• BS 6400-1:2016

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    Specification for installation, exchange, relocation, maintenance and removal of gas meters with a maximum capacity not exceeding 6 m3/h Low pressure (2nd family gases)

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-06-2016

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Planning and consultation and
       installation of non-return valve
    5 Competency
    6 Design
    7 Gas transporter appraisal of primary
       meter installations
    8 Meter work
    9 Gas tightness testing and purging
    10 Commissioning of the meter installation
    11 Notices
    12 Meter exchange and/or replacement of other gas fittings
    13 Meter relocation
    14 Meter removal
    15 Records
    16 Post installation checks and actions
    17 Maintenance
    Annexes
    Annex A (normative) - Determination of required maximum
            capacity of a meter or meter installation
    Bibliography

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    Defines requirements for the installation, exchange, relocation, maintenance and removal of credit or prepayment diaphragm and ultrasonic gas meters with a maximum capacity not exceeding 6 m[3]/h.

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    This British Standard specifies requirements for the installation, exchange, relocation, maintenance and removal of credit or prepayment diaphragm and ultrasonic gas meters with a maximum capacity not exceeding 6m³/h. NOTE1 For the purposes of this British Standard, installation includes design, inspection and commissioning. It is recognized that each of these tasks can be performed by the same person. This part of BS6400 is applicable to primary and secondary meter installations: supplied with 2nd family gases from low pressure gas distribution systems with a maximum operating pressure not exceeding 75 mbar, a design minimum pressure of 19 mbar and a design maximum incidental pressure of 200 mbar; fitted downstream of the emergency control valve; that utilize a primary meter regulator downstream of the emergency control valve; where the operating pressure at the outlet of the meter is nominally 21 mbar. 1) NOTE2 Low pressure gas networks in Great Britain operate with a maximum operating pressure not exceeding 75 mbar, a design minimum pressure of 19 mbar and a design maximum incidental pressure of 200 mbar. NOTE3 Installation pipework is specified in BS6891. NOTE4 Service pipes (including the emergency control valve) are specified in the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers’ publication on gas services, IGE/TD/4 [18]. NOTE5 All pressures quoted in this standard are gauge pressures and all pressure absorption values are for natural gas unless otherwise specified. NOTE6 Additional guidance on domestic gas systems can be found in BSEN1775, BSEN1776 and BSEN12279. NOTE7 Additional guidance on gas installations in multi-occupancy buildings is given in IGEM/G/5 [N7].

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    Committee GSE/30/-/2
    Development Note Supersedes BS 6400-1(2006) & 14/30281818 DC. (07/2016)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS EN 437 : 2003 TEST GASES - TEST PRESSURES - APPLIANCE CATEGORIES
    BS 4161-5:1990 Gas meters Specification for diaphragm meters for working pressures up to 7 bar
    BS EN 1776:2015 Gas infrastructure. Gas measuring systems. Functional requirements
    BS EN 12279:2000 Gas supply systems. Gas pressure regulating installations on service lines. Functional requirements
    2004/22/EC : 2004 DIRECTIVE 2004/22/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 31 MARCH 2004 ON MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
    BS EN 1359:2017 Gas meters. Diaphragm gas meters
    BS EN 60079-10-1:2015 Explosive atmospheres Classification of areas. Explosive gas atmospheres
    BS 7671(2008) : 2008 REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - IET WIRING REGULATIONS
    BS 8499:2009 Specification for domestic gas meter boxes and meter bracket
    BS EN 14236:2007 Ultrasonic domestic gas meters
    BS EN 1775:2007 Gas supply. Gas pipework for buildings. Maximum operating pressure less than or equal to 5 bar. Functional recommendations
    PD CEN/CLC/ETSI TR 50572:2011 Functional reference architecture for communications in smart metering systems
    BS 4781:1990 Specification for pressure-sensitive adhesive plastics labels for permanent use
    BS 746:2014 Specification for gas meter unions and adaptors
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