(PRWEB) February 25, 2009 -- Harvel Plastics, Inc., has published a new comprehensive 72-page CPVC Fire Sprinkler Piping Installation Guide to provide the fire sprinkler industry with its most comprehensive printed resource for technical data on installing CPVC fire sprinkler systems.

The guide includes complete instructions for handling and fabricating a Harvel® CPVC fire sprinkler piping system, as well as extensive engineering and design data, application listings and approvals, detailed reference tables and pressure ratings, industry standards and test methods, explicit assembly procedures, safety and caution data, storage and handling information, contractor resources, and much more.

Harvel CPVC fire sprinkler pipe is produced in strict compliance with ASTM standards and is in conformity with all major model codes. It is NSF certified for potable water use, listed by UL and C-UL, Factory Mutual approved, and approved for NFPA light hazard applications (NFPA 13, 13R & 13D systems).

Harvel's CPVC material characteristics and pipe dimensions provide unique advantages in fire sprinkler installations including superior hydraulics, ease of joining, and increased hanger spacing in comparison to other plastics. It is assembled with inexpensive, readily available tools and is based on a product with a continuous service history of more than 40 years.

Harvel's CPVC Fire Sprinkler Piping Installation Guide is available by contacting Harvel. A downloadable version is also available at
http://HarvelSprinklerPipe.com.

About Harvel
Harvel Plastics has a longstanding reputation as a leader and innovator in PVC and CPVC manufacturing technology, including large-diameter industrial piping and duct systems, HydroKing® IPS Commercial CPVC plumbing pipe, HydroKing® CTS and FlowGuard Gold® CTS CPVC plumbing pipe, Harvel Clear™ PVC piping, Harvel LXT® ultrapure water piping, FlameTech™ low flame and smoke containment piping, and BlazeMaster® CPVC fire sprinkler piping. With manufacturing and warehouse facilities in Pennsylvania, California, and Texas, Harvel supplies wholesalers across North America plus export markets.

For more information on Harvel, contact Harvel Plastics, Inc., P.O. Box 757, Easton, PA 18044-0757; phone: 610-252-7355; fax: 610-253-4436; website: www.Harvel.com.