Specifications - State of Delaware

DIVISION 23 - HVAC
SECTION 230500 - BASIC MECHANICAL MATERIALS AND METHODS
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.01 SUMMARY:
A. This Section includes the following basic mechanical materials and methods to complement
other DIVISIONS 21, 22, and 23 Sections:
1. Piping materials and installation instructions common to most piping systems.
2. Transition fittings.
3. Dielectric fittings.
4. Mechanical sleeve seals.
5. Sleeves.
6. Escutcheons.
7. Grout.
8. Equipment installation requirements common to equipment sections.
9. Painting and finishing.
10. Concrete bases.
11. Supports and anchorages.
B. Related Work Specified Elsewhere: The following sections contain requirements that relate to
this section.
1. Adhesives, Sealants, Grout and Solvent Cements: SECTION 018113 - SUSTAINABLE
DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.
1.02 REFERENCES:
A. Applicable Standards:
1. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM):
a. A53 - Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated Welded and Seamless.
b. B32 - Solder Metal.
c. B813 - Liquid and Paste Fluxes for Soldering Applications of Copper and Copper
Alloy Tube.
d. B828 - Practice for Making Capillary Joints by Soldering of Copper and Copper
Alloy Tube and Fittings.
e. C1107 - Packaged Dry, Hydraulic-Cement Grout (Nonshrink).
f. C1173 - Flexible Transition Couplings for Underground Piping Systems.
g. D1785 - Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Pipe, Schedules 40, 80, and 120.
h. D2235 - Solvent Cement for Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) Plastic Pipe
and Fittings.
i. D2564 - Solvent Cements for Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Piping Systems.
j. D2672 - Joints for IPS PVC Pipe Using Solvent Cement.
k. D2846 - Chlorinated Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Plastic Hot-and Cold-Water
Distribution Systems.
l. D2855 - Practice for Making Solvent-Cemented Joints with Poly (Vinyl Chloride)
(PVC) Pipe and Fittings.
m. F405 - Practice for Safe Handling of Solvent Cements, Primers, and Cleaners Used
for Joining Thermostatic Pipe and Fittings.
n. F656 - Primers for Use in Solvent Cement Joints of Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC)
Plastic Pipe and Fittings.
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