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PIPED UTILITIES Section 02700 15-1207 2.01 MATERIALS - GENERAL A. Provide each item listed herein or shown on drawings of quality noted or approved equal. All material shall be new, full weight, standard in all respects and in first-class condition. Insofar as possible, all materials used shall be of same brand or manufacture throughout for each class of material or equipment. Materials shall be of domestic manufacture and shall be tested within Continental United States. B. Grade or quality of materials desired is indicated by trade names or catalog numbers stated herein. C. Dimensions, sizes, and capacities shown are minimum and shall not be changed without permission of Architect. D. All materials in this section used for any public water system or domestic water for human consumption shall be lead free. 1. For the purposes of this section, "lead free" means not more than 0.2 percent lead when used with respect to solder and flux and not more than 8 percent when used with respect to pipes and pipe fittings. 2. All pipe, pipe or plumbing fitting or fixtures, solder, or flux shall be certified by an independent American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited third party, including, but not limited to, NSF International, as being in compliance with this section. E. All materials used for fire system piping shall be UL and FM approved. 2.02 VALVE BOXES A. Provide at each valve or cock in ground a Christy, Brooks, or equal to Christy G05CT, concrete valve box with cover marked for service, domestic water shall be marked "Water' and fire supply shall be marked "Fire". Furnish extension handles for each size square nut valve, and provide "fork" handle for each size of "wheel handle" valve as required. Do not locate valve boxes in walk, or covered passages, curbs, or curb & gutters, unless necessary. If valve location is within concrete or asphalt paved surface valve box shall be as detailed on plans for such condition. Provide valve box extensions as required to set bottom of valve box to bottom of piping in which valve is installed. Provide Owner with set of special wrenches and/or tools as required for operation of valves. 2.03 PIPES AND FITTINGS A. Sanitary Sewer: PVC sewer pipe and fittings with Ring-Tite joints, ASTM D3034 SDR35. B. Domestic water Lines 3 1/2" and smaller: Type K copper tubing, hard temper, with wrought copper fittings or Schedule 80 PVC, ASTM D 1784. k