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Designation:F281713Standard Specification forPoly(Vinyl Chloride)(PVC)Gas Pressure Pipe and FittingsFor Maintenance or Repair1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2817;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This specification covers requirements for PVC pipe andtubing for use only to maintain or repair existing PVC gaspiping.This specification covers requirements for fittings foruse to maintain or repair existing PVC gas piping.1.1.1 In-plant quality control programs are specified inAnnex A1.1.2 The text of this specification references notes and,footnotes,and appendixes which provide explanatory material.These notes and footnotes(excluding those in tables andfigures)shall not be considered as requirements of the speci-fication.1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.4 The following is an index of the annexes in thisspecification:AnnexSubjectAnnex A1In-Plant Quality Control for PVCmaterialsup to 6 in.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D543 Practices for Evaluating the Resistance of Plastics toChemical ReagentsD618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for TestingD638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of PlasticsD1598 Test Method for Time-to-Failure of Plastic PipeUnder Constant Internal PressureD1599 Test Method for Resistance to Short-Time HydraulicPressure of Plastic Pipe,Tubing,and FittingsD1600 Terminology forAbbreviated Terms Relating to Plas-ticsD1784 Specification for Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride)(PVC)Compounds and Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride)(CPVC)CompoundsD1898 Practice for Sampling of Plastics(Withdrawn 1998)3D2122 Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Ther-moplastic Pipe and FittingsD2152 Test Method for Adequacy of Fusion of ExtrudedPoly(Vinyl Chloride)(PVC)Pipe and Molded Fittings byAcetone ImmersionD2290 Test Method for Apparent Hoop Tensile Strength ofPlastic or Reinforced Plastic PipeD2412 Test Method for Determination of External LoadingCharacteristics of Plastic Pipe by Parallel-Plate LoadingD2444 Test Method for Determination of the Impact Resis-tance of Thermoplastic Pipe and Fittings by Means of aTup(Falling Weight)D2466 Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride)(PVC)PlasticPipe Fittings,Schedule 40D2564 Specification for Solvent Cements for Poly(VinylChloride)(PVC)Plastic Piping SystemsD2837 Test Method for Obtaining Hydrostatic Design Basisfor Thermoplastic Pipe Materials or Pressure Design Basisfor Thermoplastic Pipe ProductsF412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping SystemsF402 Practice for Safe Handling of Solvent Cements,Primers,and Cleaners Used for Joining ThermoplasticPipe and Fittings2.2 Plastic Pipe Institute:4PPI TR-4 Hydrostatic Design Bases and Maximum Recom-mended Hydrostatic Design Stresses for ThermoplasticPiping Materials1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F17 on PlasticPiping Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.60 on Gas.Current edition approved Aug.1,2013.Published August 2013.Originallyapproved in 2010.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as F281710.DOI:10.1520/F281713.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4Available from Plastics Pipe Institute(PPI),105 Decker Court,Suite 825,Irving,TX 75062,http:/www.plasticpipe.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 PPI TR-9 Recommended Design Factors and Design Coef-ficients for Thermoplastic Pressure Pipe2.3 Other Standards:ANSI B31.8 Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Sys-tems5CFR Part 192 Transportation Of Natural And Other Gas ByPipeline:Minimum Federal Safety Standards6MIL-STD-1235 Single-and Multi-Level Continuous Sam-pling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes63.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsDefinitions are in accordance with Termi-nology F412,and abbreviations are in accordance with Termi-nology D1600,unless otherwise specified.3.2 The gas industry terminology used in this specificationis in accordance with