Installation Guide
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Plastics Technical Manual
Product Specifications
System: PVC Schedule 40 Solid Wall Pipe and PVC DWV Fitting System
Scope: ThisspecicationcoversPVCSchedule40solidwallpipeandPVCDWVttingsusedinsanitarydrain,
waste,andvent(DWV),sewer,andstormdrainageapplications.Thissystemisintendedforuseinnon-
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
aCellClassof12454asidentiedinASTMD1784.
PVCSchedule40pipeshallbeIronPipeSize(IPS)conformingtoASTMD1785andASTMD2665.
InjectionmoldedPVCDWVttingsshallconformtoASTMD2665.FabricatedPVCDWVttingsshall
conformtoASTMF1866.Pipeandttingsshallbemanufacturedasasystemandbetheproductofone
manufacturer.AllpipeandttingsshallbemanufacturedintheUnitedStates.Allsystemsshallutilize
aseparatewasteandventsystem.PipeandttingsshallconformtoNSFInternationalStandard14.
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
installedinaccordancewithASTMD2321andASTMF1668.Solventcementjointsshallbemadein
atwostepprocesswithprimerconformingtoASTMF656andsolventcementconformingtoASTM
D 2564. The system shall be protected from chemical agents, fire stopping materials, thread sealant,
plasticizedvinyl products,orotheraggressivechemical agentsnotcompatiblewith PVCcompounds.
Systems shall be hydrostatically tested after installation. WARNING! Nevertestwithortransport/store
compressed air or gas in PVC pipe or fittings.
Referenced Standards*:
ASTMD1784 RigidVinylCompounds
ASTMD1785 PVCPlasticPipe,Schedule40
ASTMD2665 PVCDrain,Waste,andVentPipe&Fittings
ASTMD2564 SolventCementsforPVCPipeandFittings
ASTMD2321 UndergroundInstallationofThermoplasticPipe(non-pressureapplications)
ASTMF656 PrimersforPVCPipeandFittings
ASTMF1668 ProceduresforBuriedPlasticPipe
ASTMF1866 FabricatedPVCDWVFittings
NSFStandard14 PlasticPipingComponentsandRelatedMaterials
*Note:Latestrevisionofeachstandardapplies.
Short Specification:
PipeandttingsshallbemanufacturedfromPVCcompoundwithacellclassof12454perASTMD1784
andconformwithNSFInternationalStandard14.Pipeshallbeironpipesize(IPS)conformingtoASTM
D1785andASTMD2665.InjectionmoldedttingsshallconformtoASTMD2665.Fabricatedttings
shallconformtoASTMF1866.
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.SolventcementsshallconformtoASTMD2564,primer
shallconformtoASTMF656.ThesystemistobemanufacturedbyCharlottePipeandFoundryCompany
and is intended for non-pressure drainage applications where the temperature will not exceed 140°F.
GENERAL INFORMATION