Green Sewer Pipe Vs White

Check to make sure your contractor is at the very least using sdr 35 pipe which is normally green.

Green sewer pipe vs white.

Schedule 40 pvc is strong enough for residential drain lines but check with your plumbing inspector first. This white or cream colored pipe is the most commonly used pipe for drain lines it s strong untouchable by chemicals and seems to last forever. It is manufactured to be compliant with astm d 3034 standard and is often referred to as 3034 pipe. Our company almost always uses one of these two pipes for sewer or drainage projects.

For the integral bells reiber gaskets are used that conform to astm f477. It has a bell fitting at one end and is intended to be connected with a gasket. It is commonly referred to as abs pipe. White pipe is composed of poly vinyl chloride hence the designation of pvc.

The rating and diameter is stamped right on the pipe. Gasketed pvc sewer pipe is produced in green color and in 20 foot lengths. Pvc pipe otherwise called polyvinyl chloride pipe has a number of uses. It is used in homes for water pipes sewer system pipes and even furniture.

The black pipe is composed of acylonitrile butadiene styrene. There are no glue able fittings buried in the ground which reduces the risk of the pipe separating due to ground movement. Solid pipe is produced from 4 to 18 and perforated pipe is produced from 4 to 8. Regardless of the use there are times when colored pvc pipe is preferred.

The joints shall conform to astm d3212. There are a few color options for pvc pipe available on the market. First there is sch 35 psm sewer pipe that is green and designated by the astm d3034 standard. It is pvc but a lighter weight than white schedule 40 dwv drain waste vent pipe.