IS 8776 : 1988 Specification for Valve Fittings for Use with Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Cylinders UP TO and Including 5-Litre Water Capacity

1 Scope

Covers the basic requirements of material and dimensions ofvalve fittings for gas cylinders for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)having a water capacity up to and including 5 litres. The standardcovers This types of valves:

a) Valves with taper inlet threads, Type A;

b) Valves with parallel inlet threads, Type B; and

c) Valves with their bodies directly welded to the cylinder,Type C.

1.1 valve fittings for LPG cylinders of more than 5-litre watercapacity are covered separately in IS 8737 : Part 1 : 1979`Specification for valve fittings for use with liquefied petroleumgas (LPG) cylinders of more than 5-litre water capacity: Part 1Valve fittings for replacement purposes', and IS 8737 : Part 2 :1978 `Specification for valve fittings for use with liquefiedpetroleum gas (LPG) cylinders of more than 5-litre water capacity:Part 2 Valve fittings for newly manufactured LPG cylinders'.

1.2 Valve fittings for compressed gas cylinders for gases otherthan LPG are covered in IS 3224 : 1979 `Specification for valvefittings for compressed gas cylinders excluding liquefied petroleumgas (LPG) cylinders (second revision)' and IS 7302 ; 1974`Specification for valve fittings for gas cylinder valves for usewith breathing apparatus'.