ASTM F1417-11a

Standard Practice for Installation Acceptance of Plastic Non-pressure Sewer Lines Using Low-Pressure Air

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This low-pressure air testing practice detects damaged piping or improper jointing by measuring the rate at which air under pressure escapes from an isolated section of sewer.
The rate of air loss indicates the presence or absence of damaged piping or leaking joints. This practice is not intended to show total system water leakage limits and shall not be used as a quantitative measure of leakage under service conditions for infiltration or exfiltration.  
Note 1—A finding of acceptable air loss specified in this practice can be interpreted as an installation acceptance test in lieu of infiltration or exfiltration testing.  
This practice provides assurance of initial condition and quality of workmanship of properly-installed sewer pipe.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice provides procedures for testing non-pressure plastic pipe sewer lines, using low-pressure air to prove the integrity of the installed material and the construction procedures. Two procedures are included to find the rate of air leakagethe constant-pressure method and the time-pressure drop method.
1.2 This practice is performed on lines after all connections and service laterals have been plugged and braced adequately to withstand the test pressure. The time between completion of the backfill operation and low-pressure air testing may be specified by the approving authority.
1.3 This practice is used as a preliminary test, which enables the installer to show the condition of a buried line prior to final backfill, paving, and other construction activities.
1.4 This practice is applicable to all non-pressure sewer lines made of thermoplastic pipe, reinforced thermosetting resin (RTRP) pipe, and reinforced plastic mortar (RPM) pipe, defined in Terminology D883, D1600, and F412.
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific precautionary statements, see Section 5.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Jul-2011
• ICS: 91.140.80 - Drainage systems
• Technical Committee: F17 - Plastic Piping Systems
• Drafting Committee: F17.62 - Sewer

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F1417-11 - Standard Test Method for Installation Acceptance of Plastic Gravity Sewer Lines Using Low-Pressure Air
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2011
• Replaced By: ASTM F1417-11a(2015) - Standard Practice for Installation Acceptance of Plastic Non-pressure Sewer Lines Using Low-Pressure Air
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2015
• Referred By: ASTM F2164-21 - Standard Practice for Field Leak Testing of Polyethylene (PE) and Crosslinked Polyethylene (PEX) Pressure Piping Systems Using Hydrostatic Pressure
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2011
• Referred By: ASTM F412-23 - Standard Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2011
• Referred By: ASTM F1741-22 - Standard Practice for Installation of Machine Spiral Wound Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Liner Pipe for Rehabilitation of Existing Sewers and Conduits
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2011
• Referred By: ASTM F1947-21a - Standard Practice for Installation of Folded Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Pipe into Existing Sewers and Conduits
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2011
• Referred By: ASTM F3632-23 - Standard Practice for Close Tolerance Pipe Slurrification (CTPS) Method to Replace, Rehabilitate, and Repair Existing Buried Asbestos Cement (AC) Pipe Systems
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2011
• Referred By: ASTM F2019-22 - Standard Practice for Rehabilitation of Existing Pipelines and Conduits by the Pulled in Place Installation of Glass Reinforced Plastic Cured-in-Place (GRP-CIPP) Using the UV-Light Curing Method
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2011
• Referred By: ASTM F1867-22 - Standard Practice for Installation of Folded/Formed Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Pipe Type A for Existing Sewer and Conduit Rehabilitation
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2011
• Referred By: ASTM F2786-16(2021) - Standard Practice for Field Leak Testing of Polyethylene (PE) Pressure Piping Systems Using Gaseous Testing Media Under Pressure (Pneumatic Leak Testing)
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2011
• Referred By: ASTM F2946-12(2021) - Standard Specification for PVC Hub and Elastomeric Seal (Gasket) Tee Connection for Joining Plastic Pipe to Insitu Pipelines and Manholes
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2011
• Referred By: ASTM F3508-21a - Standard Guide for In-Situ Pipeline Renovation As Dual-Wall Composite Pipeline by Push/Pull Installation of Compressed-Fit Shape-Memory-Polymer Tubular (SMPT)
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2011
• Referred By: ASTM F1668-16(2022) - Standard Guide for Construction Procedures for Buried Plastic Pipe
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2011
• Referred By: ASTM F585-16(2021) - Standard Guide for Insertion of Flexible Polyethylene Pipe Into Existing Sewers
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2011
• Referred By: ASTM F1606-19 - Standard Practice for Rehabilitation of Existing Sewers and Conduits with Deformed Polyethylene (PE) Liner
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2011

