Building and Construction

FBC™ System Compatible Program

CPVC domestic water, fire sprinkler, and industrial piping systems have been used successfully for more than 50 years in new construction, re-pipe and repair. CPVC products are ideally suited for these applications due to their outstanding corrosion resistance.

Occasionally, however, CPVC and PVC can be damaged by contact with chemicals found in some construction and ancillary products such as thread sealants, leak detectors, firestops, etc. Because of this, the FBC™ System Compatible Program was created.

The FBC System Compatible Program is designed to test and monitor ancillary products on an ongoing basis to ensure chemical compatibility with:

  • FlowGuard Gold® CPVC pipe and fittings
  • BlazeMaster® fire sprinkler systems
  • Corzan® CPVC piping systems

All designated products qualify for the program by undergoing rigorous testing, which assures the product will not fail as a result of chemical incompatibility. Because CPVC products are made with base resins having different molecular weights and varying chlorine contents and compound additives, the FBC System Compatible Program can verify chemical compatibility only with the products with which they have been tested.

Products in the program display the FBC System Compatible mark on their label. This mark quickly assures installers that the product is chemically compatible with FlowGuard Gold, BlazeMaster and Corzan CPVC products. Only manufacturers that have passed these specific chemical compatibility tests are able to place the FBC compatible mark on their product labels. Product manufacturers agree to not change the formulation of the products accepted into the System Compatible program without advance written notice and to submit the products to periodic testing to ensure the product remains chemically compatible.

The FBC Compatible Program is the only known program of its kind in the industry designed to increase user confidence and help eliminate the guesswork about which products are chemically compatible. The program is in active use in the United States, Canada, Mexico, 25 European countries, the United Arab Emirates, India and China.