IPEX CERTIFIED PRODUCTS
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IPEX customers and regulators rely on the
quality and performance of IPEX products.
Quality and performance are enhanced by
obtaining certification from accredited third
party agencies such as CSA, NSF, ULC, ITS
(WH mark) and others. Only agencies
accredited by the Standards Council of
Canada are permitted to certify products
in Canada.
Some IPEX products are required to meet a
single standard, for example CSA B181.2 for
PVC DWV which defines minimum material
requirements, dimensions, impact resistance
and other performance requirements, as well as
requirements for product marking.
For PVC DWV, meeting the CSA standard is only part of
the required approval process. The next step involves
certification to account for product installation in a particular
application. This step will require reference to the applicable Building
and Plumbing Codes. The Codes set requirements to ensure public safety. An
important public safety requirement is Flame Spread (FS) and Smoke Development
(SD) as defined in the ULC S102.2 standard. In the case of DWV in a NonCombustible Building, the following applies:
• All DWV must have FS ≤ 25 (ULC S102.2)
• If building is high-rise, or a return air plenum, also need SD ≤ 50
CSA
B181.2
CAN/ULC
S102.2
• All piping through walls and floors must be firestopped
with a ULC S115 listed device or system
• Combustible pipe is not permitted
in Vertical Service Spaces
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products meet these Code requirements? The
answer is in the product markings but without
product on hand to examine, one may also look
at the product listing (certification documents)
as published by the certifying agency.
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In some cases the certification documents provide details for product
use including how the product was tested and how it should be
installed. In the case of IPEX System XFR® PVC DWV Pipe and Fittings,
there is a listing to the CSA B181.2 standard as noted above and
separate pipe and fittings listings to ULC S102.2.
The ULC S102.2 listing for System XFR and FR-PRO fittings are very
clearly written to mandate that the fittings are used in conjunction with
IPEX System XFR pipe. The reason that this direct reference to pipe
exists in the listing is because the ULC S102 and S102.2 standards
state: “fittings shall be tested mounted to plastic pipe” (S102.2
references S102 for mounting requirements for plastic pipe and
fittings).
IPEX System XFR Fittings and FR-PRO fittings have only been tested and
certified with one brand of pipe – IPEX System XFR. Thus, the Flame and
Smoke listing for System XFR Fittings and FR-PRO fittings would be invalid
should the fittings be used with any other brand of pipe.
System XFR® Printing Code:
SYSTEM XFR® PVC DWV-DEE
B181.2
CAN/ULC-S102.2 FSC-25 SD-50
Installers and regulators are encouraged to examine product markings
with respect to certifications and should feel free to contact the relevant
certification agency for a copy of any company’s listing. Doing so will
ensure that products meet the required standards mandated in the
Building and Plumbing Codes and that they are installed in the correct
application.
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