Non-Metallic Pipes

7.2.5.1. Asbestos-Cement Drainage Pipe and Fittings

  1. Except as provided in Sentence (2), asbestos-cement pipe and its fittings for use in a drain, waste or vent system shall conform to
  1. Can/CGSB-34.22...or
  2. CSA B127.1...



  1. Asbestos-cement pipe and fittings used underground either outside a building or under a building shall conform to Sentence (1) or to
  1. CAN/CGSB-34.9..,
  2. CAN/CGSB-34.23..,
  3. CSA B127.2...


7.2.6.2. Cast Iron Fittings for Asbestos-Cement Drainage Pipe

  1. Cast iron fittings designed for use with asbestos-cement pipe for drainage purposes shall conform to the applicable requirements of CSA B127.1... or CSA B127.2...


7.3.4.5. asbestos-cement pipe is supported

  1. at intervals not exceeding 2 000 mm or have two supports for every 4 m length of pipe, and
  2. at intervals not exceeding 1 000 mm where the length of pipe between adjacent fittings is 300 mm or less.



7.2.5.3. Concrete Pipe and Fittings

  1. Concrete pipe shall conform to CSA A257 Series, Standards for Concrete Pipe".
  1. Joints with external elastomeric gaskets shall be made with corrosion resistant external band type flexible mechanical couplings that conform to CAN/CSA-B602...
  2. Concrete fittings field fabricated from lengths of pipe shall not be used.
  3. Concrete pipe shall not be used above ground inside a building.

  1. Precast reinforced circular concrete manhole sections, catch basins and fittings shall conform to CAN/CSA-A257.4-M...



7.2.5.4. Vitrified Clay Pipe and Fittings

  1. Vitrified clay pipe and fittings shall be certified to CSA A60.1...
  2. Couplings and joints for vitrified clay pipe shall be certified to CSA A60.3...
  3. Vitrified clay pipe and fittings shall not be used except for an underground part of a drainage system.