PVC RAIN GUTTERS Technical Catalogue Technical INDEX Pag. THE COMPANY 5 QUALITY 6 CONFORMITY WITH “EN 607:2005” STANDARDS 7 QUALITY REQUIREMENTS 8 CHARACTERISTICS OF RAW MATERIALS - PVC CHEMICAL RESISTANCE 9/10 GUTTER PROFILE SECTIONS 11 GUTTER SYSTEM COMPONENTS 12/14 GUTTER SYSTEM APPLICATION EXAMPLES 15 HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS 16 RECOMMENDED USE OF ACCESSORIES 17 ASSEMBLY WITH GLUE 18 ASSEMBLY WITH GASKET 19 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 20/21 ASSEMBLING GUTTER 22 GUTTER CHANNEL Mod. 116 23 GUTTER CHANNEL Mod. 100 24 GUTTER CHANNEL Mod. 125 25 GUTTER CHANNEL Mod. 133 26 GUTTER CHANNEL Mod. 145 27 SQUARE GUTTER CHANNEL Mod. 100x110 28 GUTTER CHANNEL Mod. 29 GUTTER CHANNEL Mod. 30 GUTTER CHANNEL Mod. 125 31 GUTTER CHANNEL Mod. 133 32 DOUBLE-WALL GUTTER CHANNEL Mod. G86 ® 33 DOUBLE-WALL GUTTER CHANNEL Mod. G2 ® 34 GALVANISED METAL BRACKETS FOR GUTTERS 35 PVC DOWNPIPES 36 PVC FITTINGS AND ACCESSORIES 37 RAIN COLLECTOR 38/39 SIDE HOPPER HEAD 39 DOWNPIPES AND FITTINGS 40 ACCESSORIES 41/42 ® 4 THE COMPANY First Plast, founded in 1966 is a company which specializes in the production of articles of plastic material for the building industry, and more precisely in rain gutter systems, PVC fittings and ground accessories. PLANNING First Plast has achieved world-wide recognition, for its continuous development, of new and inovative products. QUALITY First Plast has obtained since 1995 Quality System Certificate ISO 9002 and it supplies the customer with all the technical support in dealing with consumer’s demands. In order to supply the customers with products in conformity with the obtained national and international certifications, in First Plast’s laboratories there is a continuous control of productive quality utilizing the most sophisticated equipement. PRODUCTION: First Plast due to the most modern extrusion and moulding plants, supplies the customer with the best quality-price related product. SERVICE: A capillary sale network with branches and warehouses in Italy and abroad allows Fist Plast to give customers a range of more than 6000 plastic articles for the building industry. Please visit our web site at www.firstcor.com for an overview on our company and our range of products. ® 5 QUALITY First Plast quality internal procedure is recognized by international certifications as EN 9001:2008 Environmental care is granted in our manufacturing sites by EN ISO 14001:2004 certification ® 6 CONFORMITY WITH “EN 607:2005” STANDARDS PROFILES OF RIGID PVC FOR GUTTER CHANNELS ACCORDING TO NORM EN 607:2005 267 SECTION PROFILES ACCESSORIES COLOUR GREY SAND GRN 116 GRN 116 BROWN WHITE GREY SAND GRN 125 GRN 125 BROWN WHITE GREY GRN 133 GRN 133 SAND WHITE GREY GRQ 100x110 GRQ 100x110 BROWN WHITE ® 7 QUALITY REQUIREMENTS GUTTER SYSTEM QUALITY REQUIREMENTS TEST METHOD RESULTING VALUE Water sealing test (gutter, unions, angles and stopends) EN 607:2005 NO LEAKS Appearance EN 607:2005 No differences relative to standard CONSTANT QUALITY CONTROL TEST METHOD RESULTING VALUE Resistance to lateral impact at 0 (Hammer impact): 3 tests EN 607:2005 NO BREAKAGE Dimensional stability