Installation Guide

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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
ABS Plus
®
Composite(FoamCore)DWVPipe ............................................................ 11
  PVCSchedule40SolidWallPipeandPVCDWVFittingSystem ................................. 12
  PVCCellularCore(FoamCore)PipeandPVCDWVFittingSystem ............................ 13
RePVC
®
-PVCSchedule40PipewithRecycledContentandPVCDWV
Fitting System ..................................................................................................... 14
PVC Schedule 40 Pressure Pipe and Fitting System ...................................................... 15
PVC SDR Pressure Pipe and Fitting System ................................................................. 16
PVC Schedule 80 Pressure Pipe and Fitting System ...................................................... 17
FlowGuard Gold CPVC CTS Pipe and Fitting System .................................................... 18
  ReUze
®
CPVC CTS Pipe and Fitting System ................................................................. 19
PVC SDR 35 Gravity Sewer Pipe ................................................................................. 20
PVC D 2729 Sewer and Drain Pipe .............................................................................. 21
Product Certification ...................................................................................................... 22
PRODUCT DATA
Pipe Reference Guide ...................................................................................................... 23
Product Data (Dimensions, Weight and Pressure Ratings) ........................................ 24-41
Socket Dimensions for Belled-End Pipe .......................................................................... 36
DESIGN AND ENGINEERING DATA
Pressure/Temperature Relationship ............................................................................ 42-43
  MaximumOperatingTemperaturesforVariousPipingSystems ..................................... 42
Temperature De-Rating for PVC and CPVC................................................................... 42
  MaximumOperatingTemperaturesforCTSCPVCSDR11PipingSystems ................... 43
Fluid Flow Properties ................................................................................................. 44-53
Gravity Flow .............................................................................................................. 44
Fluid Flow Rate .......................................................................................................... 44
Pressure Flow Rate ..................................................................................................... 45
  WaterVelocities ......................................................................................................... 45
Friction Loss Through Fittings ..................................................................................... 45
  WaterHammer ...................................................................................................... 46-47
Entrapped Air ............................................................................................................. 48
  Weathering/UVExposure/HeatBuild-Up .................................................................. 48
Friction Loss and Flow Velocity Table ..................................................................... 49-53
Support Spacing for ABS, PVC and CPVC Pipe ........................................................ 54-55
Typical Pipe Hangers, Clamps, and Supports .................................................................. 55
Expansion and Contraction of Iron Pipe Size ABS, PVC and CPVC .......................... 56-58
  ThermalExpansioninDWVSystems............................................................................ 57
  ThermalExpansioninUndergroundSystems ................................................................ 57
Expansion and Contraction of CTS CPVC ..................................................................... 58
Permissible Bending Deflections for FlowGuard Gold
®
Pipe ........................................... 59
Flame Spread and Smoke Development Rating for ABS, PVC and CPVC ...................... 60
Chemical Resistance Chart of ABS, PVC, and CPVC ................................................ 61-81
ABSPlus,ReUzeandRePVCareregisteredtrademarksofCharlottePipeandFoundryCompany.
CorzanandFlowGuardGoldareregisteredtrademarksofLubrizolCorp.