The Ontario Building Code | Certification or Conformance

7.2.11.2. Certification or Conformance

(1) water service pipes and fire service mains shall be certified or conform to the standards for the materials listed in Table 7.2.11.2.

Table 7.2.11.2.
water service Pipe and Fire service Main Materials

Forming Part of Sentence 7.2.11.2.(1)

Item

Column 1

Material

Column 2

Standard

Column 3

Limitations

1.

Polyethylene pipe and fittings

Certified to Series 160 or a higher series of CAN/CSA-B137.1, "Polyethylene (PE) pipe, Tubing and Fittings for Cold water pressure Services"

2.

Crosslinked polyethylene pressure pipe or tube and fittings

Certified to CAN/CSA-B137.5, "Crosslinked Polyethylene (PEX) Tubing Systems for pressure Applications"

3.

pvc pipe and fittings

Certified to CAN/CSA-B137.3, "Rigid Polyvinylchloride (pvc) pipe and Fittings for pressure Applications", or certified to CAN/CSA-B137.2, "Polyvinylchloride (pvc) Injection-Moulded Gasketed Fittings for pressure Applications"

pipe and fittings must have a rated working pressure of 1 100 kPa or more

4.

Cpvc pipe and fittings

Certified to CAN/CSA-B137.6, "Chlorinated Polyvinylchloride (Cpvc) pipe, Tubing and Fittings for Hot and Cold water Distribution Systems"

The design temperature and pressure shall conform to the requirements of the CAN/CSA-B137.6, "Chlorinated Polyvinylchloride (Cpvc) pipe, Tubing and Fittings for Hot and Cold water Distribution Systems"

5.

Cast iron water pipe

Conform to ANSI/AWWA C151/A21.51, "Ductile-Iron pipe, Centrifugally Cast"

pipe shall have a mortarp://thehandyforce.com/exterior/" title ="Exterior home repairs in Toronto">cement-mortar lining conforming to ANSI/AWWA C104/A21.4, "mortarp://thehandyforce.com/exterior/" title ="Exterior home repairs in Toronto">cement-Mortar Lining for Ductile-Iron pipe and Fittings"

6.

Iron fittings for cast iron or ductile-iron water pipes

Conform to ANSI/AWWA C110/A21.10, "Ductile-Iron and Gray-Iron Fittings"

pipe shall have a mortarp://thehandyforce.com/exterior/" title ="Exterior home repairs in Toronto">cement-mortar lining conforming to ANSI/AWWA C104/A21.4, "mortarp://thehandyforce.com/exterior/" title ="Exterior home repairs in Toronto">cement-Mortar Lining for Ductile-Iron pipe and Fittings"

7.

Rubber gasket joints for cast iron and ductile-iron water pipes

Conform to ANSI/AWWA C111/A21.11, "Rubber Gasket Joints for Ductile-Iron pressure Pipe and Fittings"

8.

Screwed cast iron water fittings

Conform to ASME B16.4, "Gray Iron Threaded Fittings: Classes 125 and 250"

Screwed cast iron water fittings shall be mortarp://thehandyforce.com/exterior/" title ="Exterior home repairs in Toronto">cement-mortar lined or galvanized

9.

Type K soft copper tube

Certified to ASTM B88, "Seamless copper Water tube"

10.

Solder-joint fittings for copper water systems

Conform to ASME B16.18, "Cast copper Alloy Solder Joint pressure Fittings", or conform to ASME B16.22, "Wrought copper and copper Alloy Solder-Joint pressure Fittings"

Solder-joint fittings not made by casting or the wrought process shall conform to the applicable requirements of ASME B16.18, "Cast copper Alloy Solder-Joint pressure Fittings"

11.

Flared-joint fittings for copper water systems

Conform to ASME B16.26, "Cast copper Alloy Fittings for Flared copper Tubes"

Flared-joint fittings not made by casting shall conform to ASME B16.26, "Cast copper Alloy Fittings for Flared copper Tubes"

12.

PE/AL/PE pipe and fittings

Certified to CAN/CSA-B137.9, "Polyethylene/Aluminum/ Polyethylene (PE-AL-PE) Composite pressure-pipe Systems"

13.

PEX/AL/PEX pipe and fittings

Certified to CAN/CSA-B137.10, "Crosslinked Polyethylene/ Aluminum/Crosslinked Polyethylene (PEX-AL-PEX) Composite pressure-pipe Systems"