
Technical Information
8 I elson BUSHPEX Pull-On V3.1 Apr 2023
Pipe & Fitting Protection and Care during Handling and Installation
elson BUSHPEX pipe and Pull-On fittings must be protected from damage through all stages of the process from
transport to storage and installation in accordance with AS/NZS 3500. Provision for pipe and fitting protection
therefore includes but is not limited to the following:
• Care must be taken to keep the pipe and fittings free of grit, dirt, dust and any foreign matter.
• Pipe must be protected from physical damage. including cuts, abrasions, dents, kinks, tears, holes, etc.
• Pipes, either black, red, green or lilac, are not to be installed in direct sunlight.
• Pipe must be protected from long term or permanent U.V. exposure, by way of lagging, encasing in a conduit
etc.
• Pipe and fittings must be protected from excessive heat or burning, chemical / solvent attack, animal or
rodent attack, machinery damage, other external threats, etc.
• Pipe must never be installed where it could be exposed to a naked flame. PE-X Pipe has the potential to ignite
and continue to burn after the source of the flame is extinguished. In accordance with AS/NZS 3500, all plastic
pipe for water supply must be protected from excessive ambient heat.
• Chemical or corrosive environments.
- Pipe must be protected.
- Fittings must be wrapped and protected. This includes all underground installations for all fittings.
• Pipe support and clipping, both vertically and horizontally is required to ensure conformance for vibration,
excessive tension, torsion or compressive stresses on fittings and pipe. Refer to Pipe Specification Chart for
spacing.
• Pipe penetrations through timber and steel frames and concrete sections must conform and may require
protection using grommets, fire collars, sleeving or wrapping. Holes, notches and cut-outs must be accurately
drilled “in-line” to allow movement for expansion and contraction of the pipe and fittings so joints are not
exposed to excessive stress. Refer to Pipe Specification Chart for timber frame cut-out limitations.
• Pipe expansion and contraction needs to be accommodated during installation to allow for movement due to
thermal Linear Expansion. Failure to do so may exceed the torsional pull-out allowances on fittings resulting
in leakage. Refer to the Pipe Specification Chart for the Thermal Expansion Co-efficient.
• elson BUSHPEX pipe is flexible but requires care when bending to avoid kinks or other permanent deformation
that may restrict flow or put undue pressure on joints. If the pipe is kinked or damaged in any way it must be
cut-out and replaced. elson BUSHPEX Pull-On elbows are recommended for tight bends.
Refer to the Pipe Specification Chart for minimum bending radius and tools for bending.
• Connecting Barb soldered connection require special attention. Solder the brass connection barb first then
allow to cool before jointing.
• In accordance with AS/NZS 3500 regions with extreme hot or cold temperatures require appropriate product
selection and/or insulation for protection and compliance. Consideration should also be given to insulating
the pipe for energy efficiency as well as the prevention of condensation which can occur in hot and cold lines.