Conduit en PVC rigide (non plastifié)

1.1

This Standard applies to rigid PVC (unplasticized) conduit, elbows, bends, and couplings, intended for use at a continuous operating temperature of 75 °C, for the installation of wires and cables in accordance with the Rules of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, for ordinary locations. 

1.2

The products covered by this Standard are not threaded and are intended to be joined together by couplings using a suitable solvent cement. 

1.3

In CSA Standards, shall is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; should is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; may is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the standard; and can is used to express possibility or capability.

Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material.

Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements.

Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application. 

1.4

The values given in SI (metric) units are the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.