Installation Guide
14
Plastics Technical Manual
GENERAL INFORMATION
System: RePVC
®
– PVC Schedule 40 Pipe with Recycled Content and PVC DWV Fitting System
Scope: ThisspecicationcoversPVCSchedule40pipewithrecycledcontentandPVCDWVttingsusedinsanitary
drain,waste,andvent (DWV),sewer andstormdrainageapplications. This systemisintendedforuse in
non-pressure applications where the operating temperature will not exceed 140°F.
Specification: Inside and outside layers of pipe shall be manufactured from virgin rigid PVC (polyvinyl chloride) vinyl
compoundswithaminimumcellclassof11432perASTMD4396.Centerlayerofpipeshallbemanufactured
fromrecycledPVCcompoundswithaminimumcellclassof11211perASTMD4396.Fittingsshallbe
manufactured from virgin rigid PVC (polyvinyl chloride) vinyl compounds with a cell class of 12454 as
identiedinASTMD1784.
Centerlayerofpipeshallbecomprisedof100%recycledmaterialandmakeup30–80%ofthepipe’soverall
wall thickness.
CoextrudedPVCpipewithrecycledcontentshallbeSchedule40ironpipesize(IPS)conformingtoASTM
F1760.InjectionmoldedPVCDWVttingsshallconformtoASTMD2665.FabricatedPVCDWVttings
shallconformtoASTMF1866.Pipeandttingsshallbemanufacturedasasystemandbetheproductof
onemanufacturer.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, fire, and building code requirements. Buried pipe shall be
installedinaccordancewithASTMD2321andASTMF1668.Solventcementjointsshallbemadeina
twostepprocesswithprimerconformingtoASTMF656andsolventcementconformingtoASTMD2564.
The system shall be protected from chemical agents, re stopping materials, thread sealant, plasticized
vinyl products, or other aggressive chemical agents not compatible with PVC compounds. Systems shall be
hydrostatically tested after installation. WARNING!Nevertestwithortransport/storecompressedairor
gas in PVC pipe or fittings.
Referenced Standards*:
ASTMD4396 CompoundsforCellularCorePipe
ASTMF1760 Co-extrudedPVCPipewithRecycledContent
ASTMD2665 PVCDrain,Waste,andVentFittings
ASTMD2564 SolventCementsforPVCPipeandFittings
ASTMD2321 UndergroundInstallationofThermoplasticPipe(non-pressureapplications)
ASTMF656 PrimersforPVCPipeandFittings
ASTMF1668 ProceduresforBuriedPlasticPipe
ASTMF1866 FabricatedPVCDWVFittings
NSFStandard14 PlasticPipingComponentsandRelatedMaterials
*Note:Latestrevisionofeachstandardapplies.
Short Specification:
Pipe shall be manufactured from PVC compound with a minimum cell class of 11432 for the inside and
outsidelayersand11211forthecenterlayerperASTMD4396.Centerlayerofpipeshallbecomprisedof
100%recycledmaterialandmakeup30–80%oftheoverallwallthickness.PipeshallbeSchedule40iron
pipesize(IPS)conformingtoASTMF1760.
Fittingsshall be manufactured from virgin rigid PVC compound with a cell class of23447 per ASTM D
1784andconformwithNSFInternationalStandard14.InjectionmoldedPVCDWVttingsshallconform
toASTMD2665.FabricatedPVCDWVttingsshallconformtoASTMF1866.
All pipe and fittings shall be produced by a single manufacturer and be installed in accordance with manufac-
turer’srecommendationsandapplicablecoderequirements.Buriedpipeshallbeinstalledinaccordancewith
ASTMD2321andASTMF1668.SolventcementsshallconformtoASTMD2564,primershallconform
toASTMF656.ThesystemtobemanufacturedbyCharlottePipeandFoundryCo.andisintendedfornon-
pressure drainage applications where the temperature will not exceed 140°F.
RePVC is a registered trademark of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company.
Product Specification