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AWWA C219-23 Bolted Sleeve-Type Couplings for Plain-End Pipe, 2023
- Foreword [Go to Page]
- I. Introduction. [Go to Page]
- I.A. Background. This standard describes bolted sleeve-type couplings, reducing or transition couplings, and flanged coupling adapters used to join plain-end pipe. It also includes materials of construction, inspection, and testing. [Go to Page]
- I.B. History. The first edition of ANSI/AWWA C219 was approved by the AWWA Board of Directors on June 23, 1991. Subsequent editions were approved on June 15, 1997, Jan. 21, 2001, Feb. 12, 2006, Jan. 23, 2011, and Jan. 14, 2017. This edition was approved o [Go to Page]
- I.C. Acceptance. In May 1985, the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) entered into a cooperative agreement with a consortium led by NSF International (NSF) to develop voluntary third-party consensus standards and a certification program for direct
- II. Special Issues. [Go to Page]
- II.A. Advisory Information on Product Application. Bolted sleeve-type couplings have been used for joining plain-end pipe since the latter part of the nineteenth century. Currently, there are several manufacturers that produce these couplings. Though deta [Go to Page]
- II.B. Chlorine and Chloramine Degradation of Elastomers. The selection of materials is critical for water service and distribution piping in locations where there is a possibility that elastomers will be in contact with chlorine or chloramines. Documented [Go to Page]
- II.C. Gasket Degradation Study. A pipe gasket, having the hardness of a compressed elastomer with a large mass relative to the small, exposed surface area, experiences minimal degradation. This was validated in a research paper reported in the Journal AWW
- III. Use of This Standard. It is the responsibility of the user of an AWWA standard to determine that the products described in that standard are suitable for use in the particular application being considered.
- III.A. Purchaser Options and Alternatives. The following items should be provided by the purchaser
- III.B. Modification to Standard. Any modification of the provisions, definitions, or terminology in this standard must be provided by the purchaser. [Go to Page]
- IV. Major Revisions. Major revisions made to the standard in this edition include the following:
- V. Comments. If you have any comments or questions about this standard, please call AWWA Engineering and Technical Services at 303.794.7711; write to the department at 6666 West Quincy Avenue, Denver, CO 80235-3098; or email at standards@awwa.org.
- AWWA Standard
- SECTION 1: GENERAL
- Sec. 1.1 Scope
- Sec. 1.2 Purpose
- Sec. 1.3 Application
- SECTION 2: REFERENCES
- SECTION 3: DEFINITIONS [Go to Page]
