SECTION 15140

DOMESTIC WATER PIPING

PART 1 - GENERAL
1.01

1.02

1.03

WORK INCLUDED
A.

Pipe and pipe fittings.

B.

Valves.

C.

Domestic water piping system.

D.

Potable water line in the building

E.

Potable water supply line from the existing water network to the building

F.

Testing and cleaning

G.

Disinfection Treatment

RELATED WORK
A.

Section 15060 : Hangers and Supports

B.

Section 15071 : Mechanical Vibration and Seismic Control

C.

Section 15075 : Mechanical Identification

D.

Section 15080 : Insulation.

Section 15430 : Plumbing Specialities

F.

Section 15440 : Plumbing Equipments.

REFERENCES
AWWA C-151
AWWA C110
BS 5556

BS 5955, Part 8

Ductile iron cement lined pipe.

Ductile iron fittings
General requirements for dimension and pressure
ratings for pipe of thermoplastic materials (Metric
series)
Specification for the installation of thermoplastic
pipes and fittings for use in domestic hot and cold
water services and heating systems.

BS 8010

Code of practice for pipelines

CP 312

Code of practice for plastic pipe work

DIN 8076

Thermoplastic pressure pipes General quality

requirements

DVS 2207

Welding of thermoplastics

DVS 2208

Welding machines and devices for thermoplastics

BS 4375

PTFE tape for pipe thread sealing application

DIN 50930-6

Brass and gunmetal fittings

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Din 4726, 1988 & 16833

Multilayer pipes

DVGW W534, 542, 552 & 552 Multilayer pipes fittings & metal
DVGW W270

Plastic fittings for multilayer system

BS 4504

Circular flanges for pipes valves and fittings (PN

designated ANSI B 16.1/BV 16.24)

ANSI B 16.21

Non-metallic gaskets for pipe flanges.

API 600

General Design Specifications for gate, globe and

check valves (BS 5150 thru 5154)

AWWA C 601

Standard methods for the examination of water and

waste water.

ASTM D 2774

Underground installation of Thermoplastic pressure

piping.
Polypropylene Pipes
Pipe Joint assemblies for polypropylene pressure
pipes
Standard for building services piping

DIN 8077 / 8088

DIN 16962
AWS 0 10.9
1.04

1.05

1.06

QUALITY ASSURANCE
A.

All valves and similar control gear, used in the works, shall have the
manufacturers name or logo, size, pressure rating and direction of flow caston, on the body.

B.

Uniformity should be maintained in respect of connection standards (threads

or flanges) throughout. Where this is not practical due to justifiable reasons,
ensure compatibility, by using appropriate adaptors, conversion spools,
mating flanges and the like with the written approval of the Engineer.

C.

Pipes and fittings used in the works shall have the standard of manufacture,
type, class or rating etc., continuously pointed or marked otherwise in
compliance with the standard of manufacture materials without such
indemnification shall be rejected.

SUBMITTALS
A.

Product data including data on pipe materials, pipe fittings, valve and
accessories and recommend coating materials, samples and manufacturers
installation instructions or recommendations shall be submitted under
provisions of the General Conditions of Contract.

B.

Copies of valve ordering schedules shall be submitted for approval prior to

placing the orders.

C.

Test certificates from approved independent laboratories or testing agencies

shall be furnished at no extra cost.

DELIVERY, STORAGE AND HANDLING

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1.07

A.

Products shall be delivered to site, stored and protected under provision of

the General Conditions of Contract.

B.

Pipes shall be stored on elevated racks and the ends kept closed with factory
manufactured plugs to prevent the entry of foreign matter..

C.

Plastic and rubber products shall be stored out of direct sunlight.

D.

Apply two codes of approved type of paints to all multi-layer pipes installed
under sunlight.

E.

Valves shall be delivered and stored in labeled shipping containers. Plug and
bull valves shall be kept in open position and gate/globe valves in closed
position to prevent damage to valve seats. Flange/thread protectors shall be
retained on the valves, until installation to prevent damage to the flange
faces/threads.

