Specifications include, but are not limited to: It is the intent of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (Commission) to establish a Contract for providing Meter Spool Pieces to the Commission’s Warehouse on an “as needed” basis to support the Commission’s water system. 1. DESCRIPTION: THIS SPECIFICATION COVERS FLANGED PIPE SPOOLS FOR INSTALLING ADJACENT TO OCTAVE ULTRASONNIC METERS TO MATCH THE LENGTH OF THE COMPOUND OR FIRE METER BEING REPLCED IN ORDER TO AVOID MODIFYING THE CONNECTING PIPE. OCTAVE METERS ARE ULTRASONIC METERS MANUFACTURED BY MASTER METERS. 2. QUALITY: NOTHING IN THIS SPECIFICATION SHALL BE INTERPRETED AS RELIEVING THE MANUFACTURER OR CONTRACTOR OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FURNISHING A PRODUCT SUITABLE FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE. THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SPECIFICATION SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER THOSE IN REFERENCE DOCUMENTS WHERE ANY CONTRADICTIONS MAY EXIST. 3. REQUIREMENTS: THE SPOOLS SHALL BE MANUFACTURED OF CARBON STEEL PIPE. A SHOP DRAWING SHALL BE PROVIDED. FLANGES SHALL BE WELDED, AWWA C207, CLASS E, ANSI 150 LB DRILLING. PIPE SPOOLS SHALL MEET THE MANUFACTURING AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS OF AWWA C200 AND AWWA C208 OR OTHER EQUIVALENT STANDARDS. THE SPOOLS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A WELDED BOSS WITH A 2" FNPT OUTLET. THE OUTLET SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A MATCHING THREADED PLUG INSTALLED HAND TIGHT AND SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF AWWA C208. 4. COATING: THE PIPE SPOOLS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL EPOXY COATING CERTIFIED TO NSF 61. THE COATING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AWWA C210 OR C213.
