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AWWA C710-24 Cold-Water Meters - Displacement Type, Plastic Main Case, 2024
- Foreword [Go to Page]
- I. Introduction [Go to Page]
- I.A. Background. Material goods molded from plastics have been a part of everyday life for many decades, but in the early 1960s, a new group of plastics better suited to meet more demanding applications was discovered. These materials have greatly improve [Go to Page]
- I.B. History. The extensive use of plastic in the design of plastic water meter parts was recognized in the Jan. 24, 1971, revision of ANSI/AWWA C700, Cold-Water Meters—Displacement Type, Bronze Main Case. The use of synthetic polymers as an alternative m
- II. Special Issues [Go to Page]
- II.A. Materials. The materials section of this standard recognizes the advances that have been made in the development of nonmetallic materials for water meter construction. Plastic materials are currently being used successfully for water meter component [Go to Page]
- II.B. Fire Flow. The meters described in this standard are not designed to be used in water service piping intended to extinguish fire. Requirements for meters used for residential fire sprinkler applications that meet the requirements of NFPA* 13D in sing [Go to Page]
- II.C. 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
- 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. [Go to Page]
- III.A. Purchaser Options and Alternatives. This standard provides for several options and alternatives that purchasers must designate if they wish to exercise the options or if they have a preference among the alternatives. Also, several items must be spe [Go to Page]
- III.B. Modification to Standard. Any modifications to the provisions, definitions, or terminology in this standard must be provided by the purchaser.
- 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
- Sec. 2.1 Standards
- Sec. 2.2 ASTM Test Standards
- SECTION 3: DEFINITIONS
- SECTION 4: REQUIREMENTS
- Sec. 4.1 Materials
- Table 1 Characteristics of displacement-type meters [Go to Page]
- Table 2 Dimensional design limits for meters and external connections
- Sec. 4.3 Detailed Design
- Sec. 4.4 Marking
- SECTION 5: VERIFICATION
- Sec. 5.1 Rejection
- SECTION 6: DELIVERY
- Sec. 6.1 Packaging and Shipping
- Sec. 6.2 Affidavit of Compliance
- B.2 Tests 19 [Go to Page]
