BS 6400:1985
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Specification for installation of domestic gas meters (2nd family gases)
Hardcopy , PDF
15-03-1997
English
31-01-1985
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Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
Section one. General
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Exchange of information and time schedule
Section two. Materials, components and meter location
4 Materials and components
5 Meter location
6 Meter and associated controls
Section three. Installation
7 Fixing the meter
8 Warning notices
Section four. Testing and purging
9 Inspection and testing for soundness
10 Purging
11 Meter and governor operation
Section five. Termination of supplies
12 General
Appendix
A Soundness test procedure
Table
1 Maximum permissible pressure loss for installations
with appliances fitted
Figures
1 Typical arrangement of meter and associated controls
2 Typical external access built-in meter box
3 Typical method of connecting temporary continuity
bond
4 Preferred method of terminating supply with the
meter remaining in position
5 Typical warning label
Installation of meters of unit construction up to 6 m3/h (212 ft3/h) and tin plate meters up to P4 size. Consultation, materials, location, installing, testing and termination of supplies.
| Committee |
GSE/30
|
| DevelopmentNote |
REPLACES CP 331: PART 2: 1974
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| DocumentType |
Standard
|
| Pages |
26
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| BS 8210:1986 | Guide to building maintenance management |
| BS 5502-11:1996 | Buildings and structures for agriculture Guide to regulations and sources of information |
| BS 5482-1:1994 | Domestic butane- and propane-gas-burning installations Specification for installations at permanent dwellings |
| BS 1179-6:1980 | Glossary of terms used in the gas industry Combustion and utilization including installation at consumers\' premises |
| BS 2871-1:1971 | Specification for copper and copper alloys. Tubes Copper tubes for water, gas and sanitation |
| BS 4161-1:1967 | Gas meters Meters of plate construction up to 1000 cubic feet per hour rating |
| BS 4161-3:1977 | Specification for gas meters Unit construction meters of 6 cubic meters (or 212 cubic feet) per hour rating |
| BS 476-8:1972 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Test methods and criteria for the fire resistance of elements of building construction |
| BS 4161-5:1977 | Specification for gas meters Positive displacement diaphragm meters for pressures up to 7 bar |
| BS 602; 1085:1970 | Specifications for lead and lead alloy pipes for other than chemical purposes |
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