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Selection guide

uPVC, cPVC, SWR or casing? Let the job decide.

Four questions separate the six systems we manufacture: is the line pressurised, is the water hot, is it gravity drainage, or is it going underground? Answer those and the specification writes itself.

Systems compared
6
Standards
IS and ASTM
Hot service
cPVC, up to 93°C
Casing depth
Up to 250 m (CM)

Irrigation & water supply

Moving cold water under pressure?

Rigid PVC to IS 4985 is the workhorse for irrigation mains, field networks and potable supply, in metric sizes from 20 to 315 mm. For building plumbing in imperial sizes, lead-free uPVC to ASTM D1785 in Schedule 40 and 80 carries higher working pressures in a compact wall.

Drainage · soil, waste & rainwater

Soil, waste or rainwater — not under pressure?

SWR systems to IS 13592 are engineered for gravity flow, in Type A (ventilation and rainwater) and Type B (soil and waste). The choice inside the range is the joint: Selfit solvent-cement joints make a rigid, permanent stack; Ringfit push-fit rubber rings absorb thermal expansion — the safer choice for long external stacks that see the sun.

Borewell & tube well

Casing a borewell or tube well?

Casing pipe to IS 12818 comes in depth classes: CS (shallow) for wells up to 80 metres and CM (medium) up to 250 metres. Trapezoidal threads carry the vertical load of the pipe column, and uPVC will not corrode in acidic or alkaline groundwater the way steel casing does.

Side by side

All six, on one page.

Every row links to the full dimensional tables and pressure data.

  • Rigid PVC (R-PVC)

    Standard
    IS: 4985
    Sizes
    20mm – 315mm
    Rating
    Class 1 to Class 5 (2.5 to 12.5 kg/cm²)
    Length
    6m standard
    Best for
    Agriculture & Irrigation
  • uPVC Plumbing Pipes

    Standard
    ASTM D1785 · IS: 12235
    Sizes
    1/2" – 4"
    Rating
    Sch 40 & Sch 80
    Length
    3m & 6m
    Best for
    Residential plumbing
  • Hot & Cold cPVC Pipes

    Standard
    IS: 15778 · ASTM D2846
    Sizes
    1/2" – 2"
    Rating
    SDR 11 & SDR 13.5
    Length
    3m & 6m
    Best for
    Hot water plumbing
  • SWR (Selfit) Plumbing Pipes

    Standard
    IS: 13592
    Sizes
    75mm – 160mm
    Rating
    Type A & Type B
    Length
    3m & 6m
    Best for
    Drainage systems
  • SWR (Ringfit) Plumbing Pipes

    Standard
    IS: 13592
    Sizes
    75mm – 160mm
    Rating
    Type A & Type B
    Length
    3m & 6m
    Best for
    Residential drainage
  • BoreWell Casing

    Standard
    IS: 12818
    Sizes
    100mm – 250mm
    Rating
    CS & CM
    Length
    3m
    Best for
    Borewells

Still deciding? Send us the duty and diameter — we confirm the system within 24 hours.