Designation:F409−12StandardSpecificationforThermoplasticAccessibleandReplaceablePlasticTubeandTubularFittings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF409;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversrequirementsandtestmethodsformaterials,dimensionsandtolerances,hydrostaticpressure,jointintegrity,andsolventcementforthermoplastictubeandfittingsforaccessibleandreplaceabledomesticwasteconnec-tions.Markingrequirementsarealsoincluded.PlasticwhichdoesnotmeetthematerialrequirementsspecifiedinSection5isexcluded.1.2Thetextofthisspecificationreferencesnotes,footnotes,andappendixeswhichprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotes(excludingthoseintablesandfigures)shallnotbeconsideredasrequirementsofthespecification.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodsportion,Section8,ofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimita-tionspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D618PracticeforConditioningPlasticsforTestingD1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-ticsD1784SpecificationforRigidPoly(VinylChloride)(PVC)CompoundsandChlorinatedPoly(VinylChloride)(CPVC)CompoundsD2122TestMethodforDeterminingDimensionsofTher-moplasticPipeandFittingsD2235SpecificationforSolventCementforAcrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene(ABS)PlasticPipeandFittingsD2564SpecificationforSolve...
