British Standards applicable to inside service and fire service

The following table summaries the British Standards applicable to inside service and fire service.

NUMBER YEAR TITLE

BS 21 1985 Specification for pipe threads for tubes and fittings where pressure-tight joints are made on the threads
(metric dimensions)

BS 61 1969 Specification for threads for light gauge copper tubes and fittings

BS 143 and 1256 2000 Threaded pipe fittings in malleable cast iron and cast copper alloy

BS 336 2010 Specification for fire hose couplings and ancillary equipment

BS 1212-1 1990 Specification for piston type float operated valves (copper alloy body) (excluding floats)
BS 1212-2 1990 Specification for diaphragm type float operated valves (copper alloy body) (excluding floats)
BS 1212-3 1990 Specification for diaphragm type float operated valves (plastics bodied) for cold water services only
(excluding floats)
BS 1212-4 1991 Specification for compact type float operated valves for WC flushing cisterns (including floats)

BS 1566-1 2002 + Copper indirect cylinders for domestic purposes. Specification for double feed indirect cylinders
A1:2011
BS 1566-2 1984 Copper indirect cylinders for domestic purposes. Specification for single feed indirect cylinders

BS 1968 1953 Specification for floats for ball valves (copper)

BS 2456 1990 Specification for floats (plastics) for float operated valves for cold water services

BS 2782-11: 1997 Thermoplastics pipes for the conveyance of fluids. Normal outside diameters and normal pressures. Metric
Method 1121B series

BS 2879 1980 Specification for draining Taps (screw-down pattern)

BS 3146-2 1975 Specification for investment castings in metal. Corrosion and heat resisting steels, nickel and cobalt base
alloys (Typical material grades: ANC3 or ANC4)
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BS 5041 Fire hydrant systems equipment

BS 5041-1 1987 Specification for landing valves for wet risers
BS 5041-2 1987 Specification for landing valves for dry risers
BS 5041-3 1975 Specification for inlet breechings for dry riser inlets
BS 5041-4 1975 Specification for boxes for landing valves for dry risers
BS 5041-5 1974 Specification for boxes for foam inlets and dry riser inlets

BS 5154 1991 Specification for copper alloy globe, globe stop and check, check and gate valves (Specification for gate
valves replaced by BS EN 12288)

BS 5163-1 2004 Valves for waterworks purposes – Predominantly key-operated cast iron gate valves – Code of practice

BS 5391-1 2006 Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) pressure pipe . Specification

BS 6362 1990 Specification for stainless steel tubes suitable for screwing in accordance with BS21 ‘Pipe threads for tubes
and fittings where pressure-tight joints are made on the threads’

BS 6920 Suitability of non-metallic products for use in contact with water intended for human consumption with
regard to their effect on the quality of the water
BS 6920-1 2014 Ditto - Specification
BS 6920-2 Ditto - Methods of test
BS 6920-2.1 2014 Ditto - Samples of testing
BS 6920-2.2.1 2000 + Ditto - General method of test
A3:2014
BS 6920-2.2.2 2000 + Ditto - Method of testing tastes imparted to water by hoses
A1:2014
BS 6920-2.2.3 2000 + Ditto - Method of testing tastes imparted to water by hoses for conveying water for food and drink
A2:2014 preparation
BS 6920-2.3 2000 + Ditto - Appearance of water
A1:2014
BS 6920-2.4 2000 + Ditto - Growth of aquatic micro-organisms
A1:2014

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BS 6920-2.5 2000 + Ditto - The extraction of substances that may be of concern to public health
A2:2014
BS 6920-2.6 2000 + Ditto - The extraction of metals
A2:2014
BS 6920-3 2000 Ditto - High temperature tests
BS 6920-4 2001 Ditto - Method of tests. The GCMS identification of water leachable organic substances
BS EN 15768 2015 Ditto - Method of tests. The GCMS identification of water leachable organic substances

BS 7291 Thermoplastic pipes and associated fittings for hot and cold water for domestic purposes and heating
installations in buildings
BS 7291-1 2010 Ditto - General requirements
BS 7291-2 2010 Ditto - Specification for polybutylene (PB) pipes and associated fittings
BS 7291-3 2010 Ditto - Specification for crosslinked polyethylene (PE-X) pipes and associated fittings

