1 - AS/NZS 2179.2(Int):1998 SPECIFICATIONS FOR RAINWATER GOODS, ACCESSORIES AND FASTENERS - PVC RAINWATER GOODS AND ACCESSORIES
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
6 - 1.1 SCOPE
6 - 1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
7 - 1.3 DEFINITIONS
7 - 1.3.1 Box gutters
7 - 1.3.2 Downpipes
7 - 1.3.3 Eaves gutters, external
7 - 1.3.4 Eaves gutters, internal
7 - 1.3.5 Fabricated fitting
7 - 1.3.6 Fasteners
7 - 1.3.7 Material thickness
7 - 1.3.8 Nozzle (also known as drop or pop)
7 - 1.3.9 Rainhead
7 - 1.3.10 Rainwater goods and accessories -
7 - 1.3.11 Sharp edge
7 - 1.3.12 Soaker
8 - 1.3.13 Spreader
8 - 1.3.14 Stop end
8 - 1.3.15 Sump
8 - 1.3.16 Valley gutters
8 - 1.4 EFFECTIVE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA
8 - 1.5 MARKING
9 - SECTION 2 MATERIALS
9 - 2.1 GENERAL
9 - 2.2 POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
9 - 2.2.1 Composition
9 - 2.2.2 Rework
10 - SECTION 3 PRESCRIPTIVE AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
10 - 3.1 MATERIAL THICKNESS
10 - 3.2 EAVES GUTTERS
10 - 3.2.1 Performance requirements
10 - 3.2.2 Prescriptive requirements
10 - 3.3 BOX GUTTERS
10 - 3.4 VALLEY GUTTERS
10 - 3.4.1 Performance requirements
11 - 3.4.2 Prescriptive requirements
11 - 3.5 DOWNPIPES
11 - 3.5.1 General
11 - 3.5.2 Rectangular pipe
11 - 3.5.3 Circular pipe
11 - 3.5.4 Fittings
11 - 3.5.5 Vertical and graded downpipes
11 - 3.5.6 Length (effective)
11 - 3.5.7 Pipe spigot ends
11 - 3.5.8 Sockets formed on pipe ends
14 - 3.5.9 Freedom from defects
15 - 3.6 RAINHEADS AND SUMPS
15 - 3.7 NOZZLE
15 - 3.8 REQUIREMENTS FOR ELASTOMERIC SEALS
16 - SECTION 4 PERFORMANCE TESTS
16 - 4.1 GENERAL
16 - 4.2 VERTICAL LOAD
16 - 4.3 HORIZONTAL LOAD
17 - 4.4 SOFTENING POINT
17 - 4.5 ELASTOMERIC SEAL JOINT TEST
17 - 4.6 IMPACT CHARACTERISTICS AT 20°C
17 - 4.6.1 Circular pipe
17 - 4.6.2 Rectangular pipe
17 - 4.6.3 Profile gutter
17 - 4.7 REVERSION
18 - 4.8 HIGH TEMPERATURE STRESS RELIEF OF FITTINGS (Applies only to injection-moulded fittings)
18 - 4.9 COLOURFASTNESS AND IMPACT RESISTANCE FOLLOWING ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT EXPOSURE
18 - 4.10 DURABILITY
18 - 4.10.1 General
19 - 4.10.2 New Zealand
20 - APPENDIX A - MEANS FOR DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS STANDARD
20 - A1 SCOPE
20 - A2 STATISTICAL SAMPLING
20 - A3 PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
20 - A4 SUPPLIER'S QUALITY SYSTEM
21 - A5 OTHER MEANS OF ASSESSMENT
22 - APPENDIX B - PURCHASING GUIDELINES
22 - B1 GENERAL
22 - B2 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE PURCHASER
22 - B3 INFORMATION FROM THE SUPPLIER
22 - B4 CERTIFICATES
22 - B4.1 General
22 - B4.2 Certificate of compliance
23 - APPENDIX C - VERTICAL LOAD TEST
23 - C1 SCOPE
23 - C2 PRINCIPLE
23 - C3 DEFINITIONS
23 - C3.1 Concentrated load
23 - C3.2 Dead load (G)
23 - C3.3 Design load
23 - C3.4 Live load
24 - C3.5 Load factor
24 - C3.6 Test load
24 - C3.7 Uniformly distributed load
25 - C4 APPARATUS
25 - C5 TEST SPECIMEN
25 - C6 PROCEDURE
26 - C7 REPORT
27 - APPENDIX D - HORIZONTAL LOAD TEST
27 - D1 SCOPE
27 - D2 PRINCIPLE
27 - D3 APPARATUS
28 - D4 TEST SPECIMEN
28 - D5 PROCEDURE
28 - D6 REPORT