RE: compressed air vs. screwed pipe

From: <Christopher>
Date: Thu Sep 27 2001 - 11:11:00 EDT

>Victaulic has limitation the very reason it was
>suggested only for fire water, compressed air plus HVAC cooling or what we
>term as Category D piping. Flammables are not Category D and falls under the
>restriction stated in 314.

There was a time when Victaulic connections could not meet ASME Code requirements. Something to do with the pipe undercut, I think. Has this changed?

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