Revised Standard from Last Update.

FOREWORD

This Indian Standard (First Revision) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draft finalized by the Hand Pump Sectional Committee had been approved by the Mechanical Engineering Divisional Council (MEDC).

This Standard was first published in 2004. Experience gained in implementation of this Standard necessitates this revision and certain changes that are necessary have been incorporated. In this revision of IS 15500, all amendments have been reviewed and incorporated.

Following important changes have been made in this revision:

a) Force and lift handpump (FLP) has been incorporated in this revision, and

b) Detailed general requirements for different components used in the pump have been incorporated.