Installation Guide - Multifittings

1 Tough PlusTMBlue Brute Cycle Tough Ultra-Rib Solvent Weld PVC DWVM ulti Fittings Corp. maintains a policy ofongoing product improvement. This may resultin modification of features or specificationswithout booklet is meant as a general installationguide for Trench Tough PlusTM, Blue Brute ,Cycle Tough , Ultra-Rib and Solvent Weld &PVC DWV fittings. For specific needs orapplications, please contact your local supplieror one of our customer service OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION ..5 MULTI FITTINGS MEET THESE STANDARDS ..6 Abbreviations ..6 Pressure Fittings ..6 Gasketed Sewer Fittings ..6 PVC DWV Fittings - Solvent Weld ..7 SDR35 Sewer Fittings - Solvent Weld ..7 RECEIVING AND HANDLING fitting SHIPMENTS .8 Before Accepting the Shipment ..8 Storage at the Job Site ..8 Extremely Cold Weather ..9 Prolonged Outdoor Storage ..9 UNDERGROUND BURIAL OF FITTINGS ..10 Trench Preparation ..10 Safety ..10 Excavating and Preparing the Trench.

2 10 Flotation ..11 The Bottom of the Trench ..11 Lowering the Fittings into the Trench ..11 HAUNCHING & BACKFILLING ..12 Initial Backfill ..12 Final Backfill ..12 Compacting the Backfill ..13 Embedment Materials ..14 Selection of Embedment Materials ..15 Multi Fittings Installation Guide1ig multi fittings 6/28/2007 10:29 AM Page 1 GASKETED PVC PRESSURE FITTINGS PREPARING FOR ASSEMBLY ..16 Preparing the Spigot ..17 Assembling the Joint ..18 CURVATURE IN THE PIPELINE SYSTEM ..20 Using Blue Brute or Cycle Tough Fittings ..20 Deflecting the fitting Joint ..21 OUTSIDE DIAMETER CONSIDERATIONS ..22 Blue Brute Fittings Cast Iron Outside Diameter (CIOD) .22 Blue Brute Dimensional Data ..23 Cycle Tough IPS Fittings Outside Diameter ..27 Cycle Tough Engineered Joint ..27 Cycle Tough Dimensional Data ..29 FABRICATED PVC PRESSURE FITTINGS ..36 Fabricated Fittings ..36 Butt Fusion Fabricated Fittings ..37 Butt Weld Fabricated Fittings.

3 37 RESISTING THRUST AT PRESSURE FITTINGS &VALVES ..38 Bearing Strength of Undisturbed Soils ..39 Resisting Thrust in Very Poor Soils ..40 Resisting Vertical Thrust ..41 Holding Pipe and Fittings to Steep Slopes ..42 Mechanical Thrust Restraints for Fittings ..42 FLANGED JOINTS ..43 Service Connections ..43 Tapped Couplings ..43 THE PIPELINE ..44 Leakage and Pressure Tests ..44 Repairs ..45 Multi Fittings Installation Guide2ig multi fittings 6/28/2007 10:29 AM Page 2 TRENCH TOUGH PLUS AND ULTRA-RIB GASKETEDSEWER FITTINGSSTARTING THE JOB ..47 Gaskets ..47 Line and Grade ..47 Assembly of Fittings ..47 Lubricant ..50 Curved Sewers ..50 Field Cut Assembly ..50 Manhole Connections ..51 Service Connections ..52 Sewer Laterals ..54 Riser Problems Demand Special Attention ..55 Backfilling and Tamping ..56 Tamping Equipment ..57 TESTING OF SEWERS ..58 Joint Tightness Testing ..58 Deflection Testing.

4 60 Videos ..63 Shallow Burial ..63 Repairs ..63 SOLVENT WELD SEWER AND DWV FITTINGSSOLVENT CEMENTING ..65 Basic Principles of Solvent Cementing ..65 SOLVENT CEMENTING INSTRUCTIONS ..67 Handling ..67 Storage Conditions ..67 Safety Precautions ..67 Cold Weather ..68 Preparation ..68 Initial Set Time Schedule ..72 Joint Cure Schedule ..73 Multi Fittings Installation Guide3ig multi fittings 6/28/2007 10:29 AM Page 3 APPENDICESAPPENDIX I:Dimensions of Cycle Tough Pressure Pipes with IPS OD s ..75 APPENDIX II:Dimensions of Blue Brute and Centurion Pressure Pipes with CIOD s ..76 APPENDIX III:Percent % Deflection of Blue Brute Pipe and Blue Brute C907 Fittings ..77 APPENDIX IV:Percent % Deflection for Centurion Pipe and Fabricated Blue Brute s C900 Fittings ..78 APPENDIX V:Percent % Deflection for Cycle Tough Pipe and Fittings ..79 APPENDIX VI:Percent % Deflection for Trench Tough Plus SDR35 and Trench Tough Plus SDR26 Heavy Wall Fittings.

5 80 APPENDIX VII:Pipe Dimensions ..82 APPENDIX VIII:Lubricant Usage ..84 Multi Fittings Installation Guide4ig multi fittings 6/28/2007 10:29 AM Page 4 INTRODUCTIONThis booklet will meet the needs of fitting installers lookingfor general recommendations on how to install BlueBrute , Cycle Tough , Trench Tough PlusTMgasketedsewer, Ultra-Rib , Solvent Weld sewer and PVC DWVfittings. Out-of-the-ordinary conditions not covered hereshould be referred to the Engineer or his inspectors toprovide on-site solutions. In such cases Multi's advice isalways available. Our objective is to encourage the use ofmethods that lead to a professional Installation that willensure the maximum service life for our Engineer who designs the pipe and fitting system willdetermine how it should be installed. It is not our intentionthat the Guide should assume that responsibility unlessthe Engineer so directs the booklet sets out the preferred methods of installationbased on Multi's experience and on a number of publishedreports from other industry sources.

