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CPVC Selection Best Practices Guide

The document outlines best practices for selecting CPVC, emphasizing the importance of knowing approved uses and choosing reputable manufacturers. CPVC is permitted for use in light hazard occupancies and certain ordinary hazard rooms, but not in exposed outdoor settings. It is crucial for fire system professionals to verify that CPVC products are specifically listed for fire sprinkler systems by recognized safety organizations.

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CPVC Selection Best Practices Guide

The document outlines best practices for selecting CPVC, emphasizing the importance of knowing approved uses and choosing reputable manufacturers. CPVC is permitted for use in light hazard occupancies and certain ordinary hazard rooms, but not in exposed outdoor settings. It is crucial for fire system professionals to verify that CPVC products are specifically listed for fire sprinkler systems by recognized safety organizations.

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Good practices for CPVC selection:

knowing approved uses and


choosing reputable manufacturers
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) allows the use of
thermoplastic pipe for single- and multi-family housing and other “light
hazard” occupancies. CPVC can also be used in rooms rated “ordinary
hazard” that do not exceed 400 square feet if they are within an
otherwise light-hazard setting. This facilitates the use of CPVC in an
entire building that is predominantly light-hazard but includes some
rooms of a higher hazard that are accessory or incidental to the
predominantly light-hazard use, such as large-scale laundries or kitchens
found in condominiums or an institutional facility. CPVC is not listed for
use in exposed outdoor settings.

Given their wide range of application in different industries, not all CPVC
pipes and components are listed for use in fire sprinkler systems. NFPA
flags this important fact in the 2019 editions of its sprinkler installation
standards: NFPA 13: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler
Systems, NFPA 13D: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in
One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes, and NFPA
13R: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Low-Rise
Residential Occupancies:

A.7.3.2, A.[Link], A.[Link] Not all pipe or tube made to ASTM F442, Standard
Specification for Chlorinated Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Plastic Pipe (SDRPR), is
listed for fire sprinkler service. Listed pipe is identified by the logo of the listing
agency.

Accordingly, fire system professionals should confirm via the


manufacturer that a product is listed not only for use in fire sprinkler
systems but also for a specific use within that system. Listing means that
the technology has been tested and listed for that specific application by
the safety organizations UL or FM Global.

 Fire protection: One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured


Homes (NFPA 13D), Low-Rise Residential Occupancies (NFPA 13R)
and Light Hazard Occupancies (NFPA 13)

Reference: ([Link]

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