Installation Guide
10
Plastics Technical Manual
Product Specifications
System:  ABS Cellular Core (Foam Core) Pipe and ABS DWV Fitting System
Scope: ThisspecicationcoversABScellularcore(foam core)pipeandABSDWVttingsusedinsanitary
drain,waste,andvent(DWV),sewer,andstormdrainageapplications.Thissystemisintendedforusein
non-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 
CellClassof42222asidentiedinASTMD3965.FittingsshallbemanufacturedfromvirginrigidABS
compoundswithaCellClassof32222asidentiedinASTMD3965.
 ABScellularcorepipeshallbeIronPipeSize(IPS)conformingtoASTMF628.ABSDWVttings
shallconformtoASTMD2661.Pipeandttingsshallbemanufacturedasasystemandbetheproduct
ofonemanufacturer.AllpipeandttingsshallbemanufacturedintheUnitedStates.Allsystemsshall
utilizeaseparatewasteandventsystem.PipeandttingsshallconformtoNSFInternationalStandard
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
withasolventcementconformingtoASTMD2235.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*:
 ASTMD3965 RigidABSCompounds
 ASTMF628 Co-extrudedABSPipewithCellularCore
 ASTMD2661 ABSDrain,Waste,andVentFittings
 ASTMD2235 SolventCementsforABSPipeandFittings
 ASTMD2321 UndergroundInstallationofThermoplasticPipe(non-pressureapplications)
 ASTMF1668 ProceduresforBuriedPlasticPipe
 NSFStandard14 PlasticPipingComponentsandRelatedMaterials
*Note:Latestrevisionofeachstandardapplies.
Short Specification: 
  Pipe and fittings shall be manufactured from ABS compound with a cell class of 42222 
for pipe and 32222 for fittings as per ASTM D 3965 and conform with NSF International 
Standard14.Pipeshallbeironpipesize(IPS)conformingtoASTMF628.Fittingsshallconformto
ASTMD2661.
  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
accordancewithASTMD2321andASTMF1668.SolventcementshallconformtoASTMD2235.The
system is to be manufactured by Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company and is intended for non-pressure 
drainage applications where the temperature will not exceed 140°F. 
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