Installation Guide
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Product Specifications
System: ABS Plus Foam Core DWV Pipe and ABS DWV Fitting System
Scope: ThisspecicationcoversABS/PVCcomposite,cellularcore(foamcore)pipeandABSDWVttingsused
insanitarydrain,waste,andvent(DWV)andsewerapplications.Thissystemisintendedforuseinnon-
pressure applications where the operating temperature will not exceed 140°F.
Specification: Pipe shall be manufactured from virgin rigid ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) compounds with a
minimumcellclassof42222asidentiedinASTMD3965.Fittingsshallbemanufacturedfromvirgin
rigidABScompoundswithaCellClassof32222asidentiedinASTM3965.
ABS/PVC/ABSfoamcorepipeshallbeIronPipeSize(IPS)conformingtoASTMF1488.ABSDWV
ttingsshallconformtoASTMD2661.Pipeandttingsshallbemanufacturedasasystemandbethe
productofonemanufacturer.AllpipeandttingsshallbemanufacturedintheUnitedStates.Allsystems
shallutilizeaseparatewasteandventsystem.PipeandttingsshallconformtoNSFInternational
Standard 14.
Installation shall comply with the latest installation instructions published by Charlotte Pipe and Foundry
and shall conform to all applicable plumbing, fire and building code requirements. Buried pipe shall
beinstalledinaccordancewithASTMD2321andASTMF1668.Solventcementjointsshallbemade
withsolventcementconformingtoASTMD2235.Thesystemshallbeprotectedfromchemicalagents,
fire stopping materials, thread sealant, or other aggressive chemical agents not compatible with ABS
compounds. Systems shall be hydrostatically tested after installation. WARNING!Nevertestwithor
transport/storecompressedairorgasinABSpipeorttings.
Referenced Standards*:
ASTMD3965RigidABSCompounds
ASTMF1488Co-extrudedCompositePipe
ASTMD2661ABSDrain,Waste,andVentFittings
ASTMD2235SolventCementsforABSPipeandFittings
ASTMD2321UndergroundInstallationofThermoplasticPipe(non-pressureapplications)
ASTMF656PrimersforPVCPipeandFittings
ASTMF1668ProceduresforBuriedPlasticPipe
NSFStandard14PlasticPipingComponentsandRelatedMaterials
*Note:Latestrevisionofeachstandardapplies.
Short Specification:
Inside and outside layers of pipe shall be manufactured from ABS compound with a minimum cell class
of42222perASTMD3965.CenterlayerofpipeshallbemanufacturedfromPVCcompoundwithacell
classof11432perASTMD4396.Pipeshallbeironpipesize(IPS)Schedule40conformingtoASTM
F 1488.
FittingsshallbemanufacturedfromABScompoundwithacellclassof32222perASTMD3965.Fittings
shallconformtoASTMD2661.
BothpipeandttingsshallconformtoNSFInternationalStandard14.
All pipe and fittings to be produced by a single manufacturer and to be installed in accordance with
manufacturer’s recommendations and applicable code requirements.Buried pipe shall be installed in
accordancewithASTMD2321andASTMF1668.SolventcementshallconformtoASTMD2235.
The system is to be manufactured by Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co. and is intended for non-pressure
drainage applications where the temperature will not exceed 140°F.
GENERAL INFORMATION