsshallbemanufacturedfromPVCcompoundwithacellclassof12454perASTMD1784
andconformwithNSFInternationalStandards14and61.Pipeshallbeironpipesize(IPS)conforming
toASTMD2241forplain-endpipeandASTMD2672forbelled-endpipe.PVCSchedule40ttingsshall
conformtoASTMD2466.
All pipe and fittings shall be produced by a single manufacturer and shall be installed in accordance with
manufacturer’s recommendations and applicable code requirements. Buried pipe shall be installed in
accordancewithASTMF1668andASTMD2774.SolventcementsshallconformtoASTMD2564,
primershallconformtoASTMF656.ThesystemistobemanufacturedbyCharlottePipeandFoundry
Company and is intended for pressure applications where the temperature will not exceed 140°F.
GENERAL INFORMATION