under heat (100° C for 30 minutes) UNI EN 743 ≤ 3% max Section ± 0,5 mm CONSTANT QUALITY CONTROL ACCESSORIES ACCESSORY REQUIREMENTS LAB TEST FREQUENCY Appearance daily Heating effect daily Vicat temperature every 6 months Shape and dimensions daily Colour resistance yearly GUTTERS GUTTER REQUIREMENTS LAB TEST FREQUENCY Appearance daily Cross section dimension daily Channel length daily Hot shrinkage at 100°C daily Impact resistance daily Vicat temperature every 3 months Tensile impact yearly Tensile resistance and ultimate elongation yearly Colour resistance yearly GUTTER CHANNEL SYSTEM GUTTER SYSTEM QUALITY REQUIREMENTS LAB TEST FREQUENCY Artificial ageing every 3 years on gutter and accessory Water sealing yearly ® 8 CHARACTERISTICS OF RAW MATERIALS PVC MAIN QUALITIES SCORCHING INTENSE VIOLENT SUN FROST STORMS ACIDS AND NOT DIELECTRIC ALKALIS INFLAMMABLE HIGH EASY BREAKAGE NON SET-UP RESISTANCE TOXIC First Plast has been manufacturing PVC gutter channels since 1974. Millions of meters of gutter channels installed at different latitudes on our planet bear witness to the quality, reliability and resistance of our products. Over 30 years of production experience have enabled First Plast to develop materials with extremely high UTS values and excellent resistance to chemicals, physical agents and weather conditions. MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PVC (23°C) REQUIRED INTERNATIONAL VALUES OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES TEST METHOD STANDARDS THE PVC USED Resistance to traction EN 638 42 MPA 42 MPA Min. Extension at breakage EN 638 100% Min. 100% Resistance to traction at 23°C ±2 UNI EN ISO 8256 500 KJ/m2 Min. 500 KJ/m2 Resistance to traction at impact at 23°C 2 after exposure xenotest UNI EN ISO 8256 50 % of the initial value Min. 250 KJ/m REQUIRED INTERNATIONAL VALUES OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES TEST METHOD STANDARDS THE PVC USED Heat softening VICAT EN 727 75°C Min. 78° C Coefficient of the thermal dilatation mm. 0,04 - 0,08 per m/°C Variation of colours on the grey scale after exposure to xenotest ISO 4892 - 2 level 3 level 3 ÷ 4 - EN 20105 - A02 Heat contraction EN 743 3% Max 3% max EN 763 Effect of heating Tab. 2 EN 607 conformity Met. A - 150° C - 15 Min. ® 9 PVC CHEMICAL RESISTANCE CHEMICAL AGENT Conc. % Temp.20°C Temp.60°C CHEMICAL AGENT Conc. % Temp.20°C Temp.60°C ACETIC, ALDEHYDE 100 C - METHYLMETHACRYHATE CONC. LAV. NC NC ACETIC, ANHYDRIDE 100 C C GLYCOLIC ACID 30 NC NC ACETIC ACID 60 NC LC GLUCOSE SOL. SAT. NC LC MONOCOL. ACETIC. ACID SOL. NC LC HYDROGEN 100 NC NC ACETIC NC NC HYDROGEN SULPHIDE 100 NC NC ACETONE 100 C C SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE SEAWATER NC LC METHYL ETHYL VETONE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 30 NC NC MILK NC NC ADIPICO ACID SOL. SAT. NC LC LACTIC ACID 10 NC NC ALLILIC ALCOHOL 90 LC C LACTIC ACID 10÷90 NC LC ALLUMINIUM CHLORIDE SOL. SAT. NC NC LEAVEN SOL. NC NC ALLUMINIUM SULPHATE SOL. SAT. NC NC MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE SOL. SAT. NC LC ACETATE AMILE 100 C C MAGNESIUM SULPHATE SOL. SAT. NC NC AMILIC, ALCOHOL 100 NC LC MALEIC