Furnish all labor, materials, tools, and equipment
necessary to lay and join all polyvinylchloride (PVC) pipe and fittings
for gravity sanitary sewer services as shown or as required to complete
the work.
Polyvinylchloride (PVC) sewer pipe shall conform to
ASTM Specification D3034-SDR35. Each pipe section must be manufactured
to provide a minimum pipe stiffness of 45 psi. Pipe ends must be compatible
with the joint coupling so as to provide confinement of the rubber
gasket.
All pipe or fittings shall be examined before laying,
and no piece shall be installed which is found to be defective. Pipe
or fittings shall not be dropped. Any damage to the pipe linings or
castings shall be promptly removed from the site and replaced with
sound pipe at the contractor's expense. Handling and laying of pipe
and fittings shall be in accordance with the manufacturer's instruction.
All pipe and fittings shall be thoroughly cleaned
before laying, shall be kept clean until they are used in the work
and, when laid, shall conform to the lines and grades required. A
firm, even bearing throughout the length of the pipe placed in not
less than three separate lifts shall be constructed by tamping selected
material at the sides of the pipe up to one foot over the top of the
pipe. Blocking will not be permitted. If any defective pipe is discovered
after it has been laid, it shall be removed and replaced with a sound
pipe in a satisfactory manner by the contractor at his own expense.
When laying is not in progress, the open ends of the
pipe shall be closed by watertight plugs or other approved means.
Pipelines shall not be used as conductors for trench drainage.
When pipe is cut in the field, the cut end shall be
tapered back approximately 1/8 inch at an angle of 30º with the
center line of the pipe with a coarse file or grinder to remove any
rough edges which might injure the gasket.
A six-inch PVC cleanout shall be constructed within
10 feet of the building foundation. The cleanout shall be capped by
a threaded cover. Push-on caps are prohibited. Figure 1 is a detailed
illustration of a cleanout assembly.[1]
All sewer services shall be laid on a six-inch bedding
of crushed stone. Stone shall also be placed to within half the diameter
of the line being laid.
If less than four feet deep under a driveway, ductile
iron pipe is required. Grip couplings shall be used to connect different
types of pipe materials.