Installation Guide

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System: ReUze
®
CPVC Copper Tube Size (CTS) Non-Potable Water Distribution System
Scope: ThisspecicationcoversCopperTubeSize(CTS)CPVCmanufacturedtostandarddimensionalration
(SDR) 11 for non-potable 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)
compoundswithaCellClassof24448asidentiedinASTMD1784.
 ReUzeCTSCPVCpipeandttingsshallconformtoASTMD2846.Pipeandttingsshallbemanufactured
as a system and be the product of one manufacturer. All pipe and fittings shall be manufactured in the
UnitedStates.PipeandttingsshallconformtoNSFInternationalStandard14.Thepipeshallbelisted
byNSFInternationalforreclaimedwaterandbearthemark“NSF-rw.”
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inaccordancewithASTMF1668andASTMD2774.Solventweldjointsshallbemade
usingCPVCcementconformingtoASTMF493.Yellowone-stepcementmaybeusedwithoutprimer.
Ifaprimerisrequiredbyapplicableplumbingorbuildingcodes,thenaprimerconformingtoASTM
F 656 should be used. The system shall be protected from chemical agents, fire stopping materials,
threadsealant,plasticizedvinylproductsorotheraggressivechemicalagentsnotcompatiblewithCPVC
compounds. System shall be hydrostatically tested after installation. WARNING! Never testwith or
transport/storecompressedairorgasinCPVCpipeorttings.
Referenced Standards*:
 ASTMD1784 RigidVinylCompounds
 ASTMD2774 UndergroundInstallationofThermoplasticPressurePiping
 ASTMD2846 CPVCPlasticHotandColdWaterDistributionSystem
 ASTMF493 SolventCementsforCPVCPipeandFittings
 ASTMF1668 ProceduresforBuriedPlasticPipe
 NSFStandard14 PlasticPipingComponentsandRelatedMaterials
*Note:Latestrevisionofeachstandardapplies.
Short Specification:
All pipe and fittings shall be manufactured from CPVC compound with a cell class of 24448 for pipe and
23447forttingsasperASTMD1784,conformwithNSFInternationalStandard14.Thepipeshall
belistedbyNSFInternationalforreclaimedwaterandbearthemark“NSF-rw.”
 1⁄2”through2”sizes:ReUze
®
made with FlowGuard Gold
®
CPVCCopperTubeSizemanufacturedto
standarddimensionratio(SDR)11andshallconformtoASTMD2846.Pipeshallbepurplepigmented
andhavetworowsofmarking180˚aparttoinclude“WARNING: NON-POTABLE WATER DO NOT
DRINK”.Checkthelocalcoderequirementsforconformancewithalllocalplumbingandbuildingcodes.
Pipe marking may not be in conformance with some local code requirements and should be confirmed
prior to installation. Fittings shall be either tan or purple in color. Transition fittings shall have brass
male or female connections 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 be installed in accordance with
manufacturer’s recommendations and applicable code requirements. System shall be joined using
approvedone-stepsolventcementconformingtoASTMF493.Pipeandttingsshallbemanufactured
by Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company and are intended for hot and cold non-potable water distribution
systems.
Product Specifications
GENERAL INFORMATION
ReUzeisaregisteredtrademarkofCharlottePipeandFoundryCompany.