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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION Page
Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 2
Understanding Safety-Alert Messages .............................................................................. 5
Major Advantages of ABS, PVC and CPVC Pipe .............................................................. 6
Handling and Storage of ABS, PVC and CPVC Pipe ......................................................... 7
Physical Properties of ABS and PVC Materials ................................................................ 8
ABS and PVC Standards ................................................................................................... 8
Physical Properties of FlowGuard Gold
®
, ReUze
®
and Corzan
®
CPVC Materials .............. 9
CPVC Standards ................................................................................................................ 9
Product Specifications ............................................................................................... 10-21
  ABSCellularCore(FoamCore)PipeandABSDWVFittingSystem ............................ 10
  PVCSchedule40SolidWallPipeandPVCDWVFittingSystem ................................. 11
  PVCCellularCore(FoamCore)PipeandPVCDWVFittingSystem ............................ 12
RePVC
®
-PVCSchedule40PipewithRecycledContentandPVCDWV
Fitting System ..................................................................................................... 13
PVC Schedule 40 Pressure Pipe and Fitting System ...................................................... 14
PVC SDR Pressure Pipe and Fitting System ................................................................. 15
PVC Schedule 80 Pressure Pipe and Fitting System ...................................................... 16
FlowGuard Gold CPVC CTS Pipe and Fitting System .................................................... 17
  ReUze
®
CPVC CTS Pipe and Fitting System ................................................................. 18
PVC SDR 35 Gravity Sewer Pipe ................................................................................. 19
PVC D 2729 Sewer and Drain Pipe .............................................................................. 20
Product Certification ...................................................................................................... 21
PRODUCT DATA
Pipe Reference Guide ...................................................................................................... 22
Product Data (Dimensions, Weight and Pressure Ratings) ........................................ 23-39
Socket Dimensions for Belled-End Pipe .......................................................................... 34
DESIGN AND ENGINEERING DATA
Pressure/Temperature Relationship ............................................................................ 40-41
  MaximumOperatingTemperaturesforVariousPipingSystems ..................................... 40
Temperature De-Rating for PVC and CPVC................................................................... 40
  MaximumOperatingTemperaturesforCTSCPVCSDR11PipingSystems ................... 41
Low Temperature Recommendations ............................................................................. 41
Fluid Flow Properties ................................................................................................. 42-51
Gravity Flow and Fluid Flow Rate ............................................................................... 42
Pressure Flow Rate ..................................................................................................... 43
  WaterVelocities ......................................................................................................... 43
Friction Loss Through Fittings ..................................................................................... 43
  WaterHammer ...................................................................................................... 44-45
Entrapped Air ............................................................................................................. 46
  Weathering/UVExposure/HeatBuild-Up .................................................................. 46
Friction Loss and Flow Velocity Table ..................................................................... 47-51
Support Spacing for ABS, PVC and CPVC Pipe ........................................................ 52-53
Typical Pipe Hangers, Clamps, and Supports .................................................................. 53
Expansion and Contraction of Iron Pipe Size ABS, PVC and CPVC .......................... 54-56
  ThermalExpansioninDWVSystems............................................................................ 55
  ThermalExpansioninUndergroundSystems ................................................................ 55
Expansion and Contraction of CTS CPVC ..................................................................... 56
Permissible Bending Deflections for FlowGuard Gold
®
Pipe ........................................... 57
Flame Spread and Smoke Development Rating for ABS, PVC and CPVC ...................... 58
Chemical Resistance Chart of ABS, PVC, and CPVC ................................................ 59-79
Helpful Reference Standards ..................................................................................... 80-83
Conversion Charts ...................................................................................................... 84-85
ReUzeandRePVCareregisteredtrademarksofCharlottePipeandFoundryCompany.
CorzanandFlowGuardGoldareregisteredtrademarksofTheLubrizolCorp.