Designation:F480−14StandardSpecificationforThermoplasticWellCasingPipeandCouplingsMadeinStandardDimensionRatios(SDR),SCH40andSCH801ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF480;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoverswaterwellcasingpipeandcouplingsmadefromthermoplasticmaterialsinstandarddimensionratios(SDR),SCH40andSCH80.1.2Specificationsareprovidedfortheapplicationofthesematerialstowaterwellandgroundwatermonitoringapplica-tions.Flushthreadedjointsystemsareincludedforscreenandcasingusedprimarilyintheconstructionofgroundwatermonitoringwells(seePracticeD5092).1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.(SeeIEEE/ASTMSI10.)NOTE1—Certainfieldconditionsmayrequirealternativematerialstoensuresafelong-termuse.Theusershouldconsultfederal,state,andlocalcodesgoverningtheuseofthermoplasticmaterialsforwellcasingormonitorpipe.NOTE2—Thisstandardspecifiesdimensional,performanceandtestrequirementsforplumbingandfluidhandlingapplications,butdoesnotaddressventingofcombustiongases.1.4AlthoughthepipesizesandSDRvalueslistedinthisspecificationaregenerallyavailable,numerousotherplasticpipesinSchedule40and80wall,otherSDRvaluesandvariousoutsidediametershavebeenusedforwellcasing.SuchproductsareoftenselectedbecausetheyfulfillcertainneedsandAnnexA1includesalistofthesePlasticPipeWellCasingSpecials.1.5Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section6,ofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishapp...
