CARE & HANDLING
EPS LEAD FREE* CRIMP Pipe & fittings. Must be protected
from damage through all stages of the process from
transport to storage and installation in accordance with AS/
NZS3500. Provision for pipe and fittings protection includes
but is not limited to the following:
• Care must be taken to keep the pipe and fittings free of
grit, dirt, dust, sand and any foreign matter.
• Pipe must be protected from physical damage. Including
cuts, abrasions, dents, kinks, tears, holes, etc.
• Pipes, either black, red, green or lilac, must not be installed
in direct sunlight.
• Pipe must be protected from long term or permanent U.V.
exposure, by way of lagging, or encasing in a conduit etc.
• Pipe and fittings must be protected from excessive heat or
burning, chemical / solvent attack, animal or rodent attack,
machinery damage, other external threats, etc.
• Pipe must never be installed where it could be exposed to
a naked flame. In accordance with AS/NZS3500, all plastic
pipe for water supply must be protected from excessive
ambient heat.
• In chemical or corrosive environments, pipe must be
protected, fittings must be wrapped, and sealed, protected
this includes all underground installations for all fittings.
Important!
• Pipe expansion and contraction needs to be accommodated
during installation to allow for movement due to thermal
Linear Expansion. Failure to do so may exceed the
torsional pull-out allowances on fittings resulting in
leakage. Refer to the Pipe Specification Chart for the
Thermal Expansion Co-efficient.
INSTALLATION REQUIREMENT
* Elson Lead Free copper alloy products are 99.9% Lead Free and contain less than 0.1% Lead by weight.
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LEAD FREE*
CRIMP
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Installation Requirements
99.9% Lead Free
< 0.1% Pb
EPS PEX