Installation Guide

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Plastics Technical Manual
System: FlowGuard Gold® CPVC Copper Tube Size (CTS) Hot and Cold Domestic Water Distribution System
Scope: ThisspecicationcoversCopperTubeSize(CTS)CPVCmanufacturedtostandarddimensionalratio(SDR)
11 for hot and cold domestic 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forpipeand23447forttingsperASTMD1784.
 FlowGuardGold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Standards14and61.
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,restoppingmaterials,threadsealant,plasticizedvinyl
products or other aggressive chemical agents not compatible with CPVC compounds. Systems shall be
hydrostatically tested after installation. WARNING! Nevertestwithortransport/storecompressedairor
gas in CPVC pipe or fittings.
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
 NSFStandard61 DrinkingWaterSystemComponents-HealthEffects
*Note:Latestrevisionofeachstandardapplies.
Short Specification:
Specification for FlowGuard Gold CPVC Copper Tube Size (CTS) Hot and Cold Domestic Water
Distribution System
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andconformwithNSFInternationalStandards14and61.
Pipe and fittings to be FlowGuard Gold
®
CPVCCopperTubeSizemanufacturedtostandarddimensionratio
(SDR)11andshallconformtoASTMD2846.Transitionttingstohavebrassmaleorfemalethreads
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 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cementshallconformtoASTMF493
and system may be installed with approved one-step cement. Pipe and fittings are to be manufactured by
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company and are intended for hot and cold water distribution systems.
Product Specifications
GENERAL INFORMATION
FlowGuardGoldandCorzanareregisteredtrademarksofLubrizolCorp.