Designation:F1417−11a(Reapproved2015)StandardPracticeforInstallationAcceptanceofPlasticNon-pressureSewerLinesUsingLow-PressureAir1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1417;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thispracticeprovidesproceduresfortestingnon-pressureplasticpipesewerlines,usinglow-pressureairtoprovetheintegrityoftheinstalledmaterialandtheconstructionprocedures.Twoproceduresareincludedtofindtherateofairleakage—theconstant-pressuremethodandthetime-pressuredropmethod.1.2Thispracticeisperformedonlinesafterallconnectionsandservicelateralshavebeenpluggedandbracedadequatelytowithstandthetestpressure.Thetimebetweencompletionofthebackfilloperationandlow-pressureairtestingmaybespecifiedbytheapprovingauthority.1.3Thispracticeisusedasapreliminarytest,whichenablestheinstallertoshowtheconditionofaburiedlinepriortofinalbackfill,paving,andotherconstructionactivities.1.4Thispracticeisapplicabletoallnon-pressuresewerlinesmadeofthermoplasticpipe,reinforcedthermosettingresin(RTRP)pipe,andreinforcedplasticmortar(RPM)pipe,definedinTerminologyD883,D1600,andF412.1.5Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyproblems,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecificprecautionarystatements,seeSection5.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C828TestMethodforLow-PressureAirTestofVitrifiedClayPipeLinesC924PracticeforTestingConcretePipeSewerLinesbyLow-PressureAirTestMethod(Withdrawn2013)3D883TerminologyRelatingtoPlastic...
