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E3 AMERICAN Fastite® Joint Pipe Assembly Instructions The AMERICAN Fastite Joint is a push - on type joint meeting all the rigorous requirements of AWWA C111. The ANSI/AWWA C600 Standard covers in detail the installation of ductile iron water mains, including assembly instructions for push -on joint pipe. Field -cutting of AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe can be easily performed, thus eliminat- ing the necessity for factory -made special lengths of Fastite pipe. The plain end of Fastite pipe cut in the field requires little or no preparation for assembly into the socket of a mechanical joint fitting. Where a cut pipe is to be assembled into a Fastite socket, the required beveling or rounding of the plain end can be easily accomplished by the use of a portable grinding wheel or other suitable apparatus. Methods of cutting duc- tile iron pipe are described in Section 3. The AMERICAN Fastite Joint requires only one joint component, the rubber gas- ket*, which when properly installed, fits snug- ly in the gasket recess in the bell socket. A special lubricant supplied with the pipe is applied to the plain end and the inside surface of the gasket before assembly. The pipe end is tapered or rounded to provide self -centering of the plain end in the gasket and ease of assembly. A circumferential stripe on the plain end provides a visual indication for checking the proper insertion of the joint. The stripe, shown in the photographs illustrating assem- bly methods, passes fully into the bell when the plain end is fully inserted into the socket Photo 1 with the two lengths of pipe in straight alignment. Joints can then be safely deflected up to the extent shown in Table No. 2-3. In deflected joints, the stripe will typically be visi- ble to some extent after assembly. Easier assembly is effected if the pipe is suspended an inch or so off the bottom of the trench during the jointing operation. The following instructions should be fol- lowed in order to properly assemble the joints and to fully realize the maximum speed and ease of assembly of the Fastite Joint: 1. Clean socket and plain end thoroughly, removing mud, gravel, or any other matter that might cause the front of the gasket to protrude into the path of the entering spigot. 2. Insert gasket fully into the gasket recess of the socket, large end of the gasket entering first. Gasket may be installed with one or two V-shaped folds as shown (Photo 1). After the gasket is in place at the bottom, the top of the gasket is positioned fully into the gasket recess. Gaskets and lubricant to be installed in very cold weather should be warmed first (as by storage in a heated equipment cab or pick-up, etc.) for optimum assembly. 3. Apply a thin film of regular AMERI- CAN Fastite Joint Lubricant to the rounded or tapered spigot end of the pipe, the immedi- ate outside pipe surface between the stripe and the nose of the pipe (Photo 2), and also to the inside surface of the gasket. Special AMERICAN Fastite Joint Lubricant intended specifically for underwater or very wet instal- lations can be supplied when requested. Photo 2 `Gaskets not used immediately should be stored in a cool location, out of direct sunlight. 2-10