[Amalgamating IS 8360 (Parts 1 to 3)]

New Standard from Last Update.

1. SCOPE

1.1 This standard covers requirements for material, sizes, performance requirements, sampling and marking of all types of fabricated polyethylene (PE) fittings, intended for connection to PE pipes covered by IS 4984 for water supplies.

1.2 The fittings covered in this standard are intended to be used under the following conditions of water supplies:

a) A maximum operating pressure of 2.0 MPa (20 bar); and

b) An operating temperature of 27 °C as the reference temperature.

1.2.1 For applications operating at constant temperatures other than 27 °C and between the range 20 °C to 45 °C, maximum allowable operating pressure shall be calculated in accordance with 1.4, Table 1 and Fig. 1 of IS 4984.

2. REFERENCES

The standards listed below contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provision of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below:

4905 : 2015/ISO 24153 : 2009 Random sampling and randomization procedures (first revision)

4984 : 2016 Polyethylene pipes for water supply - Specification (fifth revision)

8008 : 2022 Injection moulded/machined polyethylene fittings for water supply - Specification (second revision)