Customer Support: +353 (0)1 857 6730

Corporate Website About Us
  • There are no items in your cart
Please enter a keyword to search
Advanced search
Home
AS
AS 4118.1.8-1999

AS 4118.1.8-1999

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Fire sprinkler systems Components - Pressure-reducing valves (Reconfirmed 2013)

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF 1 User , PDF 3 Users , PDF 5 Users , PDF 9 Users

Language(s)

English

Published date

05-05-1999

Publisher

Standards Australia

Preview
€57.40
Excluding VAT
EUR
CAD
CHF
CNY
DKK
EUR
GBP
HKD
IDR
INR
JPY
KRW
MXN
NOK
NZD
SEK
SGD
USD
ZAR
Hardcopy - English
PDF 1 User - English
PDF 3 Users - English
PDF 5 Users - English
PDF 9 Users - English
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

This Standard has been reconfirmed. To view or download the Reconfirmation Notice please click here.

1 - AS 4118.1.8-1999 FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS - COMPONENTS - PRESSURE-REDUCING VALVES
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - FOREWORD
7 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
7 - 1.1 SCOPE
7 - 1.2 APPLICATION
7 - 1.3 OBJECTIVE
7 - 1.4 NEW DESIGNS AND INNOVATIONS
7 - 1.5 APPROVAL AND LISTINGS
7 - 1.6 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
8 - 1.7 DEFINITIONS
8 - 1.7.1 Pressure-reducing valve
8 - 1.7.2 Bronze
9 - SECTION 2 REQUIREMENTS
9 - 2.1 NOMINAL SIZES
9 - 2.2 CONNECTIONS
9 - 2.3 RATED WORKING PRESSURES
9 - 2.4 BODIES AND COVERS
9 - 2.5 STRENGTH OF BODY
10 - 2.6 MECHANICAL STRENGTH
10 - 2.7 ACCESS FOR MAINTENANCE
10 - 2.8 COMPONENTS
11 - 2.9 NON-METALLIC COMPONENTS
11 - 2.10 SEALING ASSEMBLY ELEMENTS
11 - 2.11 CLEARANCES
12 - 2.12 OPERATING TORQUE
12 - 2.13 PROVISION FOR VALVE SECURITY
12 - 2.14 SPRINGS AND DIAPHRAGMS
13 - 2.15 OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
13 - 2.16 BACK PRESSURE
13 - 2.17 DURABILITY
13 - 2.18 LEAKAGE
14 - SECTION 3 TEST METHODS
14 - 3.1 BODY STRENGTH TEST
14 - 3.1.1 General
14 - 3.1.2 Procedure
14 - 3.2 MECHANICAL STRENGTH TEST
14 - 3.3 NON-METALLIC COMPONENTS TEST
14 - 3.3.1 Air-oven ageing - Excluding gaskets and seals
15 - 3.3.2 Warm water ageing - Excluding gaskets and seals (see Clause 2.9)
15 - 3.3.3 Test for sealing assembly seals
16 - 3.4 OPERATING TORQUE TEST
16 - 3.5 SPRING AND DIAPHRAGM TEST
16 - 3.6 OPERATIONAL TESTS
17 - 3.7 LEAKAGE TEST
17 - 3.7.1 Seat leakage test
17 - 3.7.2 Body leakage test
17 - 3.7.3 One year static leakage test
18 - 3.8 DURABILITY TEST
18 - 3.9 FIRE EXPOSURE TEST FOR PRESSURE-REDUCING VALVES MADE OF METALLIC MATERIALS WITH MELTING POINTS LESS THAN 800°C OR OF NON-METALLIC MATERIALS
19 - SECTION 4 MARKING
19 - 4.1 GENERAL
19 - 4.2 BODY MARKINGS
20 - SECTION 5 MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS

Specifies the construction, performance and testing requirements for pressure-reducing valves used in automatic fire sprinkler systems.

Committee
FP/4
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 2572 4
Pages
14
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 10-07-2013
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Current
Supersedes

This Standard details the requirements for valves intended for pressure control or pressure reduction purposes in fire protection systems.

First published as AS 4118.1.8-1999.

AS 2345-1992 Dezincification resistance of copper alloys
AS 2118.1-1995 Automatic fire sprinkler systems - Standard
AS 3500.0-1990 National Plumbing and Drainage Code Glossary of terms
AS 2484.2-1991 Fire - Glossary of terms Fire protection and firefighting equipment
AS 2484.1-1990 Fire - Glossary of terms Fire tests (Reconfirmed 2016)
AS 1683.11-1990 Methods of test for elastomers Tension testing of vulcanized rubber

AS 2118.1:2017 Automatic fire sprinkler systems General systems
HB 147-2000 Sprinklers Simplified
AS 4041-2006 Pressure piping (Reconfirmed 2016)
AS 2118.6-1995 Automatic fire sprinkler systems - Combined sprinkler and hydrant
AS 2118.6-2012 Automatic fire sprinkler systems Combined sprinkler and hydrant systems in multistorey buildings
AS 2118.1-1995 Automatic fire sprinkler systems - Standard
AS 2118.1-2006 Automatic fire sprinkler systems General systems
AS/NZS 3500.1:2003 Plumbing and drainage Water services
AS 2118.5-2008 Automatic fire sprinkler systems Home fire sprinkler systems (Reconfirmed 2020)

Access your standards online with a subscription

Features

  • Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations.

  • Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications.

  • Multi-user online standards collection: secure, flexible and cost effective.

Get in touch with us