AS/NZS 2179.2(INT):1998

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

Specifies requirements for PVC rainwater goods and associated accessories.

This Interim Standard specifies requirements for PVC rainwater goods and associated accessories.NOTES:1 For alternative means of demonstrating compliance with this Standard, see Appendix A.2 Guidelines on information to be specified by the purchaser and by the supplier at the time of enquiry or order are detailed in Appendix B.

First published as AS/NZS 2179.2(Int):1998.