Installation Guide
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Product Specifications
System: PVC Schedule 40 Pressure Pipe and Fitting System
Scope: This specification covers PVC Schedule 40 pipe and fittings for pressure applications. This system is
intended for 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)conformingtoASTMD1785.PVCSchedule40
ttingsshallconformtoASTMD2466.Pipeandttingsshallbemanufacturedasasystemandbethe
productofonemanufacturer.AllpipeandttingsshallbemanufacturedintheUnitedStates.Pipeand
ttingsshallconformtoNSFInternationalStandard61orthehealtheffectsportionofNSFStandard
14.
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
installedinaccordancewithASTMF1668andASTMD2774.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
ASTMD2466 PVCPlasticFittings,Schedule40
ASTMD2564 SolventCementsforPVCPipeandFittings
ASTMD2774 UndergroundInstallationofThermoplasticPressurePiping
ASTMF656 PrimersforPVCPipeandFittings
ASTMF1668 ProceduresforBuriedPlasticPipe
NSFStandard14 PlasticPipingComponentsandRelatedMaterials
NSFStandard61 DrinkingWaterSystemComponents-HealthEffects
*Note:Latestrevisionofeachstandardapplies.
Short Specification:
PipeandttingsshallbemanufacturedfromPVCcompoundwithacellclassof12454perASTMD1784
andconformwithNSFInternationalStandards14and61.Pipeshallbeironpipesize(IPS)conforming
toASTMD1785.FittingsshallconformtoASTMD2466.
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
accordancewithASTMF1668andASTMD2774.SolventcementsshallconformtoASTMD2564,
primershallconformtoASTMF656.ThesystemistobemanufacturedbyCharlottePipeandFoundry
Company and is intended for pressure applications where the temperature will not exceed 140°F.
GENERAL INFORMATION