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- SECTION 15055
-
- PLUMBING SOLDER
-
- NOTE ** Taracorp/IMACO, Inc. lead-free plumbing solder.
- NOTE **
- NOTE ** This section is based on the products of
- Taracorp/IMACO, Inc., which is located at:
- NOTE ** 1690 Lowery Street
- NOTE ** Winston-Salem, NC 27101-5603
- NOTE ** Tel: (910) 777-8600 or (800) 334-5266
- NOTE ** Fax: (800) 637-6697
- NOTE **
- NOTE ** Taracorp/IMACO, Inc. produces Sterling(R) lead-free
- plumbing solder to meet or exceed the requirements
- set forth in the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act
- Amendments of June 19, 1986.
- NOTE **
- NOTE ** SECTION 15055 - PLUMBING SOLDER, Copyright 1998,
- The Architect's Catalog, Inc.
-
- PART 1 GENERAL
-
- 1.1 SECTION INCLUDES
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- A. Lead-free plumbing solder.
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- 1.2 RELATED SECTIONS
- NOTE ** Delete sections below not relevant to this project;
- add others as required.
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- A. Section 15140 - Domestic Water Piping.
-
- B. Section 15182 - Hydronic Piping.
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- C. Section 15410 - Plumbing Fixtures.
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- D. Section 15450 - Potable Water Storage Tanks.
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- E. Section 15460 - Domestic Water Conditioning Equipment.
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- F. Section 15470 - Domestic Water Filtrating Equipment.
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- G. Section 15480 - Domestic Water Heaters.
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- H. Section 15490 - Pool and Fountain Equipment.
-
- I. Section _____ - _________________________________.
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- 1.3 REFERENCES
- NOTE ** Add other references below that are actually
- required by the text of the edited section.
-
- A. ASTM B 32 - Solder Metal.
-
- B. _________________________________________.
-
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- PART 2 PRODUCTS
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- 2.1 MANUFACTURERS
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- A. Acceptable Manufacturer: Taracorp/IMACO, Inc., 1690
- Lowery Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101-5603; ASD. Tel:
- (910) 777-8600 or (800) 334-5266, Fax: (800) 637-6697
-
- B. Requests for substitutions will be considered in
- accordance with provisions of Section 01600.
- NOTE ** Delete paragraph above or below; coordinate with
- Division 1 requirements.
-
- C. Substitutions: Not permitted.
-
- D. Provide all plumbing solder from a single manufacturer.
-
- 2.2 MATERIALS
-
- A. Plumbing Solder: Sterling(R) solder, ASTM B 32, Alloy
- Grade TC; 95 percent tin, 4.85 percent copper, 0.15
- percent selenium.
- 1. Melting Temperature: 410 degrees F (210 degrees C).
- 2. Tensile Strength: 7,130 psi (49.2 MPa).
- 3. Shear Strength: 5,979 psi (41.3 MPa).
- 4. Elongation Percent: 19.1.
- 5. Brinell Hardness: 15.1.
- 6. Burst Strength: 5,800 psi (40.0 MPa).
- 7. Pressure/Temperature Test Data on Copper Tube
- Assemblies comprised of 3 inch (75 mm), 2 inch (50
- mm), 1 inch (25 mm), 3/4 inch (19 mm), and 1/2 inch
- (12.7 mm) Tubing with a Reducing Tee:
- a. No leaks at 70 degrees F (21 degrees C), 200 psi
- (14,060 g/sq. cm), held for 2 minutes.
- b. No leaks at 180 degrees F (82 degrees C), 200 psi
- (14,060 g/sq. cm), held for 2 minutes.
- c. No leaks at 70 degrees F (21 degrees C), 2,000
- psi (140,600 g/sq. cm), held for 5 minutes.
-
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- PART 3 EXECUTION
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- 3.1 INSTALLATION
- NOTE ** Verify that related Sections of these project
- Specifications refer to this Section and that all
- installation requirements are included therein.
-
- A. Apply plumbing solder as required by other Sections of
- these Specifications.
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- END OF SECTION
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