BS 1254:1981
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Specification for WC seats (plastics)
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English
30-04-1981
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Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Specification
Section one. General
1. Scope
2. References
3. Definition
4. Types
5. Designation of seats for ordering purposes
6. Informative labelling
7. Marking
Section two. Materials, design and construction
8. General requirements for type 1 and type 2 seats
and covers
9. Specific requirements for type 1 seats and covers
10. Special requirements for type 2 seats
11. Special requirements for type 2 covers
12. Buffers for type 1 and type 2 seats and covers
13. Hingeing devices for type 1 and type 2 seats and
covers
Appendices
A. Information to be provided by the purchaser
B. Method of determining the water absorption of type
2 seats and covers
C. Method of determining the impact resistance of type
2 seats
D. Method of determining the impact resistance of type
2 covers
E. Method of determining the rigidity of type 2 seats
F. Method of determining the rigidity of type 2 covers
G. Method of determining the distortion of type 2 seats
and covers
H. Method of determining staining by type 2 seats and
covers
J. Method of determining the staining of type 2 seats
and covers
K. Method of testing the shape of type 2 seats for
hygienic design
L. Method of determining the surface hardness of type
2 seats and covers
Tables
1. Dimensions of WC seats
2. Test requirements for type 2 seats
3. Test requirements for type 2 covers
Figures
1. Diagrammatic sketch of seat
2. Apparatus for measuring impact resistance of type
2 seats
3. Apparatus for measuring impact resistance of type
2 covers
4. Apparatus for measuring rigidity of seats
5. Apparatus for measuring rigidity of covers
6. Diagram of template
Requirements for seats and covers (with or without metal components) of two types, both types being suitable for use with WC pans complying with BS 5503 and 5504.
| Committee |
B/503
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 78/14091 DC. (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2012. (11/2012)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
|
| Pages |
16
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
|
| Status |
Current
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This British Standard specifies requirements for plastics WC seats and covers (with or without metal components) of two types, both types being suitable for use with WC pans complying with the requirements of BS 5503 and BS 5504.
Information to be provided by the purchaser is given in appendix A.
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| BS 2782-5 Method 540A:1977 | Methods of testing plastics. Optical and colour properties, weathering Determination of resistance to change upon exposure under glass to daylight |
| BS 771-1:1980 | Phenolic moulding materials Specification for physical properties (excluding type L2 material) |
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