ASTM D2665-01

An American National Standard
Designation: D 2665 – 01
Standard Specification for
Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Drain, Waste, and Vent
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Pipe and Fittings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 2665; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope D2122 Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Ther-
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moplastic Pipe and Fittings
1.1 This specification covers requirements and test methods
D2412 TestMethodforDeterminationofExternalLoading
for materials, dimensions and tolerances, pipe stiffness, crush
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Characteristics of Plastic Pipe by Parallel-Plate Loading
resistance, impact resistance, hydrostatic burst resistance, and
D2444 Test Method for Determination of the Impact Re-
solvent cement for poly(vinyl chloride) plastic drain, waste,
sistance of Thermoplastic Pipe and Fittings by Means of a
and vent pipe and fittings.Aform of marking is also included.
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Tup (Falling Weight)
Plasticwhichdoesnotmeetthematerialrequirementsspecified
D2564 Specification for Solvent Cements for Poly(Vinyl
in Section 5 is excluded. Installation procedures are given in
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Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Piping Systems
the Appendix.
D3311 Specification for Drain, Waste, and Vent (DWV)
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
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Plastic Fittings Patterns
as the standard. The metric equivalents of inch-pound units
F402 Practice for Safe Handling of Solvent Cements,
given in parentheses may be approximate.
Primers,andCleanersUsedforJoiningThermoplasticPipe
1.3 Thetextofthisspecificationreferencesnotes,footnotes,
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and Fittings
and appendixes which provide explanatory material. These
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F412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems
notesandfootnotes(excludingthoseintablesandfigures)shall
F1498 Specification for Taper Pipe Threads 60° for Ther-
not be considered as requirements of the specification.
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moplastic Pipe and Fittings
1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
test methods portion, Section 7, of this specification: This
3. Terminology
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
3.1 Definitions—DefinitionsareinaccordancewithTermi-
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
nology F412, and abbreviations are in accordance with Ter-
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
minology D1600, unless otherwise specified.
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
tions prior to use.
4. Significance and Use
4.1 The requirements of this specification are intended to
2. Referenced Documents
provide pipe and fittings suitable for the drainage and venting
2.1 ASTM Standards:
2 of sewage and certain other liquid wastes.
D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
D1599 Test Method for Resistance to Short-Time Hydrau-
NOTE 1—Industrial waste disposal lines should be installed only with
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lic Pressure of Plastic Pipe, Tubing, and Fittings the specific approval of the cognizant building code authority since
chemicals not commonly found in drains and sewers and temperatures in
D1600 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to
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excess of 180°F (82.2°C) may be encountered.
Plastics
D1784 Specification for Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC)
5. Materials
Compounds and Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride)
2 5.1 Basic Materials—The pipe and fittings shall be made of
(CPVC) Compounds
virginPVCcompoundsmeetingorexceedingtherequirements
of Class 12454 as defined in Specification D1784.This plastic
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F17 on Plastic contains stabilizers, lubricants, and pigments.
Piping Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.63 on DWV.
Current edition approved August 10, 2001. Published October 2001. Originally
published as D2665–68. Last previous edition D2665–00.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.04.
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D 2665 – 01
5.2 Rework Material—The manufacturer shall use only his 6.2.2.4 For all fittings having taper pipe threads, threads
own clean pipe or fitting rework material and the pipe or shall conform to Specification F 1498 and be gaged in
fittings produced shall meet all the requirements of this accordance with 7.5.
specification. 6.3 Pipe Stiffness, Deflection Load and Flattening:
5.3 Solvent Cement—The solvent cement used to join pipe
6.3.1 Pipe—The minimum pipe stiffness at 5% deflection
and fittings made to this specification shall meet the require-
shall be in accordance with Table 3. The pipe shall deflect by
me
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