BS 5955-8:1990
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Plastics pipework (thermoplastics materials) Specification for the installation of thermoplastics pipes and associated fittings for use in domestic hot and cold water services and heating systems
Hardcopy , PDF
10-22-2001
English
05-31-1990
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Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
Section one. General
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Classification
Section two. Design considerations
4 Service conditions
5 Materials
6 Water quality
7 Pipe sizing
Section three. Installation work on site
8 Pipework
9 Jointing
10 Pipe bending
11 Boiler or circulator connection
12 Electrical work
13 Painting
14 Installation in unheated areas
15 Insulation
Section four. Commissioning
16 Filling
17 Handing over
Appendices
A Guidance on storage, handling and transport
B Guidance on jointing techniques
C Conditions for pressure testing of completed systems
Tables
1 Recommended spacing of support centres for PVC-C
pipes
2 Recommended spacing of support centres for PB and
PE-X pipes
3 Minimum cold bend radii for PB and PE-X pipes
Figures
1 Loss of head in metres per metre run
2 Sections through typical plastics compression joints
3 Section through a typical plastics push-fit joint
4 Sections through a typical composite metal and
plastics backed union with mechanical compression
joint
5 Typical section through a moulded PVC-C full-faced
flange solvent welded on to a PVC-C pipe
6 Section through a screwed union
7 Typical example of a bend clip
Supplements related general requirements and information given in BS 6700.
| Committee |
PRI/88
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| DocumentType |
Standard
|
| Pages |
20
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
| BS 7291-2:1990 | Thermoplastics pipes and associated fittings for hot and cold water for domestic purposes and heating installations in buildings Specification for polybutylene (PB) pipes and associated fittings |
| BS 7291-3:1990 | Thermoplastics pipes and associated fittings for hot and cold water for domestic purposes and heating installations in buildings Specification for crosslinked polyethylene (PE-X) pipes and associated fittings |
| BS 7291-2:2010 | Thermoplastics pipe and fitting systems for hot and cold water for domestic purposes and heating installations in buildings Specification for polybutylene (PB) pipe and associated fittings |
| BS 6785:1986 | Code of practice for solar heating systems for swimming pools |
| 05/30111068 DC : DRAFT SEP 2005 | BS 7291-3 - THERMOPLASTICS PIPES AND ASSOCIATED FITTINGS FOR HOT AND COLD WATER FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES AND HEATING INSTALLATIONS IN BUILDINGS - PART 3: SPECIFICATION FOR CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE (PE-X) PIPES AND ASSOCIATED FITTINGS |
| 05/30111064 DC : DRAFT SEP 2005 | BS 7291-1 - THERMOPLASTICS PIPES AND ASSOCIATED FITTINGS FOR HOT AND COLD WATER FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES AND HEATING INSTALLATIONS IN BUILDINGS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS |
| BS 7593:1992 | Code of practice for treatment of water in domestic hot water central heating systems |
| BS 6880-2:1988 | Code of practice for low temperature hot water heating systems of output greater than 45 kW Selection of equipment |
| BS 6880-3:1988 | Code of practice for low temperature hot water heating systems of output greater than 45 kW Installation, commissioning and maintenance |
| BS 7291-4:1990 | Thermoplastics pipes and associated fittings for hot and cold water for domestic purposes and heating installations in buildings Specification for chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (PVC-C) pipes and associated fittings and solvent cement |
| BS PAS 33(1999) : 1999 | SPECIFICATION FOR THE DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING OF GAS FIRED CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS IN DOMESTIC PREMISES |
| BS 2871-1:1971 | Specification for copper and copper alloys. Tubes Copper tubes for water, gas and sanitation |
| PD 6501-1:1982 | The preparation of British Standards for building and civil engineering Guide to the types of British Standard, their aims, relationship, content and application |
| BS 7291-3:1990 | Thermoplastics pipes and associated fittings for hot and cold water for domestic purposes and heating installations in buildings Specification for crosslinked polyethylene (PE-X) pipes and associated fittings |
| BS 6920-1:1988 | Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with regard to their effect on the quality of the water. Specification |
| BS 7291-2:1990 | Thermoplastics pipes and associated fittings for hot and cold water for domestic purposes and heating installations in buildings Specification for polybutylene (PB) pipes and associated fittings |
| BS 7291-4:1990 | Thermoplastics pipes and associated fittings for hot and cold water for domestic purposes and heating installations in buildings Specification for chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (PVC-C) pipes and associated fittings and solvent cement |
| BS 5449-1:1977 | Code of practice for central heating for domestic premises. Forced circulation hot water systems |
| BS 7291-1:1990 | Thermoplastics pipes and associated fittings for hot and cold water for domestic purposes and heating installations in buildings General requirements |
| BS 1755-1:1982 | Glossary of terms used in the plastics industry Polymer and plastics technology |
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