Designation:F2164−13StandardPracticeforFieldLeakTestingofPolyethylene(PE)andCrosslinkedPolyethylene(PEX)PressurePipingSystemsUsingHydrostaticPressure1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2164;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thispracticeprovidesinformationonapparatus,safety,pre-testpreparation,andproceduresforconductingfieldtestsofpolyethyleneandcrosslinkedpolyethylenepressurepipingsystemsbyfillingwithaliquidandapplyingpressuretodetermineifleaksexistinthesystem.1.2Thispracticedoesnotaddressleaktestingusingapressurizedgas(pneumatictesting).Forsafetyreasons,somemanufacturersprohibitorrestrictpneumaticpressuretestingoftheirproducts.Failureduringapressureleaktestcanbeexplosive,violent,anddangerous,especiallyifacompressedgasisused.Inacompressedgastest,boththepressurestressonthesystemandtheenergyusedtocompressthegasarereleasedatafailure.Contactcomponentmanufacturersforinformationabouttestingwithgasunderpressure.1.3Thispracticedoesnotapplytoleaktestingofnon-pressure,gravity-flow,negativepressure(vacuum),ornon-thermoplasticpipingsystems.Forfield-testingofplasticgrav-ityflowsewerlines,seeTestMethodF1417.1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.AdditionalsafetyinformationispresentedinSection7andthroughoutthisstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-ticsF412TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticPipingSystemsF14...
