Fusible PVC® Pipe

Fusible PVC^® pipe combines industry accepted PVC plastic with thermal butt-fusion joining technology to provide the water, wastewater, electrical, industrial and telecommunications industries with a fully restrained, monolithic pipe for use with traditional and trenchless installation methods. Well over 10 million feet of Fusible C-900^®, Fusible C-905^® and Fusible PVC^® pipe have already been installed around the world.

PVC has a long and successful history as water and sewer pipe. It is:

Durable
Corrosion resistant
Resistant to chemicals
Strong
Inexpensive
Familiar

Underground Solutions' Fusible PVC^® pipe has all of the same benefits of PVC along with the benefits that come with a fusion joining process for both trenchless and traditional open-cut project installation.

Advantages

Fusible C-900^®, Fusible C-905^® and Fusible PVC^® pipes from Underground Solutions are the only fusible polyvinyl chloride pressure pipes on the market, and they are the only PVC pipes that have a joint as strong as the pipe.
Fusible C-900^®, Fusible C-905^® and Fusible PVC^® pipes are stronger, lighter, less costly and easier to work with than HDPE in trenchless applications.
PVC is currently the most widely utilized pipe material in the United States.
Fusible PVC® pipe provides a monolithic, fully restrained, gasket- and leak-free piping system.
PVC has a much higher stiffness (modulus) compared to other plastic pipe which limits long term deformation under soil load.
High tensile strength (ASTM D638) of the fused joint (up to 7000 psi) allows for higher safe pulling stresses and consequently longer installation pull-in lengths.
Low wall thickness for given pressure requirement translates into highest flow per outer diameter (OD) dimension.
Standard waterworks fittings are used to tap, connect and change direction on Fusible PVC^® pipe systems–eliminating the use of expensive transition fittings or fused-on fittings.
PVC resists hydrocarbon permeation better than other thermoplastic pipe systems (AWWA Research Foundation).
PVC is more resistant to water disinfectant induced oxidation than other thermoplastic pipe systems.
PVC has been used for over 50 years–owner and contractor familiarity of the pipe is well established.

Testing

Fusible PVC^® pipe is NSF 61 certified for potable water use. Fusible PVC^® pipe and the fusion joint have been extensively tested by Underground Solutions and leading third-party independent laboratories with comprehensive experience in plastic pipe testing. Fusible PVC^® pipe has successfully passed all relevant tests and exceeds industry requirements in most cases.

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