QUALITY ASSURANCE
Manufacturer qualifications: Firms regularly engaged in manufacture of plumbing
piping systems products of types, materials and size required, whose products have
been in satisfactory use in similar service for not less than 10 yearss.

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PART - 2: PRODUCTS
2.01 MANUFACTURERS
A.

Plumbing Piping:
1.

UNIPIPE.
Or approved equal

2.02 PRODUCTS
A.

Pipes and Fittings

SERVICE
1

Fresh Water
Main

LOCATION

TYPE

External
grade

below 1. Multi-layer pipes,

made of over lap
welded
aluminum, with
raised
temperature
resistance PE
(UNIPIPE)
Fresh Water
From fresh water 1.Multi-layer pipes,
Supply
main up to tank
made of over lap
Connection
inside building.
welded
aluminum, with
raised
temperature
resistance PE
(UNIPIPE)
Fresh Water
Other areas inside 1.Multi-layer pipes,
cold, hot and the Building
made of over lap
hot water
welded
return.
aluminum, with
raised
temperature
resistance PE
(UNIPIPE)

The pipes shall be made of a longitudinally over-lap welded

aluminum pipe with an inner and outer polyethylene layer.
All layers are to be permanently bonded by means of an
intermediate adhesive layer. The polyethylene material shall
be of the non-cross linked polyethylene but of raised
temperature resistance (PE-RT) according to DIN 16833
standards.
The pipes in general shall have the following characteristics:
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B.

Absolutely diffusion tight and therefore exceeding the

requirements of DIN 4726 standards.
Minimal inner surface roughness (K) of 0.0004 mm.
Form stable due to the presence of the aluminum layer.
Highly flexible in small sizes enabling the pipe to be bent
by hand or bending machine.
Low heat expansion of about 0.025mm/mK
Clean and easy to install (no welding, soldering, or
bonding).
Corrosion resistant.
Excellent long-term rupture strength
Maximum worst-case operating temperature (95C) and
pressure (10Bars).
Low weight, and thus easy to handle.
Life expectancy of 50 years.
Can be laid directly in earth and be used in rain water
recycling systems.

Fittings:
All associated pipe fittings upto and including 75mm sizes
are to be of tin-plated brass. Fittings of sizes above 75mm
are to be made of gunmetal. The 14 upto and including
32mm metal fittings shall have a profiled aluminum pressure
sleeve. 40 up to and including 75mm fittings shall have a
stainless steel pressure sleeve.
The brass alloy used in the fittings shall conform to DIN
50930-6 and be stress-relief annealed.
The gunmetal shall also conform to DIN 50930-6 and shall
contain no more than 3% lead and 0.6% nickel.
A further component consisting of high performance
polyphenylsulphone (PPSU) can be used as a composite
fitting for size ranges upto and including 32mm.
Two forms of fittings can be used: press or compression
fittings. In case of press fittings, an inspection window shall
be provided on the external pressure sleeve, in addition to
two O-rings between the pressure sleeve and the fitting.
Similar O-rings shall be provided between the fixed part and
the tightening nut in case of compression fittings. The
quality of the EPDM O-rings shall be of high temperature and
aging resistance and their material satisfying the KTW
(German Federal Ministry of Health) requirements.

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C.

Joints:
The pipes and fittings shall be entirely compatible with each
other and the joining shall be carried out in strict accordance
with the manufacturers instructions.
The pipe joints in the multi-layer pipework shall be made
either by press or compression techniques. The correct tools
for such techniques are to be supplied by and used in
accordance to the manufacturers instructions. Both
techniques are to include pipe ends as integral parts of the
fittings with two O-rings as seal-proof parts and external
sleeves (incase of press fittings) and swivel nuts (in case of
compression fittings) to hold the pipe in place. A uniform
inner chamfer of minimum 2mm depth shall be made on the
pipe end using the appropriate tools supplied by the
manufacturer insuring the correct and complete penetration
of the pipe inside the fitting.
Where directed, to enable disconnection to be undertaken,
socket unions shall be fitted on pipes upto and including
75mm fittings; above 75mm, flanged joints are to be used.

