NOTE: Delete, revise, or add to the text in this section to cover project requirements. Notes are for designer information and will not appear in the final project specification.

This section covers polyvinylchloride (PVC), polyethylene (PE), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), and chlorinated polyvinylchloride (CPVC) pipe and pipe fittings for general use. Ordinary methods of installation are also included. This section does not cover the use of plastic pipe in specialized systems or processes or the installation of such systems.

Associated work specified in other sections includes identification, anchors, flashing, hangers and supports, valves and cocks, insulation, and testing.

Drawings should show:

Location where each size of pipe is installed

Provisions for expansion and contraction

Elevation of piping slope, extent of service, and location of terminations or connections to other equipment

Where piping is to be concealed or exposed, sufficient sections and details for completion of construction.

Recommended changes to a UFGS should be submitted as a Criteria Change Request (CCR).

Use of electronic communication is encouraged.

NOTE: This paragraph is used to list the publications cited in the text of the guide specification. The publications are referred to in the text by basic designation only and listed in this paragraph by organization, designation, date, and title.

Use the Reference Wizard's Check Reference feature when you add a RID outside of the Section's Reference Article to automatically place the reference in the Reference Article. Also use the Reference Wizard's Check Reference feature to update the issue dates.

References not used in the text will automatically be deleted from this section of the project specification when you choose to reconcile references in the publish print process.

NOTE: If Section 15003S GENERAL MECHANICAL PROVISIONS is not included in the project specification, applicable requirements therefrom should be inserted and the following paragraph deleted.

NOTE: Review Submittal Description (SD) definitions in Section 01330 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES and edit the following list to reflect only the submittals required for the project. Submittals should be kept to the minimum required for adequate quality control.

A “G” following a submittal item indicates that the submittal requires Government approval. Some submittals are already marked with a “G”. Only delete an existing “G” if the submittal item is not complex and can be reviewed through the Contractor’s Quality Control system. Only add a “G” if the submittal is sufficiently important or complex in context of the project.

For submittals requiring Government approval on Army projects, a code of up to three characters within the submittal tags may be used following the "G" designation to indicate the approving authority. Codes for Army projects using the Resident Management System (RMS) are: "AE" for Architect-Engineer; "DO" for District Office (Engineering Division or other organization in the District Office); "AO" for Area Office; "RO" for Resident Office; and "PO" for Project Office. Codes following the "G" typically are not used for Navy, Air Force, and NASA projects.

Choose the first bracketed item for Navy, Air Force and NASA projects, or choose the second bracketed item for Army projects.

NOTE: Use Schedule 80 for threaded pipe.

NOTE: Use schedule 80 for threaded pipe.

NOTE: Material designation is based on the following:

NOTE: ABS 1210 has a hydrostatic design stress of 1,000 psi 6900 kilopascal.

ABS 2112 has a hydrostatic design stress of 1,250 psi8600 kilopascal.

ABS 1316 has a hydrostatic design stress of 1,600 psi11000 kilopascal

NOTE: Delete the second paragraph when diagonal piping is desired.

NOTE: Threaded joints should not be specified for schedule 40 or thinner wall pipe.