Submittal Sheet

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Engineering
Specifications
2.2.4 Fitting Standard: PEX Crimp fittings for use with copper crimp rings shall
be manufactured from UNS C36000, C37700, C69300 or C87850 Brass
/ Eco Brass® meeting the requirements of ASTM F1807 and or PolyAlloy™
polymer meeting the requirements of ASTM F2159. The PEX Crimp
connection shall be made by use of a full circle crimp tool designed to crimp
F1807 copper crimp rings.
2.2.5 Manifolds: Acceptable manifolds shall include:
• Copper Manifolds: Shall be copper material having a male or female
solder, ProPress or PEX Crimp inlets. All outlets shall be PEX
Press, PEX Crimp or ProPress fittings. Shall be provided by the
Cross- linked Polyethylene system manufacturer.
• Polymer Manifolds: Shall be plastic material having a male NPSM
thread, PEX Press or PEX Crimp inlets. All outlets shall be PEX
Press, PEX Crimp, or PEX compression connections provided by the
PEX system manufacturer.
2.2.6 Adapter Fittings: PEX adapter fittings shall conform to one of the following
ASTM standards; F877, F1807, F2159, or ASME B1.20.1 and be listed to the
CSA B137.5. The adapter fittings shall mate to NPT threads, copper tubing,
copper fittings or ProPress fittings.
2.3 SOURCE QUALITY CONTROL
2.3.1 The PEX tubing and fitting manufacturer shall maintain a third party listing of
the tubing and fittings. The tubing and fittings shall be certified in accordance
with ANSI/NSF 14/61 to verify suitability to transport potable water. The
tubing and fittings shall have the mark “NSF-pw”, “cNSF
®
us pw-G”, or
“NSF 61” permanently marked on the product to verify the material listing.
2.3.2 The manufacturer of the PEX tubing and fittings shall maintain a quality
control program in accordance with ISO 9001 or NSF International in the
manufacturing plant to assure that the tubing and fittings are continually
being produced to the required standard. The tubing and fittings shall be
certified as complying with NSF 14.