Correct supporting of a piping system is essential to prevent excessive bending stress and to limit pipe “sag” to an acceptable amount. Horizontal pipe should be supported on uniform centers, which are determined for pipe size, schedule, temperature, loading and material.
Point support must not be used for thermoplastic piping and, in general, the wider the bearing surface of the support the better. Supports should not be clamped in such a way that will restrain the axial movement of pipe that will normally occur due to thermal expansion and contraction. Concentrated loads in a piping system, such as valves must be separately supported.
The graphs on this page give recommended support spacing for Chemtrol thermoplastic piping materials at various temperatures. The data is based on fluids with a specific gravity of 1.0 and permits a sag of less than 0.1″ between supports. For heavier fluids, the support spacing from the graphs should be multiplied by the correct factor in the table below.
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