§ 4-16 Design, Construction and Installation of Plastic Pipe and Fittings.
RCNY § 4-16
(a)Scope. These rules are to be considered as supplemental to and not in substitution of all applicable provisions of the Building Code. (Where provisions of these rules differ from provisions of the Building Code, the more restrictive requirements shall apply.) (b) Definitions. ABS. Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene. ASTM. American Society for Testing and Materials. CS. Commercial Standards of the United States Department of Commerce National Bureau of Standards. PVC. Polyvinyl Chloride.
(c)Application.
(1)The use of plastic pipe and fittings for plumbing systems shall be limited to drain, waste and vent lines and water service piping for and in buildings of three stories or less in height as set forth under Sections P102.2b and P102.4 of RS 16 of the Building Code of the City of New York.
(2)Connections between fixtures, traps and drain of waste lines shall be by metal pipe and metal fittings only.
(d)Physical and chemical requirements of material. The physical and chemical properties of all pipe and fittings shall comply with the requirements of Commercial Standards CS272-65 of the United States Department of Commerce National Bureau of Standards for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipe and fittings, and of CS270-65 for Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) pipe and fittings and shall be approved by the Board.
(e)Tests.
(3)PVC pipe and fittings shall be tested in accordance with the requirements of ASTM D 635-68 to determine that the pipe and fittings are self-extinguishing.
(4)ABS pipe and fittings shall be tested in accordance with the requirements of ASTM D 635-68 to determine that the pipe and fittings are slow-burning.
(f)Marking.
(g)Installation. Installation of pipe and fittings shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section P102.2b of RS16 of the Building Code of the City of New York. (Renumbered City Record 4/4/2019, eff. 5/5/2019)
