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Plastics Technical Manual
System: ReUze
®
CPVC Copper Tube Size (CTS) Non-Potable Water Distribution System
Scope: ThisspecicationcoversCopperTubeSize(CTS)CPVCmanufacturedtostandarddimensionalration
(SDR) 11 for non-potable water distribution. This system is intended for pressure applications where the
operating temperature will not exceed 180˚F at 100 psi.
Specification: Pipe and fittings shall be manufactured from virgin rigid Chlorinated Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC)
compoundswithaCellClassof24448asidentiedinASTMD1784.
 ReUzeCTSCPVCpipeandttingsshallconformtoASTMD2846.Pipeandttingsshallbemanufactured
as a system and be the product of one manufacturer. All pipe and fittings shall be manufactured in the
UnitedStates.PipeandttingsshallconformtoNSFInternationalStandard14.Thepipeshallbelisted
byNSFInternationalforreclaimedwaterandbearthemark“NSF-rw.”
Installation shall comply with 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installedinaccordancewithASTMF1668andASTMD2774.Solventweldjointsshallbemade
usingCPVCcementconformingtoASTMF493.Yellowone-stepcementmaybeusedwithoutprimer.
Ifaprimerisrequiredbyapplicableplumbingorbuildingcodes,thenaprimerconformingtoASTM
F 656 should be used. The system shall be protected from chemical agents, fire stopping materials,
threadsealant,plasticizedvinylproductsorotheraggressivechemicalagentsnotcompatiblewithCPVC
compounds. System shall be hydrostatically tested after installation. WARNING! Never testwith or
transport/storecompressedairorgasinCPVCpipeorttings.
Referenced Standards*:
 ASTMD1784 RigidVinylCompounds
 ASTMD2774 UndergroundInstallationofThermoplasticPressurePiping
 ASTMD2846 CPVCPlasticHotandColdWaterDistributionSystem
 ASTMF493 SolventCementsforCPVCPipeandFittings
 ASTMF1668 ProceduresforBuriedPlasticPipe
 NSFStandard14 PlasticPipingComponentsandRelatedMaterials
*Note:Latestrevisionofeachstandardapplies.
Short Specification:
All pipe and fittings shall be manufactured from CPVC compound with a cell class of 24448 for pipe and
23447forttingsasperASTMD1784,conformwithNSFInternationalStandard14.Thepipeshall
belistedbyNSFInternationalforreclaimedwaterandbearthemark“NSF-rw.”
 1⁄2”through2”sizes:ReUze
®
made with FlowGuard Gold
®
CPVCCopperTubeSizemanufacturedto
standarddimensionratio(SDR)11andshallconformtoASTMD2846.Pipeshallbepurplepigmented
andhavetworowsofmarking180˚aparttoinclude“WARNING: NON-POTABLE WATER DO NOT
DRINK”.Fittings shall be either tan or purple in color.Transition ttings shall have brass male or
female connections with integral CPVC socket connections as manufactured by Charlotte Pipe and
Foundry Company.
All pipe and fittings shall be produced by a single manufacturer and be installed in accordance with
manufacturer’s recommendations and applicable code requirements. System shall be joined using
approvedone-stepsolventcementconformingtoASTMF493.Pipeandttingsshallbemanufactured
by Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company and are intended for hot and cold non-potable water distribution
systems.
Product Specifications
GENERAL INFORMATION
ReUzeisaregisteredtrademarkofCharlottePipeandFoundryCompany.