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  • BS EN 1452-2 : 2000

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    PLASTICS PIPING SYSTEMS FOR WATER SUPPLY - UNPLASTICIZED POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE) (PVC-U) - PART 2: PIPES

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-01-2010

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2000

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations
    4 Material
       4.1 Pipe material
       4.2 Density
       4.3 MRS-value
    5 General characteristics
       5.1 Appearance
       5.2 Colour
       5.3 Opacity
    6 Geometrical characteristics
       6.1 Measurement of dimensions
       6.2 Nominal outside diameters
       6.3 Mean outside diameters and their tolerances
       6.4 Wall thicknesses and their tolerances
       6.5 Length of pipe
       6.6 Pipes with sockets
       6.7 Pipe ends for ring seal or solvent cement
            joints
    7 Classification and selection of pipes
       7.1 Classification
       7.2 Selection of the nominal pressure PN and of the
            pipe series S for water up to approximately 20
            degree C
       7.3 Determination of the allowable operating
            pressure PFA for water up to 45 degree C
    8 Mechanical characteristics
       8.1 Impact strength
       8.2 Resistance to internal pressure
    9 Physical characteristics
    10 Chemical characteristics
    11 Sealing rings
    12 Adhesives
    13 Performance requirements
    14 Marking
       14.1 General
       14.2 Minimum required marking
       14.3 Additional marking
    Annex A (normative) - Allowable operating pressures
    Annex B (normative) - Imperial(inch)-sized pipes
    Annex C (normative) - Requirements for fracture toughness
                          test
    Annex D (informative) - Bibliography

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    Defines the characteristics of pipes made from unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) for piping systems in the field of water supply.

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    Committee PRI/61/2
    Development Note Supersedes 94/341027 DC. Together with BS EN 1452-1, BS EN 1452-3, BS EN 1452-4 and BS EN 1452-5, it supersedes BS 3505(1986) and BS 4346-1(1969) which remains current & with BS EN 14814, BS EN 1452-1, BS EN 1452-3, BS EN 1452-4 and BS EN 1452-5, it supersedes BS 4346-3(1982). (08/2009) Together with BS EN 1452-1, BS EN 1452-3, BS EN 1452-4 and BS EN 1452-5, it supersedes BS 4346-2(1970) which remains current and inactive for the new design. (09/2009)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
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    BS EN 15014:2007 Plastics piping systems. Buried and above ground systems for water and other fluids under pressure. Performance characteristics for pipes, fittings and their joints
    BS 8558:2015 Guide to the design, installation, testing and maintenance of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings and their curtilages. Complementary guidance to BS EN 806
    BS 6700(2006) : 2006 DESIGN, INSTALLATION, TESTING AND MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES SUPPLYING WATER FOR DOMESTIC USE WITHIN BUILDINGS AND THEIR CURTILAGES - SPECIFICATION
    EN 15014:2007 Plastics piping systems - Buried and above ground systems for water and other fluids under pressure - Performance characteristics for pipes, fittings and their joints

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    EN ISO 12162:2009 Thermoplastics materials for pipes and fittings for pressure applications - Classification, designation and design coefficient (ISO 12162:2009)
    EN 1452-5 : 1999 PLASTICS PIPING SYSTEMS FOR WATER SUPPLY - UNPLASTICIZED POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE) (PVC-U) - PART 5: FITNESS FOR PURPOSE OF THE SYSTEM
    EN 681-1:1996/A3:2005 ELASTOMERIC SEALS - MATERIALS REQUIREMENTS FOR PIPE JOINT SEALS USED IN WATER AND DRAINAGE APPLICATIONS - PART 1: VULCANIZED RUBBER
    ENV 1452-6 : DRAFT 2001 PLASTICS PIPING SYSTEMS FOR WATER SUPPLY - UNPLASTICIZED POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE) (PVC-U) - PART 6: GUIDANCE FOR INSTALLATION
    EN 743 : 1994 PLASTICS PIPING AND DUCTING SYSTEMS - THERMOPLASTICS PIPES - DETERMINATION OF THE LONGITUDINAL REVERSION
    ENV 1452-7:2000 Plastics piping systems for water supply - Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) - Part 7: Guidance for the assessment of conformity
    EN 578 : 1993 PLASTICS PIPING SYSTEMS - PLASTICS PIPES AND FITTINGS - DETERMINATION OF THE OPACITY
    ISO 161-2:1996 Thermoplastics pipes for the conveyance of fluids — Nominal outside diameters and nominal pressures — Part 2: Inch-based series
    ISO 1183:1987 Plastics Methods for determining the density and relative density of non-cellular plastics
    ISO 11922-1:1997 Thermoplastics pipes for the conveyance of fluids — Dimensions and tolerances — Part 1: Metric series
    ISO 7387-1:1983 Adhesives with solvents for assembly of PVC-U pipe elements Characterization Part 1: Basic test methods
    EN 921:1994/AC:1995 PLASTICS PIPING SYSTEMS - THERMOPLASTICS PIPES - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO INTERNAL PRESSURE AT CONSTANT TEMPERATURE
    PREN 1796 : DRAFT 2011 PLASTICS PIPING SYSTEMS FOR WATER SUPPLY WITH OR WITHOUT PRESSURE - GLASS-REINFORCED THERMOSETTING PLASTICS (GRP) BASED ON UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESIN (UP)
    EN 727:1994 Plastics piping and ducting systems - Thermoplastics pipes and fittings - Determination of Vicat softening temperature (VST)
    EN 744:1995 Plastics piping and ducting systems - Thermoplastics pipes - Test method for resistance to external blows by the round-the-clock method
    ISO 6401:2008 Plastics — Poly(vinyl chloride) — Determination of residual vinyl chloride monomer — Gas-chromatographic method
    EN 580:2003 Plastics piping systems - Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) pipes - Test method for the resistance to dichloromethane at a specified temperature (DCMT)
    ISO 4065:1996 Thermoplastics pipes Universal wall thickness table
    EN 1452-1 : 1999 PLASTICS PIPING SYSTEMS FOR WATER SUPPLY - UNPLASTICIZED POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE) (PVC-U) - PART 1: GENERAL
    ISO/TR 9080:1992 Thermoplastics pipes for the transport of fluids — Methods of extrapolation of hydrostatic stress rupture data to determine the long-term hydrostatic strength of thermoplastics pipe materials
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