Guides & Manuals

Executive Summary of Taxonomy Guidelines for the EU Plastic Pipes and Fittings industry

This is the Executive Summary of Taxonomy Guidelines for the EU Plastic Pipes and Fittings industry. The objective of this project is to support TE...

Taxonomy Guidelines for the EU Plastic Pipes and Fittings industry

The objective of this project is to support TEPPFA members to get to a common understanding related to the identification of “eligible activities...

Guidance Notes for Socket Jointing of PVC-U and PVC-O Pipe Systems for Pressure Applications

The main advantages of using PVC-U and PVC-O pipes and fittings for pressure applications are their long lifetime and trouble-free operation. In or...

Guidelines for the Control and Prevention of Legionella in Water Systems

Correct design and operation of the system is the key to prevention of Legionella in tap water piping installations. Whatever the pipe material, lo...

Guide for Successful Installation

Installation is an important factor for long lasting performance. TEPPFA is preparing an installation guide for plastic sewer pipes. The guide is b...

Guide for the Electrofusion Jointing of Larger Diameter Polyethylene Pressure Pipes

Polyethylene piping systems are being increasingly accepted in larger diameters (above 315 mm) as a result of their proven performance advantages a...

A Good Practice Guide for Flange Jointing of Polyethylene Pressure Pipes

Flanged joints are normally used to connect PE pressure pipelines to valves, pumping stations and pipelines of other pipe materials. A flanged join...

Guide for the Butt Fusion Jointing of Polyethylene Pressure Pipes

Long lifetimes and trouble free operation are outcomes from using polyethylene pipes for pressure applications. And to achieve this, there are simp...

Guide to the Selection of Jointing Methods for Polyethylene Pressure Pipes

In the trench we face different situations, conditions, or tasks that can be managed in different ways. At times we want to install a new pipe, whi...

A Designer's Guide to Plastic Pipe Stiffness Classes

Plastic sewer pipes are manufactured in a range of stiffness classes to allow designers to develop the optimum solution for different site conditio...