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The 2000PV, A Background & Summary Of Tests
April 5, 2010
•Article: The 2000PV, A Background & Summary Of Tests
By EBAA Iron Sales, Inc.
The 2000PV is a restraint for PVC pipe and the standardized mechanical joint. This product is the result of years of testing and evaluation and its performance has been proven by thousands of hours of proof tests as well as third party evaluations. This report describes the 2000PV through the twelve inch size.
EBAA Iron started making joint restraint products for PVC pipe in the early 80's. The first restraint products that we provided to the market worked well during testing but the installation procedure involved requirements that were not easily followed in the field. As a result, the installation of the restraint was not straight forward and proper procedures were not followed in several cases. There was also an absence of testing procedures to prove the performance of any product on PVC pipe to answer the questions of people concerned about any attachment on PVC pipe.
The testing of early prototypes of various configurations of restraint on large diameter PVC pipe also indicated that a restraint device must be capable of consistency and reliably gripping the pipe, otherwise the restraint can slip under pressure, resulting in sudden impact, and cause the pipe to burst. This situation can be aggravated by improper installation of the restraint product.
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