BS 7357 1990 Specification for 7.5 L WC flushing cisterns

BS 7786 2006 Specification for unsintered PTFE tapes for general use

BS 8537 2010 Copper and copper alloys Plumbing fittings - Specification for press ends of plumbing fittings for use with
metallic tubes

BS EN 200 2008 Sanitary tapware. Single taps and combination taps for water supply systems of type 1 and type 2. General
technical specification

BS EN 545 2010 Ductile iron pipes, fittings, accessories and their joints for water pipelines. Requirements and test methods

BS EN 593 2009 + Industrial valves. Metallic butterfly valves

A1:2011

BS EN 681-1 1996 Elastomeric seals. Material requirements for pipe joint seals used in water and drainage applications
Vulcanized rubber

BS EN 736-1 1995 Valves – Terminology – Definition of types of valves

BS EN 736-2 1997 Valves – Terminology – Definition of components of valves
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BS EN 736-3 2008 Valves – Terminology – Definition of terms

BS EN 816 1997 Sanitary tapware. Automatic shut-off valves PN 10

BS EN 817 2008 Sanitary tapware. Mechanical mixing valves (PN 10). General technical specifications

BS EN 997 2012 + WC pans and WC suites with integral trap

A1:2015

BS EN 1057 2006 + Copper and copper alloys – Seamless, round copper tubes for water and gas in sanitary and heating
A1:2010 applications

BS EN 1074-1 2000 Valves for water supply. Fitness for purpose requirements and appropriate verification tests. General
requirements
BS EN 1074-2 2000 Valves for water supply. Fitness for purpose requirements and appropriate verification tests. Isolating valves
BS EN 1074-3 2000 Valves for water supply. Fitness for purpose requirements and appropriate verification tests. Check valves
BS EN 1074-4 2000 Valves for water supply. Fitness for purpose requirements and appropriate verification tests. Air valves
BS EN 1074-5 2001 Valves for water supply. Fitness for purpose requirements and appropriate verification tests. Control valves
BS EN 1074-6 2008 Valves for water supply. Fitness for purpose requirements and appropriate verification tests. Hydrants

BS EN 1171 2002 Industrial valves. Cast iron gate valves

BS EN 1254-1 1998 Fittings with ends for capillary soldering or capillary brazing to copper tubes
BS EN 1254-2 1998 Fittings with compression ends for uses with copper tubes
BS EN 1254-3 1998 Fittings with compression ends for uses with plastic pipes
BS EN 1254-4 1998 Fittings combining other end connections with capillary or compression ends

BS EN 1286 1999 Sanitary tapware. Low pressure mechanical mixing valves. General technical specifications

BS EN 1287 1999 Sanitary tapware. Low pressure thermostatic mixing valves. General technical specifications

BS EN 1503-1 2000 Valves. Materials for bodies, bonnets and covers. Steels specified in European Standards
BS EN 1503-2 2000 Valves. Materials for bodies, bonnets and covers. Steels other than those specified in European Standards
BS EN 1503-3 2000 Valves. Materials for bodies, bonnets and covers. Cast irons specified in European Standards
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BS EN 1503-4 2002 Valves. Materials for bodies, bonnets and covers. Copper alloys specified in European Standards

BS EN 1567 1999 Building valves. Water pressure reducing valves and combination water reducing valves. Requirements and
tests.

BS EN 1982 2008 Copper and copper alloys. Ingots and castings

(commonly used materials grade of max. lead contend <6%: CC491K, CC492K, CC331G, CC333G, CC750S,
CC760S, … etc)

BS EN 1984 2010 Industrial valves. Steel gate valves

BS EN 10283 2010 Corrosion resistant steel castings

BS EN 10083-1 2006 Steels for quenching and tempering General technical delivery conditions

BS EN 10084 2008 Case hardening steels. Technical delivery conditions

BS EN 10085 2001 Nitriding steel. Technical delivery conditions

BS EN 10087 1999 Free cutting steels. Technical delivery conditions for semi-finished products, hot rolled bars and rods

