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605.3 Water Service Pipe

Plumbing Code 2015 of New York State > 6 Water Supply and Distribution > 605 Materials, Joints and Connections > 605.3 Water Service Pipe
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Water service pipe shall conform to NSF 61 and shall conform to one of the standards listed in Table 605.3. Water service pipe or tubing, installed underground and outside of the structure, shall have a working pressure rating of not less than 160 psi (1100 kPa) at 73.4°F (23°C). Where the water pressure exceeds 160 psi (1100 kPa), piping material shall have a working pressure rating not less than the highest available pressure. Water service piping materials not third-party certified for water distribution shall terminate at or before the full open valve located at the entrance to the structure. Ductile iron water service piping shall be cement mortar lined in accordance with AWWA C104.

TABLE 605.3
WATER SERVICE PIPE
MATERIAL STANDARD
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic pipe ASTM D 1527; ASTM D 2282
Brass pipe ASTM B 43
Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) plastic pipe ASTM D 2846; ASTM F 441; ASTM F 442; CSA B137.6
Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride/aluminum/chlorinated polyvinyl chloride
(CPVC/AL/CPVC)
ASTM F 2855
Copper or copper-alloy pipe ASTM B 42; ASTM B 302
Copper or copper-alloy tubing (Type K, WK, L, WL, M or WM) ASTM B 75; ASTM B 88; ASTM B 251; ASTM B 447
Cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) plastic pipe and tubing ASTM F 876; ASTM F 877; AWWA C904; CSA B137.5
Cross-linked polyethylene/aluminum/cross-linked polyethylene (PEX-AL- PEX) pipe ASTM F 1281; ASTM F 2262; CSA B137.10
Cross-linked polyethylene/aluminum/high-density polyethylene
(PEX-AL-HDPE)
ASTM F 1986
Ductile iron water pipe AWWA C151/A21.51; AWWA C115/A21.15
Galvanized steel pipe ASTM A 53
Polyethylene (PE) plastic pipe ASTM D 2239; ASTM D 3035; AWWA C901; CSA B137.11
Polyethylene (PE) plastic tubing ASTM D 2737; AWWA C901; CSA B137.1
Polyethylene/aluminum/polyethylene (PE-AL-PE) pipe ASTM F 1282; CSA B137.9
Polyethylene of raised temperature (PE-RT) plastic tubing ASTM F 2769
Polypropylene (PP) plastic pipe or tubing ASTM F 2389; CSA B137.11
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic pipe ASTM D 1785; ASTM D 2241; ASTM D 2672; CSA B137.3
Stainless steel pipe (Type 304/304L) ASTM A 312; ASTM A 778
Stainless steel pipe (Type 316/316L) ASTM A 312; ASTM A 778

605.3.1 Dual Check-Valve-Type Backflow Preventer

Dual check-valve backflow preventers installed on the water supply system shall comply with ASSE 1024 or CSA B64.6.

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