2.03 PROTECTIVE WRAPPINGS

2.04

A.

All pipes installed in walls, wall partitions, or ceilings, arent subject to any
protective wrapping.

B.

Pipes installed under direct sunlight, up to and including

sizes of 32mm outer diameter, are to be installed in
protective HDPE black tubing supplied by the manufacturer.

C.

Pipes of outer diameter greater than 75mm are to be coated

with appropriate black paint as per manufacturer
recommendation.

VALVES - GENERAL
A.

Provide valves from same manufacturer throughout where possible.

B.

Acceptable Manufacturers
1.
2.
3.
4.

2.05

Kitz.
Nibco.
Crane.
Or approved equal.

GATE VALVES

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2.06

2.07

2.08

2.09

A.

Up to 2 inches (50 mm): Bronze body, non-rising stem and union bonnet,
solid wedge or disc, threaded ends.

B.

Over 2 inches (50 mm): Iron body, bronze mounted (IBBM), outside screw
and Yoke (O.S & Y), solid wedge renewable seats, flanged ends.

GLOBE VALVES
A.

Up to 2 inches (50 mm): Bronze body, rising stem, union bonnet, renewable
composition disc, threaded ends.

B.

Over 2 inches (50mm): Iron body, bronze mounted (IBBM), rising stem,
S.&.Y, renewable seat, flanged ends.

BALL VALVES
A.

Up to 2 inches (50 mm): Bronze body, stainless steel ball, teflon seats and
stuffing box ring, lever operated, threaded ends.

B.

Over 2 inches (50 mm): Cast steel body: stainless steel, full bore, floating ball;
teflon seat and stuffing box seals, lever or key operated flanged ends.

SILENT CHECK VALVES

A.

Up to 2 inches (50 mm): Bronze, in-line, resilient seat and disc, spring loaded,
screwed ends.

B.

Over 2 inches (50 mm): Iron body, bronze trim, spring loaded, renewable
composite disc and seat, flanged ends.

C.

Over 2 inches (50 mm): Iron body, bronze trim, swing type with external
lever and weight, renewable seat and disc, flanged ends.

DRAIN VALVES
Bronze angle globe pattern, key operated, threaded inlet and hose connection outlet
with cap and chain.

2.10

2.11

PRESSURE RATINGS
A.

Unless otherwise indicated all valves shall be rated for 200 psig. working
water pressure at 250o F (121o C).

B.

Contractor shall allow for selecting higher pressure rated valves to meet the
valve construction features.

VALVE OPERATORS
A.

Provide hand wheels/operating levers for valves as appropriate. Hand wheels

for gate and globe valves 2 inches and smaller, shall be non-ferrous metal (die
cast zinc/aluminium alloy etc.).
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B.

Provide one key/wrench of appropriate size per lever operated valve installed.

C.

Provide chain operated sheaves for valves located more than 7 feet above
floor. Extend chains to about 5 feet above floor and hook to clips in order to
clear walk ways and equipment.

D.

Provide geared operators for valves 8 inches and larger in size.

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PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.01 PREPARATION
A.

Bevel pipe ends. Remove burrs.

B.

Remove scale and dirt, on inside and outside, before

assembly.

C.

Prepare piping connections to equipment with appropriate

fittings.

3.02 INSTALLATION
A.

Route piping in orderly manner and maintain gradient.

B.

Install piping in a way that conserves building space and

does not interfere with the use of space.

C.

Group piping whenever practical at common elevations.

D.

Install piping to allow for expansion and contraction without

stressing pipe joints or connected equipment.

E.

Install exposed piping parallel or at right angles to the

building walls, except where otherwise shown on the
Contract Drawings.

F.

Bending or forming of piping is permitted up to and including

32mm outer diameter pipe sizes.

G.

Provide adequate clearance for installation of insulation and

access to valves and fittings.

H.

