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PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 REFERENCE

.1 Related section: Section 22 05 00

1.2 SCOPE

.1 Provide copper pipe and fittings for potable domestic water piping, above and below ground.

1.3 APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS

.1 ASTM B88 Standard Specification for Seamless Copper Water Tube

.2 ASME B16.15 Cast Bronze Threaded Fittings, Classes 125 and 250

.3 ASME B16.18 Cast Copper Alloy Solder Joint Pressure Fittings

.4 ASME B16.22 Wrought Copper and Copper Alloy Solder Joint Pressure Fittings

.5 ASME B16.24 Cast Copper Alloy Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings; Class 150, 300, 400,
600, 900, 1500, & 2500.

.6 ASTM B828 Standard Practice for Making Capillary Joints by Soldering of Copper and
Copper Alloy Tube and Fittings.

.7 CSA B242 ( 2005) Groove and Shouldered Type Mechanical Couplings

.8 AWS A5.8 Brazing Filler Metal.

.9 AWWA C606 Grooved and Shouldered Joints

.10 AWWA C111/ ANSIA21.11 Standard for Rubber-Gasket Joints for Ductile-Iron Pressure
Pipe and Fittings

.11 ASTM A307 Standard Specification for Carbon Steel Bolts and Studs 60,000PSI Tensile
Strength

.12 ASTM A563 Standard Specification for Carbon and Alloy Steel Nuts

.13 ASTM B-32 Specification for Solder Metal

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.1 DOMESTIC HOT, COLD AND RECIRCULATING PIPING, WITHIN BUILDING

.1 Copper tube: to ASTM B88.

.1 Hard drawn, type L above ground
.2 Soft annealed, type K below ground

.2 Tube to have certification markings made by testing agency accredited by Standards

Council of Canada.

2.2 FITTINGS

.1 Brass or bronze flanges and flanged fittings: to ASME B16.24.

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.2 Brass or bronze threaded fittings: to ASME B16.15.

.3 Solder/brazed fittings: cast bronze to ASME B16.18, or wrought copper and bronze to ASME
B16.22.

.4 Roll groove full flow standard radius cast bronze fittings for sizes NPS 2 1/2 (63.5 mm) and
larger: to AWWA C606.

2.3 JOINTS

.1 Flanged joints:
.1 Made up with rubber gaskets 1/16 in (1.6 mm) thick to AWWA C111 and
.2 Heavy series bolts, hexagonal head pattern to ASTM A307, nuts to ASTM 563,
and washers.

.2 Solder: tin antimony solder, 95:5 to ASTM B-32

.3 Silver brazing alloy AWS Classification BCUP-5

.1 Standard of Acceptance
.1 Handy Harman "SIL-FOS"
.2 All-State Welding Alloys "SILFLO 15"

.4 Roll grooved piping:

.1 Made up with roll groove positive clamp gasketted couplings or roll groove
flange adapters for copper piping to CSA B242 (2005) or AWWA C606
.1 Standard of Acceptance
.1 Victaulic
.2 Gruvlock
.3 Couplox
.4 Shurjoint

2.4 VALVES

.1 Valves: to Section 20 05 23 Valves.

2.5 INSULATION

.1 All cold water piping, wash basin drains including traps and roof drain down piping shall be
insulated with 1/2" ( 12.7 mm) thick preformed fibreglass heavy density, dual temperature
pipe insulation, with vapour barrier and all service jacket. Where pipe is exposed, cover with
8 oz. canvas jacket.

.2 All hot water piping up to 1” (25.4mm) in diameter shall be insulated with 1” thick insulation,
1/2" in (38 mm) diameter and larger shall be insulated with 1.5” thick insulation. All insulation
shall be performed fiberglass heavy density, dual temperature pipe insulation, with vapour
barrier and all service jacket. Where pipe is exposed, cover with 8 oz. canvas jacket.

.3 Insulation shall be installed as per manufacturer's recommendations and as per all authority
requirements.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 INSTALLATION

.1 Isolate equipment, fixtures and branches with gate, ball or butterfly valves.

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.2 Use globe, DRVs, ball or butterfly valves for throttling service.

.3 Install piping close to building structure to minimize furring and conserve headroom. Group
piping and run parallel to walls and ceilings.

.4 Lay buried tubing in bedding prepared in accordance with Canadian Pipe Institute, Standard
Specification.]

.5 Cut tubes square, ream tube ends and clean tubing and tube ends before joint assembly.

.6 Prepare roll groove joints in shop or field using groove rolling machine.

.7 Assemble roll groove joints using dry lubricated gaskets.

.8 Anchors, guide and support roll grooved piping in accordance with coupling manufacturers’
instructions.

.9 Before assembling solder or brazed joints, remove working parts of valves, clean inside of
solder fittings and outside of mating pipe with emery paper and coat with flux.

.10 Solder or braze joints with blow torch or oxy-acetylene flame.

.11 Joint construction, buried:

.1 All sizes: brazed

.12 Joint construction, above ground:

.1 Up to NPS 2½ (65 mm): soldered in all locations
.2 NPS 3 (80 mm) and larger: brazed in all locations
.3 NPS 3 (80 mm) and larger: grooved joint in exposed areas only.
.1 For greater clarity, "exposed areas" include inside service rooms and
above lay-in tile ceilings, but excludes vertical and horizontal service
shafts, above any other ceiling construction, and inside walls and
partitions.

.13 Provide Ancon water hammer arrestors as required to prevent water hammer.

.14 Provide for pipe expansion as may be required, using either expansion loops or expansion
guides and compensators as necessary. Provide anchors as required, and pipe guides at
each loop and/or compensator.

3.2 TESTING AND BALANCING

.1 Pressure test piping before insulation is applied. Cut-out and replace leaking soldered or
brazed fittings and retest.
.1 Suspended water piping, min. of 150 psi
.2 Buried water piping, min. of 200 psi,
.3 Drainage piping - smoke and ball tests

.2 Balance supply systems and recirculation systems using lock shield globe valves or DRV.

END OF SECTION

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