Pro tip: Buy extra fittings. Having extras on hand will ... There are three common types of plastic plumbing pipe: PVC, CPVC ...

PVC pipe safe to use for drinking water ... executive director of the Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association. “We meet basically the same standards that copper or steel have to meet through ...

The construction sector faces a unique set of challenges, with aspects such as high prices, supply risk, skills shortages and ...

All PVC pipe, fittings and materials are tested at least ... like Beyond Plastics with an obvious bias against PVC and plastic piping," Hollands said. "Ask pipe material companies whether they ...

NEW: A Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association official has a rebuttal to the Beyond Plastics report covered in this story. Read the detailed update here. Bennington, Vt.-based Beyond Plastics, a nonprofit ...

ASTM Standard, ASTM D1785 standard applicable to PVC plastic pipe and fittings includes the following note: "This standard specification for PVC pipe does not include requirements for pipe and ...

As with all plastic products, PVC and CPVC (chlorinated polyvinyl ... the chemicals in PVC and CPVC pipes and their fittings can leach into drinking water, including endocrine-disrupting chemicals ...

NSF/ANSI 14 establishes minimum physical, performance, health effects, quality assurance, marking and record-keeping requirements for plastic ... for PFAS in PVC pipes and fittings, ultimately ...