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BS 8499:2017

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Specification for domestic gas meter boxes and meter bracket
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-12-2017

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Dimensions and features
5 Meter bracket (supplied separately)
6 Spigot
7 Materials
8 Finish
9 Marking
10 Notices and labels
11 Type testing and performance requirements
Annex A (normative) - Meter box key
Annex B (normative) - Meter bracket
Annex C (normative) - Polyester moulding compound
        production testing
Annex D (normative) - Selection of meter box samples
        and test plaques for testing
Annex E (informative) - General instructions labels
Annex F (normative) - Methods of test for hinge strength
Annex G (normative) - Method of test for door flatness
        (built-in and surface mounted boxes)
Annex H (normative) - Cutting plans for meter box test samples
Bibliography

Describes requirements for gas meter boxes for use with single gas meter installations conforming to BS 6400.

This British Standard speci??es requirements for gas meter boxes for use with single gas meter installations conforming to BS6400, which: are supplied with gases of the 2nd and 3rd family, with a maximum capacity of 6 m3/h and a maximum operating pressure not exceeding 2 bar; and incorporate any of the following meters: diaphragm, ultrasonic, credit or prepayment. It does not apply to multiple meter installations which are installed in the same housing. NOTE1 The composition of fuel gases of the 2nd and 3rd family is speci??ed in BSEN437. NOTE2 All pressures quoted in this standard are gauge pressures. It covers the following designs of meter box, including any associated box extensions: built-in; surface mounted; semi-concealed; universal. It does not cover security shrouds intended to provide additional protection to meter installations. This British Standard also speci??es requirements for the design of the standard meter bracket.

Committee
GSE/25/-/1
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 8499(2009) & 17/30365142 DC. (01/2018)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
60
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
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