BS EN 10088 2014 Stainless steels. List of stainless steels

BS EN 10095 1999 Heat resisting steels and nickel alloys

BS EN 10217-1 2002 Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions Non-alloy steel tubes with specified
room temperature properties
BS EN 10217-2 2002 + Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions Electric welded non-alloy and alloy
A1:2005 steel tubes with specified elevated temperature properties
BS EN 10217-3 2002 Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions Alloy fine grain steel tubes
BS EN 10217-4 2002 Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions Electric welded non-alloy steel tubes
with specified low temperature properties
BS EN 10217-5 2002 Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions Submerged arc welded non-alloy and
alloy steel tubes with specified elevated temperature properties

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BS EN 10217-6 2002 Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions Submerged arc welded non-alloy
steel tubes with specified low temperature properties

BS EN 10217-7 2014 Welded steel tubes for pressure purposes. Technical delivery conditions Stainless steel tubes

BS EN 10226-1 2004 Pipe threads where pressure tight joints are made on the threads. Taper external threads and parallel internal
threads. Dimensions, tolerances and designation

BS EN 10241 2000 Steel threaded pipe fittings

BS EN 10250-4 2000 Open steel die forgings for general engineering purposes Stainless steels

BS EN 10255 2004 Non-alloy steel tubes suitable for welding and threading. Technical delivery conditions

BS EN 10312 2002 Welded stainless steel tubes for the conveyance of water and other aqueous liquids – Technical delivery
conditions

BS EN 12163 2011 Copper and copper alloys. Rod for general purposes

BS EN 12164 2011 Copper and copper alloys. Rod for free machining purposes
(commonly used materials: CW602N, CW614N, … etc)

BS EN 12165 2011 Copper and copper alloys. Wrought and unwrought forging stock

BS EN 12167 2011 Copper and copper alloys. Profiles and bars for general purposes

BS EN 12201-1 2011 Plastics piping systems for water supply, and for drainage and sewerage under pressure. Polyethylene
(PE)General
BS EN 12201-2 2011 + Plastics piping systems for water supply, and for drainage and sewerage under pressure. Polyethylene
A1:2013 (PE)Pipes
BS EN 12201-5 2011 Plastics piping systems for water supply, and for drainage and sewerage under pressure. Polyethylene (PE)
Fitness for purpose of the system

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BS EN 12266-1 2012 Industrial valves. Testing of metallic valves Pressure tests, test procedures and acceptance criteria. Mandatory
requirements
BS EN 12266-2 2012 Industrial valves. Testing of metallic valves Tests, test procedures and acceptance criteria. Supplementary
requirements

BS EN 12288 2010 Industrial valves. Copper alloy gate valves

BS EN 12334 2001 Industrial valves. Cast iron check valves

BS EN 12449 2012 Copper and copper alloys. Seamless, round tubes for general purposes
(commonly used materials: CW004A, CW024A, …etc)

BS EN 12450 2012 Copper and copper alloys. Seamless, round tubes for copper capillary tubes

BS EN 12451 2012 Copper and copper alloys. Seamless, round tubes for heat exchangers

BS EN 12729 2002 Devices to prevent pollution by backflow of potable water. Controllable backflow preventer with reduced
pressure zone. Family B. Type A

BS EN 13443-1 2002 Water conditioning equipment inside buildings. Mechanical filters. Particle rating 80 µm to 150 µm.
Requirements for performances, safety and testing
BS EN 13443-2 2005+ Water conditioning equipment inside buildings. Mechanical filters. Particle rating 1 µm to less than 80 µm.
A1:2007 Requirements for performance, safety and testing

BS EN 13789 2010 Industrial valves. Cast iron globe valves

BS EN 13959 2004 Anti-pollution check valves. DN 6 to DN 250 inclusive Family E, type A, B, C, and D

BS EN 14055 2010 + WC and urinal flushing cisterns

A1:2015

BS EN 14095 2003 Water conditioning equipment inside buildings. Electrolytic treatment with aluminium anodes. Requirements
for performance, safety and testing

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BS EN 14652 2005+ Water conditioning equipment inside buildings. Membrane separation devices. Requirements for
A1:2007 performance, safety and testing

BS EN 14743 2005+ Water conditioning equipment inside buildings. Softeners. Requirements for performance, safety and testing
A1:2007

