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Plumbing Products (All Types) - Installation
StandardsAS/NZS 3500 series of standards
Plumbing Products (All Types) - Manufacturing
Standards
AS/NZS 4020:2005 'Testing of products for use in contact with drinking water'
Ball Float Valves (Copper) - Manufacturing Standards
AS 1628-1999 'Water supply - Metallic gate, globe and non-return valves'
Copper ball valves used with sewerage systems should be
tested to this standard.
AS 2738-2000 'Copper alloys - Compositions and designations of
refinery products, wrought products, ingots and castings'
Used for float valves manufactured from wrought
alloys
AS 1565‐1996 'Copper and copper alloys ‐Ingots and castings'
Used for float valves manufactured from cast
coppers
AS/NZS 1567:1997 'Copper and copper alloys ‐ Wrought rods, bars and sections'
Copper rods used to manufacture ball valves should
conform to this standard.
AS/NZS 1568:1998 'Copper and copper alloys ‐ Forging stock and forgings'
Pressed copper alloys used to produce ball valves should be manufactured to this standard
AS 2345‐2006 'Dezincification resistance of copper alloys
DZR brass used to manufacture ball valves should be
manufactured to this standard.
Ball Float Valves (Steel) - Manufacturing Standards
There are no current AS manufacturing standards for stainless steels. (See column for European standards.
IS EN 10088‐1:2005 'Stainless steels ‐ Lists of
stainless steels'
BEC's LIST
IS EN 10088‐2:2008 'Stainless steels ‐ Part 2:
Technical delivery conditions for
sheet/plate and strip of corrosion resisting steels for general purposes'
IS EN 10088‐3:2005 'Stainless steels ‐ Part 3:
Technical delivery conditions for semi‐
finished products, bars rods, wire, sections and
bright products of corrosion resisting steels for general purposes'
StopCocks No Standards No Standards No StandardsClamp Saddles No Standards
FerrulesAS/NZS 3718:2005 'Water supply ‐
Tapware'
Hose fittings supplied with ferrules are required to be tested to this standard.
Water MetersAS 3565.1‐2010 'Meters for cold and
heated drinking and non‐drinking water supplies ‐ Technical requirements
AS 3565.4‐2007 'Meters for water supply ‐ In‐service compliance testing
Cisterns
AS 1172.2‐1999 'Water closet (WC) pans of 6/3 L capacity or proven equivalent ‐
Cisterns
AS/NZS 6400:2005 'Water efficient products ‐ Rating and labelling'
All cisterns supplied in Australia are required to meet
water efficiency tests
Angle Traps and Bib Traps (Non-Plastic Fittings)
AS 1589‐2001 'Copper and alloy waste fittings' OR ATS 5200.040‐2005
'Technical Specification for plumbing and drainage products ‐ Waste pipe
connection outlets and gratings, separate or integral
There are no specific standards for angle and bib traps. They may be classified as waste
traps.
Angle Traps and Bib Traps (Plastic Fittings)
AS 2887‐1993 'Plastic waste fittings' or ATS 5200.040‐2005 'Technical
Specification for plumbing and drainage products ‐ Waste pipe connecton outlets
and gratings, separate or integral'
There are no specific standards for angle and bib traps. They may be classified as waste
traps.
Air ValvesAS 4956‐2008 'Air valves for water
supply'
Air Valves AS 4883‐2008 'Air valves for sewerage'
Sluice ValvesAS/NZS 2638.1:2011 'Gate valves for waterworks purposes ‐ Metal sealed'
Sluice valves are classified as gate valves
AS/NZS 2638.2:2011 'Gate valves for waterworks purposes ‐ Resilient sealed'
Sluice valves are classified as gate valves
Pressure Reducing Valves
ATS 5200.052‐2005 'Technical Specification for plumbing and drainage products ‐ Metallic‐bodied inlet pressure
control valves greater than DN50
Altitude ValvesAS 1357.2‐2005 'Valves primarily for use in heated water systems ‐ Control valves'
Altitude valves are classified as control valves
ATS 5200.052‐2005 'Technical Specification for plumbing and drainage products ‐ Metallic‐bodied inlet pressure
control valves greater than DN50
AS 5081‐2008 'Hydraulically operated automatic control valves for waterworks
purposes
Ductile Iron PipesAS 1631‐1994 'Cast grey and ductile iron
non‐pressure pipes and fittings
Ductile Iron PipesAS/NZS 2280:2004 'Ductile iron pipes
and fittings'Flange Gaskets No Standards
PVC Tees No Standards
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Pipes (Manufacturing
Standards)No Standards
There are no Australian manufacturing standards for HDPE Pipes. Specifications for HDPE sewerage pipes are
included in the code WSA 01‐2004 'Polyethylene Pipeline
Code' ‐ Available at http://www.wsaa.asn.au