Provide minimum clearance between piping covered by this

Section and other services.

I.

Provide access doors where valves and fittings are not

exposed.

J.

Establish elevations of buried piping outside the building to

ensure not less than 60 cm (24 inch) of cover.

K.

Bedding for all kinds of pipes shall be in accordance to

ministry specifications and details.

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L.

All valves shall be same size as pipeline except if otherwise

noted on the contract drawings.

M.

Slope water piping and arrange to drain at low points.

N.

Excavate in accordance with

requirements and specification.

the

company

procedure

3.03 EXPANSION:
A.

Rigid installation of the multi-layer system is not possible.

Thermal expansion of the pipes must always be absorbed or
controlled.

B.

Multi-layer pipes fully exposed to thermal expansion must be

provided with appropriate thermal compensation. For this
purpose, knowledge of all fixed points is necessary.
Compensation should take place between two fixed points
and directional changes.

C.

For pipes intended for concealed installation, the thermal

expansion is absorbed by insulation in the area of directional
change.

D.
The thermal expansion is calculated according to the
following formula:
L = x L x T
Where: L is the thermal expansion to be calculated in
millimeters.
is the thermal expansion coefficient (0.025 mm/mK).
L is the pipe length in meters.
T is the temperature difference.
E.
The bending leg shall be calculated according to the
following formula:
BS = 30 x (da x L)1/2
Where: BS is the bending leg length to be calculated in
meters.
da is the outer diameter of the pipe
3.04 THERMAL INSULATION OF MULTI LAYER PIPES:

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A.

Thermal insulation of multi-layer pipes shall be carried out in

accordance with the New German Directive for Energy
Saving (EnEV) and as indicated by the manufacturer .

3.05 APPLICATION

3.06

A.

Install unions or flanges downstream of valves and at

equipment or apparatus connections.

B.

Install drain valves at system low points and at each riser

base.

C.

Install full bore ball valves at water tanker inlet and at water
storage tank drain.

D.

Install gate valves for shutoff and to isolate equipment, part

of systems, or vertical risers.

E.

Install globe valves for throttling, bypass, or manual flow

control services.

F.

Install spring loaded check valves on discharge of water

pumps.

PIPE SLEEVES
A.

3.07

Furnish sleeves in connection with all piping passing through walls, slabs,
building construction. The sleeves shall be set in new concrete construction
before pouring. The Contractor shall check the positions and satisfy himself
that they are set correctly.

FIELD QUALITY CONTROL

A.

Testing of Pressurized Piping:

1.

The pipes shall be jointed, plugged and shall have been in position for
at least 24 hours, before the tests are carried out.

2.

The piping shall be tested for line, gradient and water tightness. The
Contractor shall furnish all labor, and necessary testing instruments
such as gauges, pumps etc. as directed by the Engineer. A minimum of
two (2) nos. identical pressure gauges shall be installed at extremities
of the piping circuit to be tested.

3.

Fill the piping with clean fresh water, leaving all high points open to
allow for purging of air. Allow a soaking period of at least 24 hours
for cement lined or concrete pipes.
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4.

For the test procedure to be carried out correctly, all measuring

devices used must be reliably accurate to a differential-pressure
reading of 0.1 bar.

5.

The pressure measuring device should be attached at the lowest point

of installation being tested. The installed but still uncovered pipe
conduits must be filled with filtered drinking water and purged of air.

6.

The system should be at least tested at 1.5 times the operating

pressure and not less than 15 bars.

7.

The shutoff valves and taps located upstream and downstream of

heaters and storage tanks must be closed to isolate the section being
pressure-tested from the rest of the system.

8.

A preliminary test shall be carried out as follows:

- The system shall be brought up to test pressure, with the operation
repeated twice at intervals of 10 minutes and within a period of 30
minutes.
- The test pressure must not have fallen by more than 0.6 bar at the
end of a further 30 minutes.
-

3.08

The main test shall be carried out as follows:

Shall be carried out immediately after the preliminary testing.
Pressure testing is regarded as successfully concluded if the test
pressure has fallen by no more than 0.2 bar at the end of further 2
hours.

