Installation Guide

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Plastics Technical Manual
Product Specifications
System: PVC SDR Pressure Pipe and Fitting System
Scope: This specification covers PVC Standard Dimensional Ratio (SDR) 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CellClassof12454asidentiedinASTMD1784.
 PVCSDRpipeshallbeIronPipeSize(IPS)conformingtoASTMD2241forplainendpipeandASTM
D2672forbelled-endpipe.PVCSchedule40(IPS)ttingsshallconformtoASTMD2466.Pipeand
fittings 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
61orthehealtheffectsportionofNSFStandard14.
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
installedinaccordancewithASTMF1668andASTMD2774.Solventcementjointsshallbemadeina
twostepprocesswithprimerconformingtoASTMF656andsolventcementconformingtoASTMD2564.
Thesystemshallbeprotectedfromchemicalagents,restoppingmaterials,threadsealant,plasticized
vinyl products, or other aggressive chemical agents not compatible with PVC compounds. Systems shall
be hydrostatically tested after installation. WARNING! Nevertestwithortransport/storecompressedair
or gas in PVC pipe or fittings.
Referenced Standards*:
 ASTMD1784 RigidVinylCompounds
 ASTMD2241 PVCPressureRatedPipe(SDRSeries)
 ASTMD2672 JointsforIPSPVCPipeUsingSolventCement
 ASTMD2466 PVCPlasticFittings,Schedule40
 ASTMD2564 SolventCementsforPVCPipeandFittings
 ASTMD2774 UndergroundInstallationofThermoplasticPressurePiping
 ASTMF656 PrimersforPVCPipeandFittings
 ASTMF1668 ProceduresforBuriedPlasticPipe
 NSFStandard14 PlasticPipingComponentsandRelatedMaterials
 NSFStandard61 DrinkingWaterSystemComponents-HealthEffects
*Note:Latestrevisionofeachstandardapplies.
Short Specification:
 PipeandttingsshallbemanufacturedfromPVCcompoundwithacellclassof12454perASTMD1784
andconformwithNSFInternationalStandards14and61.Pipeshallbeironpipesize(IPS)conforming
toASTMD2241forplain-endpipeandASTMD2672forbelled-endpipe.PVCSchedule40ttingsshall
conformtoASTMD2466.
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
accordancewithASTMF1668andASTMD2774.SolventcementsshallconformtoASTMD2564,
primershallconformtoASTMF656.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