BS 5388:1976
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
Specification for spray taps
Hardcopy , PDF
English
30-09-1976
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Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Specification
Section one. General
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Nominal size
5 Marking
Section two. Dimensions, design and construction
6 General
7 Dimensions
8 Materials
9 Spray outlet
10 Flow restrictor
Section three. Testing
11 General
12 Rate of flow test
13 Test for divergence of the spray
Appendices
A Information to be supplied by the purchaser
B Method of measuring the rate of flow through spray
taps fitted with a fixed flow restrictor
C Method of measuring the rate of flow through spray
taps fitted with an adjustable or self adjusting
flow restrictor
D Method of measuring the divergence of the spray
E Design considerations for wash basins and troughs
fitted with spray taps
F Notes on the installation of spray taps
Tables
1 Working pressure ranges and test pressures for fixed
flow restrictors
2 Dimensions of pressure take-off tee
Figures
1 Installation and dimensional features of pillar
spray taps
2 Installation and dimensional features of bib spray
taps
3 Diagram of rate of flow test apparatus
4 Details of pressure take-off tee
5 Sectional diagram of spray, spray outlet and annular
gauge
Materials, design, construction, dimensions and testing requirements for pillar and bib spray taps.
| Committee |
B/504
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 74/0492 DC. (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2012. (09/2012)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
14
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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This British Standard specifies requirements for the materials, design, construction, dimensions and testing of two forms of spray taps: pillar spray taps and bib spray taps.
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