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14.02 What are common pipe materials?

The primary underground pipe materials are:

  • Fiberglass piping – primary and secondary
  • Flexible double wall plastic piping
  • Steel primary piping with a fiberglass or coated steel containment

The primary aboveground pipe materials are

  • Schedule 40 carbon steel pipe for primary
  • Schedule 10 carbon steel pipe for secondary

There is a PVC secondary containment pipe that is approved for inside building applications in some jurisdictions.