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System: FlowGuard Gold® CPVC Copper Tube Size (CTS) Hot and Cold Domestic Water Distribution
System
Scope: ThisspecicationcoversCopperTubeSize(CTS)CPVCmanufacturedtostandarddimensionalratio(SDR)
11 for hot and cold domestic water distribution. This system is intended for pressure applications where
the operating temperature will not exceed 180°F at 100 psi.
Specification: Pipe and fittings shall be manufactured from virgin rigid Chlorinated Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC)
compoundswithaCellClassof24448forpipeand23447forttingsperASTMD1784.
FlowGuardGoldCTSCPVCpipeandttingsshallconformtoASTMD2846.Pipeandttingsshallbe
manufactured as a system and be the product of one manufacturer. All pipe and fittings shall be manufactured
intheUnitedStates.PipeandttingsshallconformtoNSFInternationalStandards14and61.
Installation shall comply with 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 installed
inaccordancewithASTMF1668andASTMD2774.SolventweldjointsshallbemadeusingCPVCcement
conformingtoASTMF493.Yellowone-stepcementmaybeusedwithoutprimer.Ifaprimerisrequired
byapplicableplumbingorbuildingcodes,thenaprimerconformingtoASTMF656shouldbeused.The
systemshallbeprotectedfromchemicalagents,restoppingmaterials,threadsealant,plasticizedvinyl
products or other aggressive chemical agents not compatible with CPVC compounds. Systems shall be
hydrostatically tested after installation. WARNING! Nevertestwithortransport/storecompressedairor
gas in CPVC pipe or fittings.
Referenced Standards*:
ASTMD1784 RigidVinylCompounds
ASTMD2774 UndergroundInstallationofThermoplasticPressurePiping
ASTMD2846 CPVCPlasticHotandColdWaterDistributionSystem
ASTMF493 SolventCementsforCPVCPipeandFittings
ASTMF1668 ProceduresforBuriedPlasticPipe
NSFStandard14 PlasticPipingComponentsandRelatedMaterials
NSFStandard61 DrinkingWaterSystemComponents-HealthEffects
*Note:Latestrevisionofeachstandardapplies.
Short Specification:
Specification for FlowGuard Gold CPVC Copper Tube Size (CTS) Hot and Cold Domestic Water
Distribution System
All pipe and fittings shall be manufactured from CPVC compound with a cell class of 24448 for pipe and
23447forttingsasperASTMD1784andconformwithNSFInternationalStandards14and61.
Pipe and fittings to be FlowGuard Gold
®
CPVCCopperTubeSizemanufacturedtostandarddimensionratio
(SDR)11andshallconformtoASTMD2846.Transitionttingstohavebrassmaleorfemalethreads
with integral CPVC socket connections as manufactured by Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company.
All pipe and fittings shall be produced by a single manufacturer and shall be installed in accordance
withmanufacturer’srecommendationsandapplicablecoderequirements.Buriedpipeshallbeinstalled
inaccordancewithASTMF1668andASTMD2774.SolventcementshallconformtoASTMF493
and system may be installed with approved one-step cement. Pipe and fittings are to be manufactured by
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company and are intended for hot and cold water distribution systems.
Product Specifications
GENERAL INFORMATION
FlowGuardGoldandCorzanareregisteredtrademarksofTheLubrizolCorp.