PIPE BRACKETS AND SUPPORTS

A.

All Pipes must be routed so that thermal expansion (heating and cooling) is
unhindered.

B.

Thermal expansion between two fixed points can be absorbed by expansion

elbows, compensators or a directional change of the piping.

C.

Where pipes are fixed exposed to ceilings using pipe clips, no supporting
shells need to be used. The following table shows the maximum fixing
distance L between the individual pipe clips for the various pipe sizes.
Dimension
D x s (mm)
14 x 2.0
16 x 2.0
18 x 2.0
20 x 2.25

Maximum fixing distance between

pipe clips (L)
Horizontal
Vertical
1.20
1.55
1.20
1.55
1.20
1.55
1.30
1.70
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25 x 2.5
32 x 3.0
40 x 4.0
50 x 4.5
63 x 6.0
75 x 7.5
90 x 8.5
110 x 10.0
3.09

1.50
1.60
1.70
2.00
2.20
2.40
2.40
2.40

NOMINAL AND ACTUAL DIAMETERS

A.

Equivalence between sizes as defined on the Drawings and as indicated in the

table below:
Nominal Metric
Diameter Specified
Mm
14
16
18
20
25
32
40
50
63
75
90
110

3.10

1.95
2.10
2.20
2.60
2.85
3.10
3.10
3.10

Imperial
Wall
Inner
Equivalent Thickness Diameter
Inch
Mm
Mm
0.375
2
10
0.5
2
12
0.625
2
14
0.75
2.25
15
1
2.5
20
1.25
3
26
1.5
4
32
2
4.5
41
2.375
6
51
2.5
7.5
60
3
8.5
73
4
10
90

CLEANING
A.

The entire system must be thoroughly flushed out once pressure testing has
been concluded. Further details of the procedures used for pipe-conduit
flushing can be found in the technical rules for drinking-water installation
listed in section 11.2 of DIN 1988-2.

B.

Multi-layer pipes should be in any case not subject to the danger of impurityinduced corrosion. Therefore, the multi-layer system shall be flushed out for
both reasons of hygiene and for removing impurities and foreign bodies. The
flushing procedure shall be carried out using pure filtered water at the normal
supply pressure, unless indicated otherwise. The filters used shall conform to
DIN 19632 standards.

C.

All devices and delicate fittings shall not be fitted until after the flushing
operation has taken place. Fine filters attached to valves and taps shall be
cleaned out after flushing unless they can be removed or bypassed.
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D.

All maintenance valves, shutoff taps, pressure reducers (if fitted) shall be fully
opened during flushing, and adjusted later (regarding pressure reducing
valves).

E.

Flushing should begin from the main shut-off valve and proceed outwards,
one section and stretch at a time, to the section located farthest from the
supply inlet. Flushing should then begin at the end of the riser and proceed
floor by floor.

F.

Within each storey conduit or interval section of inlet pipe, flushing is carried
out floor by floor in sequence, using the minimum number of outlet points
shown in the following table as guide for each section being flushed, opening
the outlet point fully for at least 5 minutes.

G.

The outlet points within a particular storey are fully opened, starting with the
outlet point located farthest from the riser. After a five-minute flushing period
at the last flushing outlet opened, the outlet points are shut once more
working in reverse order.

Pipe sizes of the

distribution conduits
currently being
flushed
Minimum number of
outlet points to be
opened DN 15
3.11

32mm

40mm

50mm

63mm

75mm

90mm

110mm

12

18

28

DISINFECTANT TREATMENT
The contractor shall flush the water system upon completion with fresh water then
apply disinfection treatment for the complete system in accordance with AWWAC
601 and relevant water ministry specifications. Flushing and disinfection treatment
shall be witnessed by an approved specialist. Upon acceptance of the treatment
results, the contractor shall flush the system again by fresh water until it is free of
chemicals. Cost of disinfection and flushing water shall be borne by the contractor.

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