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NSF / ANSI TITLE

NSF INTERNATIONAL

NSF 14  PlasticsPipingSystemComponentsandRelatedMaterials

SCOPE: This standard establishes minimum physical, performance, health effects, quality assurance, marking

and record-keeping requirements for plastic piping components and related materials. The established

physical, performance and health effects requirements apply to materials (resin or blended compounds)

and ingredients used to manufacture plastic piping system components.

NSF 61  DrinkingWaterSystemComponents-HealthEffects

SCOPE: This standard covers speciﬁc materials or products that come into contact with drinking water, drinking

water treatment chemicals or both. The focus of the standard is evaluation of contaminants or impurities

imparted indirectly to drinking water.

UL TITLE

UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES

UL 94 Flammability Testing

SCOPE: This test indicates that the material was tested in a vertical position and self-extinguished within a speciﬁed

time after the ignition source was removed.

Reference Standards Plastics

HELPFUL REFERENCES

ASTM TITLE

Reference Standards Plastics

ASTM F 1866  SpecicationforPoly(VinylChloride)(PVC)PlasticSchedule40DrainageandDWVFabricatedFittings

SCOPE: This speciﬁcation covers requirements and test methods for fabricated poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC)

plasticSchedule40drainageandDWVttingstobeusedwithpipingmanufacturedinaccordancewith

speciﬁcation D 2665, D 1785 or F 891. These fabricated ﬁttings are manufactured from pipe or from a

combination of pipe and injection-molded parts.