I.S. EN 1775:2007
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GAS SUPPLY - GAS PIPEWORK FOR BUILDINGS - MAXIMUM OPERATING PRESSURE LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 5 BAR - FUNCTIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS
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01-01-2007
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
3.1 Definitions relating to pressures
3.2 Definitions relating to the gas installation
3.3 Definitions relating to means of isolation
3.4 Definitions relating to jointing methods
3.5 Definitions relating to fittings
3.6 Definitions relating to tests
3.7 Definitions relating to commissioning, operation and
maintenance
3.8 Definitions relating to assembling processes
3.8.1 Definitions for welding
3.8.2 Definitions for soldering and brazing
4 Design
4.1 General
4.2 Selection of components
4.3 Location
4.4 Protection in case of fire
4.5 Sizing
4.6 Safety devices
5 Construction
5.1 Installation
5.2 Pipework jointing methods
5.2.1 Threaded joints
5.2.2 Welded, brazed, soldered and fusion joints
5.2.3 Mechanical joints
5.2.4 Pressed joints
5.2.5 Stainless steel pliable corrugated tubing system
jointing
5.3 Entries through walls and floors
5.4 Corrosion
5.5 Means of isolation
5.6 Regulators and meters
5.7 Flexible appliance connectors
6 Testing
6.1 General recommendations
6.2 Recommendations relating to the safety of persons and property
during testing
6.3 Test fluids
6.3.1 Fluids used
6.3.2 Use of inert gas
6.3.3 Utilisation of the gas to be distributed
6.4 Test conditions
6.5 Strength testing
6.6 Tightness testing
6.7 Additional tests
7 Commissioning
7.1 General
7.2 Admission of gas
8 Operation and maintenance
8.1 General
8.2 Maintenance
8.3 Abnormal situations
8.4 Leak detection
8.5 Work on operating pipework
8.6 Purging from gas
Annex A (informative) Resistance to high temperatures
A.1 General
A.2 Procedure A
A.2.1 Test criteria
A.2.2 Test method
A.3 Procedure B
A.3.1 Test criteria
A.3.2 Test method
Annex B (informative) General guidelines for the construction of
joints
B.1 General
B.2 Installation operatives
B.3 Quality Control
B.4 Documentation
Annex C (informative) Guidelines for the construction of welded,
brazed, soldered joints, and polyethylene fusion joints
C.1 Welding of steel
C.1.1 Materials
C.1.2 Approval of the welding procedure
C.1.3 Pipework with a maximum operating pressure (MOP) up to
and including 0,1 bar and a wall thickness less than 4 mm
C.1.4 Pipework with a maximum operating pressure (MOP) over
0,1 bar or wall thickness including and above 4 mm
C.2 Brazing and soldering of copper and copper alloys
C.2.1 Materials
C.2.2 Brazing and soldering procedure
C.2.3 Pipework with a maximum operating pressure (MOP) up to
and including 0,1 bar
C.2.4 Pipework with a maximum operating pressure (MOP) over
0,1 bar
C.3 Fusion jointing of polyethylene
C.3.1 Materials
C.3.2 Polyethylene fusion jointing procedure
C.3.3 Qualification of personnel
C.3.4 Quality control
Annex D (informative) Guidelines for the construction of pressed
joints
D.1 Jointing procedure with press fittings on copper pipes
D.1.1 General
D.1.2 Installation process
D.2 Jointing procedure with press fittings on multi-layer and PEX
D.2.1 General
D.2.2 Installation process
Annex E (informative) Guidelines for the construction of stainless
steel pliable corrugated tubing systems
E.1 General
E.2 Components of the system
E.3 Stainless steel pliable corrugated tubing systems jointing
procedure
E.3.1 General
E.3.2 Training of personnel
E.3.3 Quality control
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