BS 6400-1:2002
$142.49
Specification for installation of domestic-sized gas meters maximum rated capacity not exceeding 6 m3/h (2nd and 3rd family gases) – Low pressure (2nd family gases)
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2002 | 26 |
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| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | BRITISH STANDARD |
| 2 | Committees responsible for this British Standard |
| 3 | Contents |
| 5 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references |
| 6 | 3 Terms and definitions 3.1 electrical insulator 3.2 emergency control valve 3.3 equipotential bond 3.4 gas fitting 3.5 gas tightness test 3.6 index 3.7 installation pipework 3.8 low pressure 3.9 maximum incidental pressure (MIP) |
| 7 | 3.10 maximum operating pressure (MOP) 3.11 medium pressure 3.12 meter 3.12.1 credit meter 3.12.2 diaphragm meter 3.12.3 electronic (ultrasonic) meter 3.12.4 positive displacement meter 3.12.5 prepayment meter 3.12.6 primary meter 3.12.7 secondary meter 3.12.8 semi-concealed meter 3.13 meter box 3.14 meter bracket |
| 8 | 3.15 meter compound 3.16 meter control valve 3.17 meter exchange 3.18 meter filter 3.19 meter housing 3.20 semi-concealed meter box 3.21 meter installation 3.22 meter rating (primary meter) 3.23 meter rating (secondary meter) 3.24 meter regulator 3.25 non-return valve 3.26 OAMI |
| 9 | 3.27 pipework 3.28 pressure test point 3.29 semi-rigid connector 3.30 service pipe 3.31 service valve 3.32 thermal cut-off device 4 Planning and exchange of information 4.1 Consultation 4.2 Dissemination of information 4.3 Scheduling 4.4 Co-ordination of work |
| 10 | 4.5 Installations using gas compressors or pre-mixed blown or compressed air or extraneous�gas 5 Competency 5.1 Installation work shall only be carried out by a business or self-employed person, who is a “… 5.2 Persons, who design the system or installation, shall have knowledge and understanding of the… 5.3 Companies responsible for installing low pressure primary meter installations shall either be… 5.4 All installers shall be competent for the work on which they are employed and be fit and prop… 6 Design 6.1 Design parameters for the meter installation |
| 11 | 6.2 Meters |
| 12 | Figure 1 – Typical domestic meters |
| 13 | 6.3 Arrangement and location of gas fittings Figure 2 – Arrangement of meter and associated gas fittings (Symbols to BS�1553-1) |
| 16 | Figure 3 – Typical meter boxes |
| 17 | 7 Gas transporter appraisal of primary meter installations |
| 18 | 8 Fitting a meter installation Figure 4 – Typical meter installation 8.1 Handling and care 8.2 Temporary continuity bond |
| 19 | 8.3 Securing the meter 8.4 Pipework 8.5 Emergency/meter control valves 8.6 Location of regulator and meter 8.7 Electrical apparatus adjacent a gas meter 8.8 Main equipotential bonding |
| 20 | 8.9 Multi-occupancy buildings 8.10 Gas tightness testing and purging 9 Operation of the regulator and meter 9.1 Regulator Table 1 – Appliance rates for regulator setting |
| 21 | 9.2 Operational checks on the meter 10 Warning notices and labels 10.1 Emergency/meter control valve 10.2 Emergency notice |
| 22 | 10.3 Service pipe serving more than one primary meter 10.4 Live gas 10.5 Installations having secondary meters 10.6 Meter housing label 11 Records 11.1 Primary meter 11.2 Secondary meter |
| 23 | 12 Meter exchange and/or replacement of other components 12.1 Inspection 12.2 Temporary equipotential bonding 12.3 Carrying out the work 12.4 Completion of work 13 Meter removal |
| 24 | Annex A (normative) Sizing of meters A.1 Diversity factor Table A.1 – Diversity factors of appliances for meter sizing A.2 Meter size calculation |
