FBC System Compatible Program Changes Fall 2019
FBC™ System Compatible Program Updates Fall 2019
December 5, 2019
Lubrizol Advanced Materials’ CPVC Piping Systems business has updated its FBC™ System Compatible Program with the several changes to the Approved Products and Incompatible Products Lists.
The following products have been added to the list of Approved Products:
Cleaners and Disinfectants
Products: Pre-Tect RTS Anti-Fungal Coating
NxT-30 Surface Cleaner and Stain Remover
Manufacturer: NxTech
Firestop Sealants
Products: SpecSeal® Smoke ‘N’ Sound Spray
SpecSeal® Safing Spray
SpecSeal® Smoke ‘N’ Sound Sealant (SNS105W)
SpecSeal® Smoke ‘N’ Sound Sealant (SNS120W)
SpecSeal® Smoke ‘N’ Sound Sealant (SNS129E)
Manufacturer: Specified Technologies
Products: INSS1440 Fire Barrier Caulk Firestop Sealant
FM012 Firestop Putty Firestop Sealant
Manufacturer: International Fireproof Technology, Inc. / International Carbide Technology, Co.
Firestop Wraps
Product: INFS0812 Intumescent Strip Firestop Wrap
Manufacturer: International Fireproof Technology, Inc. / International Carbide Technology, Co.
Freeze Protection
Product: Oatey® Cryo-Tek™ Fire System GL 48 Fire System Antifreeze
Manufacturer: Oatey® Company
Mold Inhibitors
Product: moldBLOCK™
Manufacturer: MoldStoppers, LLC
The following product has been removed from the list of Incompatible Products:
Firestopping Sealants
Product: SpecSeal® Smoke ‘N’ Sound Sealant
Manufacturer: Specified Technologies
The following products have been added to the list of Incompatible Products:
Caulks
Products: Protecta FR Acrylic caulk2 and Protecta FR Graphite caulk2
Manufacturer: Polyseam Ltd.
*2 - These products have been determined to be incompatible based on laboratory testing conducted by Lubrizol.
Firestopping Sealants
Product: Safire Intumescent Mastic3
Manufacturer: Fireus Ltd.
*3 - These products have been determined to be incompatible based on compositional information found in the manufacturer’s labeling or published literature. One or more ingredients reported by the manufacturer is the same as or chemically similar to ingredients identified as having caused or contributed to piping system failure with similar products (the products designated with a 1).
LUBRIZOL ADVANCED MATERIALS’ FBC™ SYSTEM COMPATIBLE PROGRAM
Products qualify for the program by undergoing testing that demonstrates the product is compatible with FlowGuard Gold Pipe & Fittings, BlazeMaster Fire Protection Systems, and Corzan Industrial Systems and Products made with TempRite® Technology.
Manufacturers of the program's products are committed to maintaining necessary product quality and agree not to change the chemical composition of the product without advance written notice. If there is a change in the chemical composition, manufacturers must re-submit their products in order to be included in the FBC System Compatible Program. Manufacturers must also submit their products to periodic testing to ensure the products remain chemically compatible. 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 of products made with Lubrizol's FlowGuard, BlazeMaster, and Corzan and Products made with TempRite® Technology with the ancillary products tested and added to the Lubrizol FBC™ System Compatible Program.
Products in the program display the FBC System Compatible mark on their labels. This mark quickly notifies installers that the product is chemically compatible with FlowGuard, BlazeMaster, and Corzan and Products made with TempRite® Technology. The FBC System Compatible Program is in active use in the United States, Canada, Mexico, 25 European countries, the United Arab Emirates, India and China.
