Product characteristics of PVC/How to recognize PVC？

With the billions of electrical appliances plugged in each day, you would only need a little of Superman’s X-Ray vision to see Fosite electrical products working behind the walls or encased in the concrete foundations of most of the homes and businesses you enter or buried along the roadways you travel upon. With over 60 years of proven results in manufacturing American made electrical products, Fosite. has the proven track record for quality and service necessary to meet all your PVC electrical product needs. Fosite is a nationwide manufacturer of nonmetallic PVC electrical conduit, pipe, fittings, accessories, utility and communications duct, directional boring conduit and residential switch and outlet boxes.

Hebei Shentong Plastics offers a complete line of rigid PVC conduit and fittings and PVC utility duct.  For commercial, industrial and utility usage, Heritage PVC conduit and duct is proven durable and effective for years of maintenance-free performance in underground, encased and exposed applications in accordance with the National Electrical Code.

1. Commercial, Industrial and Utility Usage
2. Corrosion Resistant
3. Non-Magnetic and Non-galvanic
4. Self Extinguishing
5. Impact Resistant

Corrosion Resistant
Resistant to most chemicals, PVC is typically not affected by corrosive soils or salts.

Non-Magnetic and Non-Galvanic
Properties of Heritage PVC Conduit provide good insulation and no power loss or conductor heating.

Self-Extinguishing
Properties make PVC fire resistant.

Impact Resistant
Tough, durable, with high tensile strength, yet easy to handle and install right on the jobsite.

Product Types

PVC conduit systems are sunlight resistant and are used exposed, encased in concrete, concealed in walls and in direct burial applications including systems for:

1. Utilities
2. Cable, data and communication lines
3. Institutional, commercial, industrial buildings
4. Residential applications, & service entrances
5. Street and highway underground feeds
6. Transportation systems – subways, bridges, tunnels, airports
7. Water and wastewater treatment plants
8. Marinas
9. Mines and mills

Specification

All wiring shall be installed in Hebei Shentong Plastics rigid PVC conduit and secured by means of proper fittings. All fittings shall be offered by Hebei shentong Plastics. All outlets, pull boxes and junction points shall be fitted with Heritage Plastics outlet boxes, fittings and junction boxes.

Exposed conduit shall be securely attached and supported by means of pipe straps. The pipe straps shall be installed at the recommended spacing as specified in the National Electrical Code (NEC). The pipe straps must allow for linear expansion and contraction of the conduit due to temperature change. If the variance in temperature exceeds 25°F, expansion joints shall be installed according to the manufacturer’s recommendations.

If rigid PVC conduit is embedded in concrete or direct buried, support straps are not required.