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Testing PVC Pressure Pipe
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Allowable Leakage for PVC Pipe with Elastomeric Joints in US Gallons per Hour per 50 Joint
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Testing PVC Sewer Pipe When testing, it is very important to make sure that the lines are clean. The ball test will usually accomplish this by flushing an appropriate size cleaning ball through the line. Simple visual lamping with mirrors and lights can be used for visual tests, or a closed circuit television can also be used. Leakage tests, whether for air or water leakage, may be taken. It is extremely important that all branch connections be capped and secured before this type of test is attempted. Air testing sewer line can be done with very low pressure. At no time should the air pressure exceed 9 PSI. When using infiltration and exfiltration testing, generally applied requirements show that leakage should not exceed fifty gallons per inch of external pipe diameter per mile of pipe per day. Other requirements regarding level of water must be met to accomplish this kind of testing. In deflection testing, the maximum allowable pipe deflection (which is reducing the vertical inside diameter) is 7.5%. Proper placement and compaction of the backfill material in the embedment zone of the pipe in the installation process is the key to maintaining minimum deflection. Deflection tests are taken with a proper size mandrel or sewer ball that is put through the pipe on a go or no-go basis. Again it must be emphasized that to ensure accurate testing, the lines must be thoroughly cleaned previous to testing. Other specific testing details may be found in the ASTM D2321 Specification on the Standard Recommended Practice for Underground Installations of PVC Sewer Pipe, or in the PVC pipe installation chapter of the Handbook of PVC Pipe Design and Construction Manual published by the Uni-Bell Plastic Pipe Association. Service Lines on PVC Sewer Pipe It is extremely important when making the connection to the main that proper bedding and compaction is done at the point of connection to prevent any movement, collapse, or deflection. If the full wye has not been installed in the line, a saddle type wye must be installed on the pipe to gain entry for the service line. Care must be exercised when preparing the main line for this saddle. The saddle wye has a unique centering ring feature. A template is provided which is placed on the main line and a hole cut to the exact size. When the hole is completed, use care to clean, making sure that no rough edges remain. Stainless steel galvanized straps should be used to secure the wye in position after the solvent has been applied to the saddle and the pipe.The fitting or bend needed to make the correct position of the service line can then be placed and the service line laid to the unit. The same method of carefully trenching, placing, and backfilling done on the main lines should be in practice on the service lines. |
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