Use and Care Guide

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GENERAL INFORMATION Page
Introduction ......................................................................................................... 2
Understanding Safety Alert Messages ................................................................. 5
Components of the DWV System ......................................................................... 6
Performance ......................................................................................................6-8
Resistance to Abrasion ....................................................................................... 7
The Green Choice ............................................................................................... 7
Soundproofing Qualities of Cast Iron Systems .................................................. 7-8
Product Availability ........................................................................................... 8
Receiving, Handling and Storage of Cast Iron Pipe and Fittings ......................8-9
Receiving Cast Iron Shipments ........................................................................... 8
Storage of Pipe and Fittings ............................................................................... 8
Physical Properties of Gray Iron ......................................................................... 9
Product Specification ....................................................................................10-12
Service Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings ........................................................... 10
Extra Heavy Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings .................................................... 11
No-Hub (Hubless) Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings ............................................ 12
Product Certification .......................................................................................... 13
Product Data .................................................................................................14-20
Service Cast Iron ........................................................................................14-15
Extra Heavy Cast Iron ................................................................................16-17
Dimensional Tolerances for Extra Heavy and Service Cast Iron
Soil Pipe & Fittings .................................................................................... 18
Hubless Cast Iron .......................................................................................19-20
DESIGN AND ENGINEERING DATA
Gravity Flow ....................................................................................................... 21
Manning Roughness Factor (“N” Value) ........................................................... 21
“N” Values for Typical Piping Materials ........................................................... 21
Self-cleansing Velocities .................................................................................. 21
Design of Sewer and Drains .............................................................................. 21
Fluid Flow Properties ....................................................................................22-27
Velocity Charts ........................................................................................... 22-27
Support Spacing and Hangers ............................................................................ 28
Fire Resistance of Cast Iron Systems ................................................................. 28
Reference Standards .......................................................................................... 29
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