BS EN 14812 2005+ Water conditioning equipment inside buildings. Chemical dosing systems. Pre-set dosing systems.
A1:2007 Requirements for performance, safety and testing

BS EN 14897 2006 Water conditioning equipment inside buildings. Devices using mercury low-pressure ultraviolet radiators.
+A1:2007 Requirements for performance, safety and testing

BS EN 14898 2006 Water conditioning equipment inside buildings. Active media filters. Requirements for performance, safety
+A1:2007 and testing

BS EN 15023-3 2010 Copper and copper alloys. Determination of nickel content. Flame atomic absorption spectrometric method
(FAAS)

BS EN 15079 2007 Copper and copper alloys. Analysis by spark source optical emission spectrometry (S-OES)
[NOTE: To be replaced by BS EN 15079:2015 which issued 31.5.2015]

BS EN 15091 2013 Sanitary tapware. Electronic opening and closing sanitary tapware

BS EN 15161 2006 Water conditioning equipment inside buildings. Installation, operation, maintenance and repair

BS EN 15219 2006 Water conditioning equipment inside buildings. Nitrate removal devices. Requirements for performance,
+A1:2007 safety and testing

BS EN 15605 2010 Copper and copper alloys. Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry

BS EN 15622 2010 Copper and copper alloys. Determination of lead content. Flame atomic absorption spectrometric method
(FAAS)

BS EN 15768 2015 Influence of materials on water intended for human consumption. GC-MS identification of water leachable
organic substances
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BS EN ISO 1452 Plastics piping systems for water supply and for buried and above-ground drainage and sewerage under
pressure. Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC U)
BS EN ISO 1452-1 2009 Ditto - General
BS EN ISO 1452-2 2009 Ditto - Pipes
BS EN ISO 1452-3 2010 Ditto - Fittings
BS EN ISO 1452-4 2009 Ditto - Valves
BS EN ISO 1452-5 2009 Ditto - Fitness for purpose of the system

BS EN ISO 16139 2006 Industrial valves. Gate valves of thermoplastic materials

BS ISO 4065 1996 Thermoplastics pipes. Universal wall thickness table

BS ISO 4427-2 2007 + Plastics pipe systems. Polyethylene (PE) pipes and fittings for water supply. Pipes
A1:2014

BS ISO 11922-1 1997 Thermoplastics pipes for the conveyance of fluids. Dimensions and tolerances. Metric series

BS ISO 21358 2007 Vacuum technology. Right-angle valve. Dimensions and interfaces for pneumatic actuator

PD 970 2005 Wrought steels for mechanical and allied engineering purposes. Requirements for carbon, carbon manganese
and alloy hot worked or cold finished steels

BS EN ISO 9453 2014 Soft solder alloys – Chemical compositions and forms
(All works approved by WWO 46 Part III on or after 13 July 2015, the solder material shall be tested to
comply with BS EN ISO 9453)

BS EN ISO 17672 2010 Brazing. Filler metals

Notes:

1. This list is a non-exhaustive of Standards accepted and will be continually updated.

2. The products or materials complying with a more recent version of the Standards on this list will also be considered.

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Amendment Record

Date Description

2.10.2015 BS 7786:2006 Specification for unsintered PTFE tapes for general use

2.10.2015 BS EN 15605:2010 Copper and copper alloys. Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry

2.10.2015 BS EN 15079:2007 Copper and copper alloys. Analysis by spark optical emission spectrometry (S-OES)

2.10.2015 BS EN 15023-3:2010 Copper and copper alloys. Determination of nickel content Part 3: Flame atomic absorption
spectrometric method (FAAS)

2.10.2015 BS EN 15622:2010 Copper and copper alloys. Determination of lead content. Flame atomic absorption spectrometric
method (FAAS)

2.10.2015 BS 143 and 1256:2000 Threaded pipe fittings in malleable cast iron and cast copper alloy

9.9.2015 BS 2879:1980 Specification for draining Taps (screw-down pattern)

9.9.2015 BS 8537:2010 Copper and copper alloys Plumbing fittings - Specification for press ends of plumbing
fittings for use with metallic tubes

2.9.2015 BS EN 12165:2011 Copper and copper alloys. Wrought and unwrought forging stock

27.8.2015 BS EN ISO 17672:2010 Brazing. Filler metals

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