Designation:F3097−15StandardPracticeforInstallationofanOutsideSewerServiceCleanoutthroughaMinimallyInvasiveSmallBoreVacuumExcavation1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF3097;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversinstallationmethods,testmethodsandrequiredmaterialsfortheinstallationofanoutsidesewerservicecleanout,bymeansofasmallvacuumexcavatedborehole.Theutilizationofthispracticegreatlyreducesdisruptiontothegeneralpublicandrequiresminimalrestora-tion.1.2Units—Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C920SpecificationforElastomericJointSealantsD1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-ticsD2855PracticeforMakingSolvent-CementedJointswithPoly(VinylChloride)(PVC)PipeandFittingsD3034SpecificationforTypePSMPoly(VinylChloride)(PVC)SewerPipeandFittingsF412TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticPipingSystems3.Terminology3.1Unlessotherwiseindicated,definitionsareinaccor-dancewithTerminologyF412,andabbreviationsareinaccor-dancewithTerminologyD1600.3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.2.1adhesive/sealant—anelastomericbondingagentde-signedtoprovideawateractivated,leakresistantflexiblebondbetweenaPVCpipesaddleandalateralsewerservicepipe.3.2.2borehole—asmalldiametervacuumexcavatedhole.3.2.3cleanout—afittinglocatedonalateralsewerservicepipehavingaverticalriserpipeextendingtherefromtothesurfaceprovidingaccesstothelateralsewerservicepipe.3.2.4cleanoutriserpipe—asectionofpipetha...
