ASTM D2665-08b

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An American National Standard
Designation: D 2665 – 08b
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 D2665; 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 (´) 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* D1784 SpecificationforRigidPoly(VinylChloride)(PVC)
Compounds and Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride)
1.1 This specification covers requirements and test methods
(CPVC) Compounds
for materials, dimensions and tolerances, pipe stiffness, crush
D2122 Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Ther-
resistance,impactresistance,andsolventcementforpoly(vinyl
moplastic Pipe and Fittings
chloride)plasticdrain,waste,andventpipeandfittings.Aform
D2412 TestMethodforDeterminationofExternalLoading
of marking is also included. Plastic which does not meet the
Characteristics of Plastic Pipe by Parallel-Plate Loading
material requirements specified in Section 5 is excluded.
D2444 Test Method for Determination of the Impact Re-
Installation procedures are given in the Appendix.
sistance ofThermoplastic Pipe and Fittings by Means of a
1.2 Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegarded
Tup (Falling Weight)
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
D2564 Specification for Solvent Cements for Poly(Vinyl
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Piping Systems
and are not considered standard.
D3311 Specification for Drain, Waste, and Vent (DWV)
1.3 Thetextofthisspecificationreferencesnotes,footnotes,
Plastic Fittings Patterns
and appendixes which provide explanatory material. These
D4396 SpecificationforRigidPoly(VinylChloride)(PVC)
notesandfootnotes(excludingthoseintablesandfigures)shall
and Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Com-
not be considered as requirements of the specification.
pounds for Plastic Pipe and Fittings Used in Nonpressure
1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
Applications
test methods portion, Section 7, of this specification: This
F402 Practice for Safe Handling of Solvent Cements,
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
Primers,andCleanersUsedforJoiningThermoplasticPipe
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
and Fittings
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
F412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
F1498 Specification for Taper Pipe Threads 60° for Ther-
tions prior to use.
moplastic Pipe and Fittings
2. Referenced Documents F1866 Specification for Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plas-
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tic Schedule 40 Drainage and DWV Fabricated Fittings
2.1 ASTM Standards:
F2135 Specification for Molded Drain, Waste, and Vent
D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
(DWV) Short-Pattern Plastic Fittings
D1600 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to
Plastics
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions—DefinitionsareinaccordancewithTermi-
nology F412, and abbreviations are in accordance with Ter-
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F17 on Plastic
minology D1600, unless otherwise specified.
Piping Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.63 on DWV.
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2008 Published November 2008. Originally
4. Significance and Use
approved in 1968. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as D2665–08a.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
4.1 The requirements of this specification are intended to
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
provide pipe and fittings suitable for the drainage and venting
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. of sewage and certain other liquid wastes.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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D 2665 – 08b
NOTE 1—Industrial waste disposal lines should be installed only with
6.3.1.1 Pipe Stiffness (PS)—Three specimens shall be
the specific approval of the cognizant building code authority since
tested. If all three meet the PS requirement, the sample meets
chemicals not commonly found in drains and sewers and temperatures in
the PS requirement. If one or two fail, additional testing shall
excess of 180°F (82.2°C) may be encountered.
be co
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