Hydronic pipe shall conform to the standards listed in Table 1202.4. The exterior of the pipe shall be protected from corrosion and degradation.
TABLE 1202.4 HYDRONIC PIPE
TABLE 1202.4 HYDRONIC PIPE
MATERIAL | STANDARD (see Chapter 15) |
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic pipe | ASTM D 1527; ASTM D 2282 |
Brass pipe | ASTM B 43 |
Brass tubing | ASTM B 135 |
Copper or copper-alloy pipe | ASTM B 42; ASTM B 302 |
Copper or copper-alloy tube (Type K, L or M) | ASTM B 75; ASTM B 88; ASTM B 251 |
Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) plastic pipe | ASTM D 2846; ASTM F 441; ASTM F 442 |
Cross-linked polyethylene/ aluminum/cross-linked polyethylene (PEX-AL-PEX) pressure pipe | ASTM F 1281; CSA CAN/CSA B137.10 |
Cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) tubing | ASTM F 876; ASTM F 877 |
Ductile iron pipe | AWWA C151/A21.51 AWWA C115/A21.15 |
Polyethylene/aluminum/ polyethylene (PE-AL-PE) pressure pipe | ASTM F 1282; CSA B137.9 |
Polyethylene (PE) pipe, tubing and fittings (for ground source heat pump loop systems) | ASTM D 2513; ASTM D 3035; ASTM D 2447; ASTM D 2683; ASTM F 1055; ASTM D 2837; ASTM D 3350; ASTM D 1693 |
Polypropylene (PP) plastic pipe | ASTM F 2389 |
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic pipe | ASTM D 1785; ASTM D 2241 |
Raised temperature polyethylene (PE-RT) | ASTM F 2623 |
Steel pipe | ASTM A 53; ASTM A 106 |
Steel tubing | ASTM A 254 |