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  • BS 1254:1981

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    Specification for WC seats (plastics)

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-04-1981

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Cooperating organizations
    Specification
    Section one. General
    1. Scope
    2. References
    3. Definition
    4. Types
    5. Designation of seats for ordering purposes
    6. Informative labelling
    7. Marking
    Section two. Materials, design and construction
    8. General requirements for type 1 and type 2 seats
         and covers
    9. Specific requirements for type 1 seats and covers
    10. Special requirements for type 2 seats
    11. Special requirements for type 2 covers
    12. Buffers for type 1 and type 2 seats and covers
    13. Hingeing devices for type 1 and type 2 seats and
         covers
    Appendices
    A. Information to be provided by the purchaser
    B. Method of determining the water absorption of type
         2 seats and covers
    C. Method of determining the impact resistance of type
         2 seats
    D. Method of determining the impact resistance of type
         2 covers
    E. Method of determining the rigidity of type 2 seats
    F. Method of determining the rigidity of type 2 covers
    G. Method of determining the distortion of type 2 seats
         and covers
    H. Method of determining staining by type 2 seats and
         covers
    J. Method of determining the staining of type 2 seats
         and covers
    K. Method of testing the shape of type 2 seats for
         hygienic design
    L. Method of determining the surface hardness of type
         2 seats and covers
    Tables
    1. Dimensions of WC seats
    2. Test requirements for type 2 seats
    3. Test requirements for type 2 covers
    Figures
    1. Diagrammatic sketch of seat
    2. Apparatus for measuring impact resistance of type
         2 seats
    3. Apparatus for measuring impact resistance of type
         2 covers
    4. Apparatus for measuring rigidity of seats
    5. Apparatus for measuring rigidity of covers
    6. Diagram of template

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    Requirements for seats and covers (with or without metal components) of two types, both types being suitable for use with WC pans complying with BS 5503 and 5504.

    Scope - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    This British Standard specifies requirements for plastics WC seats and covers (with or without metal components) of two types, both types being suitable for use with WC pans complying with the requirements of BS 5503 and BS 5504.

    Information to be provided by the purchaser is given in appendix A.

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    Committee B/503
    Development Note Supersedes 78/14091 DC. (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2012. (11/2012)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 6465-3:2006 Sanitary installations Code of practice for the selection, installation and maintenance of sanitary and associated appliances
    BS 4751:2005 Mobile sanitary chairs
    04/30080998 DC : DRAFT JUL 2004 BS 4751 - MOBILE SANITARY CHAIRS
    BS 2588-2:1992 Portable sanitary pans for use in healthcare establishments Specification for reusable pans for commode chairs
    BS 6465-1:1994 Sanitary installations Code of practice for scale of provision, selection and installation of sanitary appliances

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    BS 771-2:1980 Phenolic moulding materials Specification for physical properties of type L2 material
    BS 3382-1&2(1961) : 1961 SPECIFICATION FOR ELECTROPLATED COATINGS ON THREADED COMPONENTS - CADMIUM ON STEEL COMPONENTS - ZINC ON STEEL COMPONENTS
    BS 5504-1:1977 Wall hung WC pan Wall hung WC pan with close coupled cistern. Connecting dimensions
    BS 1224:1970 Specification for electroplated coatings of nickel and chromium
    BS 1706:1990 Method for specifying electroplated coatings of zinc and cadmium on iron and steel
    BS 891-1:1962 Method for Rockwell hardness test Testing of metals
    BS 970-4:1970 Specification for wrought steels for mechanical and allied engineering purposes Valve steels
    BS 903-A26:1969 Physical testing of rubber Determination of hardness
    BS 5504-2:1977 Wall hung WC pan Wall hung WC pan with independent water supply. Connecting dimensions
    BS 5503-1:1977 Vitreous china washdown WC pans with horizontal outlet Connecting dimensions
    BS 2782-5 Method 540A:1977 Methods of testing plastics. Optical and colour properties, weathering Determination of resistance to change upon exposure under glass to daylight
    BS 771-1:1980 Phenolic moulding materials Specification for physical properties (excluding type L2 material)
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