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AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD ASME B16.29-2012(Revision of ASME B16.29-2007)Wrought Copper and Wrought Copper Alloy Solder-Joint Drainage Fittings DWVASME B16.29-2012(Revision of ASME B16.29-2007)Wrought Copper andWrought Copper AlloySolder-Joint DrainageFittings DWVAN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDThree Park Avenue New York,NY 10016 USADate of Issuance:September 26,2012The next edition of this Standard is scheduled for publication in 2017.There will be no addendaissued to this edition.ASME issues written replies to inquiries concerning interpretations of technical aspects of thisStandard.Interpretations are published on the ASME Web site under the Committee Pages athttp:/cstools.asme.org/as they are issued.Errata to codes and standards may be posted on the ASME Web site under the Committee Pages toprovide corrections to incorrectly published items,or to correct typographical or grammatical errorsin codes and standards.Such errata shall be used on the date posted.The Committee Pages can be found at http:/cstools.asme.org/.There is an option available toautomatically receive an e-mail notification when errata are posted to a particular code or standard.ThisoptioncanbefoundontheappropriateCommitteePageafterselecting“Errata”inthe“PublicationInformation”section.ASME is the registered trademark of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.This code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria for American NationalStandards.The Standards Committee that approved the code or standard was balanced to assure that individuals fromcompetent and concerned interests have had an opportunity to participate.The proposed code or standard was madeavailable forpublic review andcomment thatprovides an opportunityfor additional publicinput from industry,academia,regulatory agencies,and the public-at-large.ASME does not“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”any item,construction,proprietary device,or activity.ASME does not take any position with respect to the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with anyitems mentioned in this document,and does not undertake to insure anyone utilizing a standard against liability forinfringement of any applicable letters patent,nor assume any such liability.Users of a code or standard are expresslyadvised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights,and the risk of infringement of such rights,isentirely their own responsibility.Participation by federal agency representative(s)or person(s)affiliated with industry is not to be interpreted asgovernment or industry endorsement of this code or standard.ASME accepts responsibility for only those interpretations of this document issued in accordance with the establishedASME procedures and policies,which precludes the issuance of interpretations by individuals.No part of this document may be reproduced in any form,in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise,without the prior written permission of the publisher.The American Society of Mechanical EngineersThree Park AvenueNew York,NY 10016-5990Copyright 2012 byTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERSAll rights reservedPrinted in U.S.A.CONTENTSForeword.ivCommittee Roster.vCorrespondence With the B16 Committee.viSummary of Changes.vii1Scope.12General.13Description.14Pitch(Slope).15Abbreviations.16Component Size.17Marking.28Material.29Laying Lengths.210Ovality.211Threaded Ends.212Design of Threaded Ends.213Alignment.214Gaging.2Figure1Size of Fittings.3Tables1Dimensions of Solder-Joint Ends.42Dimensions of Threaded Ends DWV.53Dimensions of DWV Couplings,Extended Bushings,and Adapters.64Dimensions of DWV Soil Pipe Adapters.75Dimensions of DWV C?No-Hub Soil Pipe Adapters.86Dimensions of DWV Elbows.97Dimensions of DWV 45 deg Ys.108Dimensions of DWV Tees.119Dimensions of DWV Caps.1110Dimensions of DWV Vent Increasers.1211Dimensions of DWV Closet Flanges.1312Dimensions of DWV Trap Adapters.1413Dimensions of DWV Slip-Joint Ends.14Mandatory AppendicesIU.S.Customary Dimensions.15IIReferences.27Nonmandatory AppendixAQuality System Program.28iiiFOREWORDStandardization of cast and wrought solder-joint fittings was initiated in Subcommittee 11 ofAmerican Standards Association(ASA)Sectional Committee A40 on Plumbing Requirementsand Equipment.Development work culminated in publication of ASA A40.3-1941.In 1949,work on these fittings was transferred to Sectional Committee B16 of ASA,whichestablished Subcommittee 9(now Subcommittee J).The first standard developed was approvedas ASA B16.18-1950,Cast Bronze Solder-Joint Fittings.A later joint effort of the Copper and BrassResearch Association and the Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve and FittingsIndustry(MSS)culminated in a standard on wrought fittings,ultimately approved as B16.22-1951.Concurrently,recognizingtheneed fordrainagefittingstandards,anMSS taskgroupdevelopedthe standard later approved as ASA B16.23-1953,Cast Bronze Solder-Joint Drainage Fittings,anda standard for wrought fittings was initi