Installation Guide
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Product Specification
System: PVC Cellular Core (Foam Core) Pipe and PVC DWV Fitting Systems
Scope: This specicationcoversPVC cellularcore(foamcore) pipeandPVCDWV ttingsusedinsanitary
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 PVC (polyvinyl chloride) vinyl compounds with a Cell Class
of11432asidentiedinASTMD4396.FittingsshallbemanufacturedfromvirginrigidPVC(polyvinyl
chloride)vinylcompoundswithaCellClassof12454asidentiedinASTMD1784.
PVCcellularcorepipeshallbeIronPipeSize(IPS)conformingtoASTMF891.InjectionmoldedPVC
DWVttingsshallconformtoASTMD2665.FabricatedPVCDWVttingsshallconformtoASTMF
1866. Pipe and fittings shall be manufactured as a system and be the product of one manufacturer. All
pipeandttingsshallbemanufacturedintheUnitedStates.Allsystemsshallutilizeaseparatewaste
andventsystem.PipeandttingsshallconformtoNSFInternationalStandard14.
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 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*:
ASTMD4396 CompoundsforCellularCorePipe
ASTMF891 Co-extrudedPVCPipewithCellularCore
ASTMD2665 PVCDrain,Waste,andVentFittings
ASTMD2564 SolventCementsforPVCPipeandFittings
ASTMD2321 UndergroundInstallationofThermoplasticPipe(non-pressureapplications)
ASTMF656 PrimersforPVCPipeandFittings
ASTMF1668 ProceduresforBuriedPlasticPipe
ASTMF1866 FabricatedPVCDWVFittings
NSFStandard14 PlasticPipingComponentsandRelatedMaterials
*Note:Latestrevisionofeachstandardapplies.
Short Specification:
PipeshallbemanufacturedfromPVCcompoundwithacellclassof11432perASTMD4396and12454
perASTMD1784forttingsandconformwithNSFInternationalStandard14.Pipeshallbeironpipe
size(IPS)conformingtoASTMF891.InjectionmoldedPVCDWVttingsshallconformtoASTMD
2665.FabricatedPVCDWVttingsshallconformtoASTMF1866.
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.
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