BS 5955-8:1990
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
Hardcopy , PDF
10-22-2001
English
05-31-1990
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
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