Installation Guide
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Product Specifications
System: PVC Schedule 80 Pressure Pipe and Fitting System
Scope: This specification covers PVC Schedule 80 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 a
CellClassof12454asidentiedinASTMD1784.
PVCSchedule80pipeshallbeIronPipeSize(IPS)conformingtoASTMD1785.PVCSchedule80ttings
shallconformtoASTMD2467.PVCSchedule80threadedttingsshallconformtoASTMD2464.Pipe
and 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.Solventcementjointsshallbemadeinatwo
stepprocessusingIPSP-70orOateyIndustrialGradeprimersandsolventcementconformingtoASTMD
2564.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/storecompressedairor
gas in PVC pipe or fittings.
Referenced Standards*:
ASTMD1784 RigidVinylCompounds
ASTMD1785 PVCPlasticPipe,Schedule80
ASTMD2464orD2467 PVCThreadedFittings,Schedule80
ASTMD2467 PVCSocketFittings,Schedule80
ASTMD2564 SolventCementsforPVCPipeandFittings
ASTMD2774 UndergroundInstallationofThermoplasticPressurePiping
ASTMF1668 ProceduresforBuriedPlasticPipe
NSFStandard14 PlasticPipingComponentsandRelatedMaterials
NSFStandard61 DrinkingWaterSystemComponents-HealthEffects
*Note:Latestrevisionofeachstandardapplies.
Short Specification:
PipeandttingsshallbemanufacturedfromPVCcompoundwithacellclassof12454perASTMD1784
andconformwithNSFInternationalStandards14and61.Pipeshallbeironpipesize(IPS)conforming
toASTMD1785.SocketttingsshallconformtoASTMD2467;threadedttingsshallconformtoASTM
D2464orD2467.FlangesshallmeettheboltpatternrequirementsofANSI/ASMEB16.5.
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,primer
shall be IPS P-70 or Oatey Industrial Grade. The system is to be manufactured by Charlotte Pipe and Foundry
Company and is intended for pressure applications where the temperature will not exceed 140°F.
GENERAL INFORMATION