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' 09-04-'08 10;19 FROM-Western Pump, Inc. 619-236-7406 T-530 P018/019 F-786 Suggested specification for UL/ULC Listed Red Thread®IIA Piping System 2.06 Acceptable Manu.farturers_ Fiber Glass 3,g5 S1jrnp P nitrations_ Sump penetrations shall Systems, Smith Fibercast, 501-618-2203, or approved be made by means of a permanently bonded FRP equal. coupling. The coupling shall be capable of adjusting for the slope of the piping system entering or exiting Section 3-Matertat and Construction the sump wall. 3.01 2'°-4" Primary Pine and V-Q" Secondary 21M. The pipes all be manufactured by the 3.06 Adhesives. Adhesives shall be manufacturer's filament winding process using an amine cured standard for the piping system specified. epoxy thermosetting resin to impregnate strands of continuous glass filaments, which are wound around 3.07 AcCglatabla Products. RED THREAD 11A a mandrel at a 543/4" winding angle under controlled Piping System as manufactured by FGS Smith tension. The pipe shall be heat cured and the cure Fibercast or engineered approved equal. shall be confirmed using a Differential Scanning Calorimeter. SECTION 4-Installation and Testinq Pipe shall be supplied with T.A.B. (Threaded and a 01 Training and Certification. All Dints installed Bonded) or plain ends. 1 Pipe shall have a minimum continuous cyclic or constructed in the field shall be assembled by pressure rating of 125 psig at 150°F in accordance employees of the contractor who have been trained by with ASTM D2992, Procedure A or UL 971 pressure the pipe manufacturer. The pipe manufacturer or their rating. authorized representative, shall train the contractor,'s employees in the proper joining and assembling All pipe, both primary and secondary, shall be procedures required for the project, including hands- 100% hydrotested at the factory before shipment at a on participation by the contractor's employees. Each minimum pressure of 265 psig and shall be UL 971- bonder shall fabricate one pipe-to-pike and one pipe- 2004 Listed and Labeled. to-fitting joint that shall pass the minimum pressure test for the application as stated in Section 2.03 3.02 ASTM D2310 Classifications (at 73,4°Fl without leaking. Primary Pipe Secondary Pipe Only bonders that have successfully completed 2"- 3" RTRP-11AF 3" RTRP-11AF the pressure test shall bond pipe and fittings. Each bonder shall carry a current, manufacturer proof of 411 RTRP-11AH 4 RTRP-11AH training card. (Mechanical properties cell classifications shown are minimums.) 4.02 Plae Installation. Pipe shall be installed as specified and indicated on the drawings. 3.03 Fittings. All fittings shall be manufactured using The piping system shall be installed in accordance the same type of material as the pipe. Fittings may be with the manufacturer's current published installation manufactured either by compression molding, filament procedures. winding, resin transfer molding or contact molding methods. All fittings, adapter, and sump penetrations shall be UL971-2004 Listed. 4.03 Testing. A hydrotatic pressure test shall be Primary fittings shall be adhesive bonded, matched conducted on the completed piping system. The tapered bell and spigot and rated the same as the piping system shall be subjected to 10 pressurization pipe cycles from 0 psig to 1.5 times the design operating pressure as stated in Section 2.03.c. After the 10 Secondary containment fittings shall be two-piece cycles, the pressure shall be held on the system for a style to allow for 100% inspection of the primary joint minimum of 1 hour and the line inspected for leaks. pressure test and be rated to a minimum of 50 psig Test pressures shall not exceed 1.5 times the per UL 971-2004. maximum rated pressure of the lowest rated element Should hydrostatic testing be impractical, testing in the system. with low pressure air or inert gas may be acceptable. Extreme caution should be used when testing with air. Follow all safety precautions and testing All pipe joints shall be water tight. All joints that are recommendations of the pipe manufacturer. found to leak, by observation or during testing shall be replaced by the contractor and retested. 3.04 Connections. Connections to flex connectors or other piping materials shall be made by the use Should hydrostatic testing be impractical, testing with of NPT (National Pipe Thread) threaded adapters or low pressure air or inert gas may be acceptable. flanges bonded to the FRP piping system. Extreme caution should be used when testing with air. Follow all safety precautions and testing recommendations of the pipe manufacturer.