Standard Products
Standard products refer to those products that are immediately available and in stock for delivery by the manufacturer and/or the distributor. Thermoplastic piping systems offer a broad range of materials, products, sizes, and geometries.
Pressure Piping
| Materials | Pipe Diameter Range |
| ABS | 1/2 - 12 |
| PVC | 1/2 - 48 |
| PE | 1/2 - 120 |
| PEX | 1/2 - 2 |
| PP | 1/2 - 24 |
| CPVC | 1/4 - 16 |
| PVDF | 1/2 - 12 |
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- PVC reclaimed water piping
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- PVDF piping systems
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- CPVC piping systems
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- PP piping systems
Non-Pressure Piping
| Materials | Pipe Diameter Range (in.) |
| ABS | 1-1/2-8 |
| PE | 2-120 |
| PVC | 1-1/2-8 |
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- Drainage, waste and vent piping rough-in before concrete poured slab
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- Sanitary sewer piping
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- PVC storm drainage system
Acid/Chemical DWV Systems
| Materials | Pipe Diameter Range (in.) |
| CPVC | 1-1/2-2 |
| PP | 1-1/2-12 |
| PVFD | 1-1/2-6 |
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- Under laboratory bench showing PP acid waste drainage and high-purity water systems
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- Underground PP acid waste drainage system
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- Polypropylene electrofusion acid waste drainage systems
Compressed Air Piping
Material Pipe Diameter Range (in.)
ABS 1/2 - 4
PE 1/2 - 4
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- PE compressed air piping system
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- ABS compressed air piping system
Valves:
Almost every type of valve that exists in metal is available in many of the common types of plastic materials—CPVC, PP, PVC, and PVDF. ABS and PE piping systems have a limited number of valve types while PEX uses almost all metal valves in its piping systems. Most plastic valves can be manually or automatically controlled. For size ranges and availability check with the listed valve manufacturers in the industry link section.
Types of available valves are:
Angle/Ball/Butterfly/Check/Diaphragm/Float/Foot/Gate Globe/Goose Neck/Laboratory/Multiport/Needle/Pressure Relief/Pressure Regulator Solenoid
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- PVC gear-operated butterfly valve
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- PVC gate valve
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- PVC True-Union ball valve
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- Electrically actuated ball valve
Strainers & Filters:
Wye and basket strainers are available in ABS, CPVC, PP and PVC materials from 3/8 to 4-inch pipe diameter. Bag and cartridge filters are available in CPVC, PP, PVC and PVDF materials in standard and specially fabricated designs.
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- PVC basket strainer
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- CPVC basket, filter and wye strainers
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- Bag filters
Pumps:
Similar to valves, plastic pumps are available in many types, sizes and materials. The four major pump materials of construction are CPVC, PP, PVC and PVDF.
Types of available pumps are:
Barrel or Drum/Diaphragm/Flexible Liner/ Horizontal Centrifugal/ Magnetic Drive/ Metering/ Peristaltic/Submersible/Vertical Centrifugal
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- PVC magnetic centrifugal pump
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- CPVC horizontal centrifugal pump
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- PP metering pump
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- Plastic drum pumps
Flow Monitoring Equipment:
Valves are used mainly to regulate the flow of fluids. And in many cases on and off flow control is all that is required. With some processes, however, constant, fine-tuned flow, temperature, pressure and liquid level regulation is needed.
Types of available flow monitoring products in CPVC, PP, PVC and PVDF are:
Vortex Sensors/Rotor sensors/Conductivity and resistivity sensors/Temperature sensors, Pressure sensors/level sensors/gage guards and sight glasses
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- PVDF and PVC gauge guards
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- PVC microflow sensor
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- Vertical flow meters in various materials
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- PVDF pressure sensor
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- CPVC ultrasonic sensor
Tanks:
Most standard molded plastic tanks are available off-the-shelf from PE, PEX or PP materials and in sizes from one gallon to hundreds of gallon capacity. There are standard tank type’s readily available in horizontal, vertical, conical and many other shapes. If a standard tank doesn’t fit the bill, fabricated tanks can be manufactured in any of the common plastic materials either in stand-alone construction or as a liner inside an existing fiberglass or metal tank. Tank adapters and vacuum breakers are also available in most of the common plastic piping materials
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- Fiberglass wrapped CPVC lined tank
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- PE molded horizontal tanks
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- PE molded vertical conical-bottom tanks
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- PVC tank adapter/bulkhead fitting
Sheet & Rod:
Sheet Rod and Tube in various plastic materials
There are dozens of sheet, rod and other profile materials ready to be shipped in inventory by distributors and/or manufacturers. Most sheet is available in thickness’ of 1/8 to several inches and in 4 x 8- feet dimensions. Rods and profiles begin with very small diameters for use as hot-air welding rod up to 4-inches or greater diameters for special machining applications.
Cement/Primer:
ABS, CPVC and PVC piping systems, especially for aboveground use, are joined mostly by solvent cementing. If done properly, a solvent cemented joint has excellent properties and will last as long as the joined piping products. It is essential to choose the proper cement and primer for each application. On this website’s product manufacturers is a listing of the North American cement and primer manufacturers.
Other Accessories:
There are many standard produced plastic piping accessories especially developed for installing and maintaining.
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- PVC & CPVC large diameter pipe puller for cemented joints
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- Cement & primer for ABS, CPVC and PVC piping systems
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- Pipe deburring too
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- Infrared fusion tool for high-purity piping systems
They are:
- Cementing applicators
- Cutting and beveling tools
- Expansion joints
- Flange gaskets and o-rings
- Joining tools:
- Heat fusion equipment
- Come-a-longs
- Strap wrenches
- Grooving equipment
- Threading tools and dies
- Nuts, bolts, washers and torque wrenches
- Teflon tape & approved thread sealant
- Pipe hangers and guides
- Welding equipment