ACID SOL. SAT. NC LC AMMONIA (GAS) 100 NC NC MOLASSES SOL. LAV. NC LC AMMONIA (LIQUID) 100 LC C SUHFURYL CHLORIDE 100 C C AMMONIA SOL. SOL. DIL. NC LC METHYLENE CHLORIDE 100 C C AMMONIUM CHLORIDE SOL. SAT. NC NC THIONYL CHLORIDE AMMONIUM FLOURIDE 20 NC LC METHYL ALCOHOL 100 NC LC AMMONIUM NITRATE SOL. SAT. NC NC N-NEPTANE AMMONIUM SULPHATE SOL. SAT. NC NC NICKEL SULPHATE SOL. SAT. NC. NC. ANILINE 100 C C NICOTIN ACID CONC. LAV. NC NC ANILINE SOL. SAT. C C NITRIC ACID <46 NC LC ANILINE CHLORHYDRATE SOL. SAT. C C NITRIC ACID 46÷98 C C ANTIMONY CHLORIDE 90 NC NC OLEIL ACID 100 NC NC NITRATE SILVER SOL. SAT. NC LC OLEUM 10% di SO3 C C ACID ARSENIC SOL. DIL. NC - OILS AND GREASSES NC NC BENZALDEHYDE 0,1 C C PARAFFIN OIL BENZENE 100 C C OXALIC ACID SOL. DIL. NC LC GASOLIN NC NC OXALIC ACID SOL. SAT. NC NC GASOLIN (BENZENE) 80/20 C C PHOSPHORIC OXYCHLORIDE BENZOIC ACID SOL. SAT. LC C OXYGEN 100 NC NC BEER NC NC OZONE 100 C C BORAX SOL. SAT. NC LC PERCHLORIC ACID 10 NC LC BORIC ACID SOL. DIL. NC LC PERCHLORIC ACID 70 LC C BROMIL ACID 10 NC - PERCHLORICETHYLENE HYDROBROMIC ACID 50 NC LC CRUDE OIL BROMINE LIQUID 100 C C PICRIC ACID SOL. SAT. NC NC BUTADIENE 100 NC NC LEAD ACETATE SOL. SAT. NC NC BUTANE 100 NC - TETRAETHYLEAD 100 NC - ACETATE BUTYLALCOHOL 100 C C PYRIDINE 100 C - BUTYLFENOL 100 C C BI-CHROMATE POTASSIUM 40 NC NC BUTYL 100 NC LC POTASSIUM BROMIDE SOL. SAT. NC NC BUTYRIC ACID 20 NC LC POTASSIUM CYANIDE SOL. NC NC BUTYRIC ACID 98 C C POTASSIUM CHLORIDE SOL. SAT. NC NC CALCIUM CHLORIDE SOL. SAT. NC NC POTASSIUM CHROMATE 40 NC NC CALCIUM NITRATE 50 NC NC POTASSIUM FERRICYANIDE SOL. SAT. NC NC CARBONIC ANHYDRIDE 100 NC NC POTASSIUM FERROCIANIDE SOL. SAT. NC NC CARBONSULPHIDE 100 C C POTASSIUM HYDROXID SOL. NC NC CARBON TETRACLORIDE 100 C C POTASSIUM NITRATE SOL. SAT. NC NC CYCLOHEXANE 100 C C POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE 20 NC NC CYCLOHEXANONE 100 C C POTASSIUM PERSULPHATE SOL. SAT. NC LC CITRIC ACID SOL. SAT. NC NC PROPAN (LIQUID-GAS) 100 NC - HYDROCHLORIC ACID >30 NC NC PROPIONIC ACID CHLORINE (OF WATER) SOL. SAT. LC C COPPER CHLORIDE SOL. SAT. NC NC CHLORINE (GAS) DRY 100 LC C COPPER FLUORIDE 2 NC NC CHLORINE SULPHONIC ACID 100 LC C SOAP SOL. NC NC CRESYLIC ACIDS SOL. SAT. C C SODIUM BENEOATE 35 NC LC CREOSOL SOL. SAT. - C SODIUM BISULFITE SOL. SAT. NC NC CHROMIC ACID 1÷50 NC LC SODIUM CHLORATE SOL. SAT. NC NC CROTONALDCHYD 100 C C SODIUM CHLORIDE SOL. SAT. NC NC DEXTRIN SOL. SAT. NC LC SODIUM FERRICYANIDE SOL. SAT. NC NC ETHYLENE-CHLORINE 100 C C SODIUM HYDROXYDE SOL. NC NC DIGHYCOLIC ACID 18 NC LC SODIUM HYPOCHLORIDE 100(13%CL) NC LC DIMATHYHAMIN 30 NC - SODIUM SULPHITE SOL. SAT. NC LC CETYL ALCOHAL 100 NC NC SULPHURIC ACID 40÷90 NC LC TURPENTINE OIL SULPHURIC ACID 96 LC C ETYL BENZENE TOHUENE ETYL ACETATE 100 C C SULPHUROUS ANHYDRIDE 100 liquida LC C ETYL ACRYLATE 100 C C SULPHUROUS ANHYDRIDE 100 secca NC NC ETYL ALCOHOL 95 NC LC SULPHUROUS ACID SOL. NC NC ETYL ETHER 100 C LC TIN CHLORIDE SOL. SAT. NC NC PHENYLHYDRALINE 100 C C DEVELOPPING POWAER CONC. LAV. NC NC PHENYLHYDRAZINE CHLHYD 97 C C TANNIC ACID SOL. NC NC PHENOL 90 C C TARTARIC ACID SOL. NC NC IRON CHLORIDE SOL.