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U PVC Pipe Tolerances
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U PVC Pipe Tolerances

U PVC Pipe Tolerances

(OP)
I am investigating a case dating back to 2002. A number of 280mm outside diameter UPVC pipes where installed for water supply. The stamp on the outside of the pipe said DIN 19532.
I am finding it hard to get any information on this standard.
Is this DIN standard still in use?
What british standard could I use to check the specifications?
I need to measure the pipe to make sure that it was manufactured to the correct tolerances.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Regards,
Conor  

RE: U PVC Pipe Tolerances

I noticed noone had yet responded to you inquiry.  I am not familiar with the specific standard you are referring to, but I was just curious where exactly the "280 mm" you stated comes from (is this actually written on the pipe or a nominal O.D. dimension from a table you are looking at from this  referenced standard, or is this one actual O.D. measurement as from a "pi" tape etc)?  

[It is some interesting this dimension is only very slightly less than the 11.10 inch nominal outside diameter of nominal ten inch AWWA ductile iron or pvc pipe.]    

RE: U PVC Pipe Tolerances

I went to my IHS subscription and found out that DIN is a German Standard (DIN - Deutsches Institut Fur Normung E.V.).  There does not seem to be a standard 19532, but that could just be that I'm not searching correctly.

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RE: U PVC Pipe Tolerances

The most common European standard is

ISO 15493 Plastics piping systems for industrial
applications — Acrylonitrile-butadienestyrene
(ABS), unplasticized poly(vinyl
chloride) (PVC-U) and chlorinated
poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-C) —
Specifications for components and the
system ― Metric series

No DIN standards are referenced therein

Suggest you contact the manufacturer and seek a copy from them.

Rconner,

280mm is a common PVC-U size and refers to the OD. It is used with DN250 DI fittings.

RE: U PVC Pipe Tolerances

(OP)
I found the standard it states that the piping tolerance should be +0.6mm -0.00mm does this sound correct, I thought that the tolerance would allow both in the + and - dimensions i.e +0.6mm -0.6mm.

RE: U PVC Pipe Tolerances

stanier, thanks for the education (incidentally, am also curious what is the standard for the specific "DN250 DI fittings" you are talking about, and the specific dimension/tolerance pvc to DI joining design you are referring to?)   

RE: U PVC Pipe Tolerances

rconner,

Australian Standard AS 2280-2004 Ductile Iron pipe & Fittings. Dimensions are perhaps peculiar to this market downunder.

The PVC manufacturers (Vinidex and Iplex pipelines) here produce pipe to match the size of ductile iron. PVC-U, PVC-M and PVC-O are extruded.

RE: U PVC Pipe Tolerances

Quote (gradeng84):

I found the standard it states that the piping tolerance should be +0.6mm -0.00mm does this sound correct, I thought that the tolerance would allow both in the + and - dimensions i.e +0.6mm -0.6mm.

There are quite a few standards that give tolerances in one direction only.  The best bet would be to contact DIN.

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