6 Users will find additionalhelpful advice published by the Uni-Bell PVC PipeAssociation and available from Multi on are invited to order a copy of the "Uni-BellHandbook of PVC Pipe - Design and Construction". Thiscomprehensive reference manual, with over 400 pages,covers all aspects ofdesign and installationfor PVC pipe andfittings. Call Uni-Bell at(972) 243-3902 to Fittings Installation Guide5 Introductionig multi fittings 6/28/2007 10:29 AM Page 5 Multi Fittings Installation Guide6 IntroductionMULTI FITTINGS MEETS THESE STANDARDSThe list below identifies some industry standards in usetoday regarding manufacturing, quality control and properinstallation of PVC sewer pipe and Standards AssociationASTMA merican Society for Testing and MaterialsUNI-BUni-Bell PVC Pipe AssociationAASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation OfficialsAWWAA merican Water Works AssociationNSFN ational Sanitation FoundationPRESSURE FITTINGSCSA Injection Molded Gasketed Fittings for Pressure ApplicationsCSA Diameter Fabricated PVC Pressure FittingsAWWA C900 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Fabricated Fittings 10" through 12"AWWA C907 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Injection Molded Pressure Fittings for water - 4" through 12"AWWA C905 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)

7 Fabricated Fittings, 14" through 48"AWWA C605 Underground Installation of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pressure PipeASTM D2241 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pressure Rated Pipe (SDR Series)GASKETED SEWER FITTINGSCSA Drain and Sewer Pipe and FittingsCSA PVC Sewer Pipe and FittingsCSA Profile (Ribbed) PVC Sewer Pipe and FittingsCSA Recommended Practice for the Installationof Thermoplastic Drain, Storm & Sewer Pipe and FittingsASTM D2321 Underground Installation of Flexible Thermoplastic Sewer Pipeig multi fittings 6/28/2007 10:29 AM Page 6 Multi Fittings Installation Guide7 IntroductionASTM D3034 Type PSM Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) SewerPipe and FittingsASTM D3212 Joints for Drain and Sewer Plastic Pipes Using Flexible Elastomeric SealsASTM F477 Elastomeric Seals for Joining Plastic PipesASTM F679 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Large Diameter Plastic Gravity SewerASTM F794 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Ribbed Gravity Sewer Pipe and FittingsASTM F913 Thermoplastic Elastomeric Seals (Gaskets) for Joining Plastic PipeASTM F1336 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Gasketed Sewer FittingsUNI-B-6 Recommended Practice for Low-Pressure Air Testing of Installed Sewer PipeUNI-PUB-6 Installation Guide for PVC Sewer PipeUNI-TR-1 Deflection.

8 The Pipe/Soil MechanismUNI-TR-6 PVC Force Main DesignAASHTO M278 Class PS46 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Piping Systems for Subsurface Drainage of Transportation FacilitiesAASHTO M304 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Ribbed Drain Pipe and Fittings Based on Controlled Inside DiameterPVC DWV FITTINGS - SOLVENT WELDNSF 14 Plastic Piping Systems Components & Related MaterialsASTM F1866 PVC Plastic Schedule 40 Drainage and DWV Fabricated FittingsASTM D2665 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Plastic Drain Waste and Vent Pipe and FittingsSDR35 SEWER FITTINGS - SOLVENT WELDCSA Drain and Sewer Pipe and FittingsCSA Sewer Pipe and FittingsASTM D3034 Type PSM Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) SewerPipe and FittingsASTM D2729 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Sewer Pipe and Fittingsig multi fittings 6/28/2007 10:29 AM Page 7 Multi Fittings Installation Guide8 IntroductionRECEIVING AND HANDLING fitting SHIPMENTSBEFORE ACCEPTING THE SHIPMENTOur fittings are manufactured to a number of standards,none of which are more demanding than Multi's ownStandard Product Specifications.

9 Quality Controlinspection of the products before they leave our plantsensures that only the highest quality products areshipped. Damage to the fittings, or shortages, arepossible and must be checked before the shipment isreceived and signed for by the contractor should inspect each fitting as it the quantity shipped against the tally contractor must note any shortages on thetrucker's bill of note any sign of damage to the fittings inthe form of cracks, chips or other NOT THROW AWAY ANY DAMAGED it carefully for further inspection by the carrieror their any fittings that are needed to make up formissing or damaged the carrier immediately and enter a claim fordamaged or missing parts in accordance with AT THE JOB SITEThe preferred method of storage at the job site is in boxesor crates as multi fittings 6/28/2007 10:29 AM Page 8 Multi Fittings Installation Guide9 IntroductionEXTREMELY COLD WEATHERA lthough PVC fittings have very good impact resistance,they offer slightly reduced impact resistance at very lowtemperatures (below freezing).

10 Do not allow the fittings tofall or be thrown off the truck or into the OUTDOOR STORAGEP rolonged exposure of PVC fittings to the direct rays ofthe sun will not damage the fittings. However, some milddiscoloration may take place in the form of a milky film onthe exposed surfaces. This change in color merelyindicates that there has been a harmless chemicaltransformation at the surface of the fitting . Physicalproperties such as pipe stiffness and tensile strength areunaffected by surface discoloration. However, a smallreduction in impact strength could occur at the discoloredsurfaces. These are of a very small order and will notaffect a proper field Installation . Multi Fittings products thatare exposed to sunlight will still exceed all of the impactrequirements of the of the fittings can be avoided by shadingthem from the direct rays of the sun. This can beaccomplished by covering the fittings with an opaquematerial such as canvas.