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F1417 − 11a
StandardPractice for
Installation Acceptance of Plastic Non-pressure Sewer Lines
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Using Low-Pressure Air
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1417; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* C828 Test Method for Low-Pressure Air Test of Vitrified
Clay Pipe Lines
1.1 This practice provides procedures for testing non-
C924 Practice for Testing Concrete Pipe Sewer Lines by
pressure plastic pipe sewer lines, using low-pressure air to
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Low-Pressure Air Test Method (Withdrawn 2013)
provetheintegrityoftheinstalledmaterialandtheconstruction
D883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
procedures. Two procedures are included to find the rate of air
D1600 Terminology forAbbreviatedTerms Relating to Plas-
leakage—the constant-pressure method and the time-pressure
tics
drop method.
D2122 Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Ther-
1.2 This practice is performed on lines after all connections
moplastic Pipe and Fittings
and service laterals have been plugged and braced adequately
D3567 Practice for Determining Dimensions of “Fiberglass”
to withstand the test pressure. The time between completion of
(Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting Resin) Pipe and
the backfill operation and low-pressure air testing may be
Fittings
specified by the approving authority.
F412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems
1.3 Thispracticeisusedasapreliminarytest,whichenables 2.2 Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association Standard:
the installer to show the condition of a buried line prior to final
UNI-B-6 Recommended Practice for Low-PressureAirTest-
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backfill, paving, and other construction activities. ing of Installed Sewer Pipe
1.4 This practice is applicable to all non-pressure sewer
3. Summary of Practice
lines made of thermoplastic pipe, reinforced thermosetting
3.1 Thesectionofthelinetobetestedisplugged.Air,atlow
resin (RTRP) pipe, and reinforced plastic mortar (RPM) pipe,
pressure, is introduced into the plugged line. The line passes
defined in Terminology D883, D1600, and F412.
the test if the rate of air leakage, as measured by a constant-
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
pressure method or a time-pressure drop method. The rate of
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
air leakage may be determined by using Table 1 or Table 2,or
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
calculated by use of the equations in Section 9.
and are not considered standard.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
4. Significance and Use
safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4.1 This low-pressure air testing practice detects damaged
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
piping or improper jointing by measuring the rate at which air
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
under pressure escapes from an isolated section of sewer.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific
4.2 The rate of air loss indicates the presence or absence of
precautionary statements, see Section 5.
damaged piping or leaking joints. This practice is not intended
2. Referenced Documents to show total system water leakage limits and shall not be used
2 as a quantitative measure of leakage under service conditions
2.1 ASTM Standards:
for infiltration or exfiltration.
NOTE 1—A finding of acceptable air loss specified in this practice can
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F17 on Plastic
be interpreted as an installation acceptance test in lieu of infiltration or
Piping Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.62 on Sewer.
exfiltration testing.
Current edition approved Aug. 1, 2011. Published August 2011. Originally
approved in 1992. Last previous edition approved in 2011 as F1417–11. DOI:
10.1520/F1417-11A.
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contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM www.astm.org.
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the ASTM website. Drive, Dallas, TX 75234.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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Designation:F1417–11 Designation:F1417–11a
Standard Practice for
Installation Acceptance of Plastic Non-pressure Sewer Lines
1
Using Low-Pressure Air
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1417; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope*
1.1 This practice provides procedures for testing non-pressure plastic pipe sewer lines, using low-pressure air to prove the
integrity of the installed material and the construction procedures.Two procedures are included to find the rate of air leakage—the
constant-pressure method and the time-pressure drop method.
1.2 This practice is performed on lines after all connections and service laterals have been plugged and braced adequately to
withstand the test pressure. The time between completion of the backfill operation and low-pressure air testing may be specified
by the approving authority.
1.3 This practice is used as a preliminary test, which enables the installer to show the condition of a buried line prior to final
backfill, paving, and other construction activities.
1.4 Thispracticeisapplicabletoallnon-pressuresewerlinesmadeofthermoplasticpipe,reinforcedthermosettingresin(RTRP)
pipe, and reinforced plastic mortar (RPM) pipe, defined in Terminology D883, D1600, and F412.
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use. For specific precautionary statements, see Section 5.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
C828 Test Method for Low-Pressure Air Test of Vitrified Clay Pipe Lines
C924 Practice for Testing Concrete Pipe Sewer Lines by Low-Pressure Air Test Method
D883 Terminology Relating to Plastics
D1600 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to Plastics
D2122 Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Thermoplastic Pipe and Fittings
D3567 Practice for Determining Dimensions of Fiberglass (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting Resin) Pipe and Fittings
F412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems
2.2 Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association Standard:
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UNI-B-6 Recommended Practice for Low-Pressure Air Testing of Installed Sewer Pipe
3. Summary of Practice
3.1 The section of the line to be tested is plugged.Air, at low pressure, is introduced into the plugged line. The line passes the
test if the rate of air leakage, as measured by a constant-pressure method or a time-pressure drop method. The rate of air leakage
may be determined by using Table 1 or Table 2, or calculated by use of the equations in Section 9.
4. Significance and Use
4.1 This low-pressure air testing practice detects damaged piping or improper jointing by measuring the rate at which air under
pressure escapes from an isolated section of sewer.
4.2 The rate of air loss indicates the presence or absence of damaged piping or leaking joints. This practice is not intended to
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F17 on Plastic Piping Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.62 on Sewer.
Current edition approved April 15,Aug. 1, 2011. Published AprilAugust 2011. Originally approved in 1992. Last previous edition approved in 20052011 as F1417–92
(2005). F1417–11. DOI: 10.1520/F1417-11A.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Available from Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association, Suite 155, 2655 Villa Creek Drive, Dallas, TX 75234.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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TABLE 1 Minimum Time for a 1.0 psig Pressure Drop for Size and Length of Pipe forQ = 0.0015
NOTE 1—See Practice UN
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