Shower units Specification for shower heads and related equipment

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31-01-1984

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British Standards Institution

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
Section one. General
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Materials
4 Marking
5 Instructions
Section two. Dimensions, design and construction
6 General
7 Shower types
8 Connections
9 Plating
10 Flexible hoses
Section three. Performance characteristics
11 Flow rates
12 Spray form
13 Spray trajectories
Section four. Mechanical, hydraulic and endurance
characteristics
14 Mechanical tests for flexible hoses
15 Mechanical tests for shower arm
16 Hydraulic tests
17 Endurance test for swivel joints
Appendices
A Information to be supplied by the purchaser
B Methods of measuring flow rates
C Method of measuring spray form
Table
1 Flow rates
Figures
1 Spray form test apparatus
2 Dimensions of pressure take-off tee
3 Annular gauge
4 Shower head/handset spray trajectories
5 Angular adjustment of wetting area
6 Mechanical tests on flexible hoses
7 Mechanical test on shower arms

Materials, dimensions, testing of domestic shower heads and related equipment used in conjunction with shower controls complying with the requirements of BS 1415-1, BS 1010-2 and BS 5412/3.

This Part of BS 6340 specifies the requirements for the materials, dimensions and functional testing of domestic shower heads and related equipment to be used in conjunction with shower controls complying with the requirements of BS 1415-1, BS 1010-2, BS 5412 and BS 5413.

Details of the information to be supplied by the purchaser are given in Appendix A.

NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this Part of BS 6340 are listed on the inside of the back cover.

Committee	B/503
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes 83/12310 DC (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2012. (11/2012)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	18
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current

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BS 6340-6:1983	Shower units Specification for prefabricated shower trays made from porcelain enamelled cast iron
BS 6340-3:1985	Shower units Specification for prefabricated shower enclosures and shower cabinets
BS 6340-7:1983	Shower units Specification for prefabricated shower trays made from vitreous enamelled sheet steel
BS 6340-8:1985	Shower units Specification for prefabricated shower trays made from glazed ceramic
BS 6340-5:1983	Shower units Specification for prefabricated shower trays made from acrylic material
BS 6465-1:1994	Sanitary installations Code of practice for scale of provision, selection and installation of sanitary appliances

BS 5412&5413-4(1976) : AMD 3714	SPECIFICATION FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF DRAW-OFF TAPS WITH METAL BODIES FOR WATER SERVICES - MECHANICAL AND ENDURANCE CHARACTERISTICS
BS 6340-1:1983	Shower units Guide on choice of shower units and their components for use in private dwellings
BS 6340-8:1985	Shower units Specification for prefabricated shower trays made from glazed ceramic
BS 4601:1970	Specification for electroplated coatings of nickel plus chromium on plastics materials
BS 5412&5413-2(1976) : AMD 3155	SPECIFICATION FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF DRAW-OFF TAPS WITH METAL BODIES FOR WATER SERVICES - WATER TIGHTNESS AND PRESSURE RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTICS
BS DD82(1982) : LATEST	SPECIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR SUITABILITY OF MATERIALS FOR USE IN CONTACT WITH WATER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION WITH REGARD TO THEIR EFFECT ON THE QUALITY OF THE WATER
BS 2871-1:1971	Specification for copper and copper alloys. Tubes Copper tubes for water, gas and sanitation
BS 6340-3:1985	Shower units Specification for prefabricated shower enclosures and shower cabinets
BS 1415-1:1976	Mixing valves Non-thermostatic, non-compensating mixing valves
BS 1224:1970	Specification for electroplated coatings of nickel and chromium
BS 5412&5413-1(1976) : AMD 4593	SPECIFICATION FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF DRAW OFF TAPS WITH METAL BODIES FOR WATER SERVICES - DIMENSIONAL AND DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS
BS 5412&5413-5(1976) : AMD 4591	SPECIFICATION FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF DRAW-OFF TAPS WITH METAL BODIES FOR WATER SERVICES - PHYSIO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS MATERIALS COATINGS
BS 6340-6:1983	Shower units Specification for prefabricated shower trays made from porcelain enamelled cast iron
BS 6340-5:1983	Shower units Specification for prefabricated shower trays made from acrylic material
BS 5412&5413-3(1976) : AMD 3156	SPECIFICATION FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF DRAW-OFF TAPS WITH METAL BODIES FOR WATER SERVICES - HYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTICS
BS 1010-2:1973	Specification for draw-off taps and stopvalves for water services (screw-down pattern) Draw-off taps and above-ground stopvalves
BS 6340-7:1983	Shower units Specification for prefabricated shower trays made from vitreous enamelled sheet steel

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BS 6340-4:1984

Shower units Specification for shower heads and related equipment

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