This standard establishes minimum requirements for cold-applied petrolatum tape
and petroleum wax tape coatings used on the exterior of steel water pipelines.
This standard covers exterior coatings that consist of cold-applied petrolatum or
petroleum wax primer, petrolatum or petroleum wax...
Back to C217-99: AWWA Standard for Cold-Applied Petrolatum Tape and Petroleum Wax Tape Coatings for the Exterior of Special Sections, Connections, and Fittings for Buried or Submerged Steel Water Pipelines
This standard establishes minimum requirements for cold-applied petrolatum tape
and petroleum wax tape coatings used on the exterior of steel water pipelines.
This standard covers exterior coatings that consist of cold-applied petrolatum or
petroleum wax primer, petrolatum or petroleum wax saturated tape coatings and
their applications to special sections, connections, and fittings to be used with
buried or submerged steel water pipelines. The primers and tapes are not intended
for use with steel joints or sections of steel pipe where coatings of cement
mortar or concrete are applied directly onto the bare steel pipe. These coatings
may be field- or shop-applied according to the provisions of this standard. This
standard does not cover the additional materials and procedures that may be
required for difficult conditions, such as those encountered in building some
submarine lines, casing pipe, river crossings, and lines that are in rocky areas
or in severe soil stress. The major revisions in this edition of ANSI/AWWA C217-99
include the following: Section 5.2.1, Coating-materials tests, was reworded for
clarification and consistency with other standards; and, Section 5.5, Electrical Inspection
for Continuity, was revised to delete the procedures for electrical inspection
of wax and petrolatum tape coatings and to provide an explanation.