Underground fire hydrants

BS EN 14339:2005

British Standards Institution
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Document Status

Current

Supplement

Core Supplement

Series

BS EN

Abstract

Specifies the requirements, test methods and marking applicable to underground fire hydrants intended for fire fighting purposes. Applies to those services to be installed in a water distribution system, sizes DN 80 and DN 100 and those with an allowable operating pressure PFA of 10 bar or 16 bar or 25 bar with or without drain facility, with a vertical or horizontal flanged, socket or spigot inlet, with one or two outlets, and of globe (screw down) or gate valves.

History

Partially supersedes BS 750:1984. This standard is a Harmonised European Standard (hEN).

ISBN

0580480119

Subjects

  • Special subject areas
  • Fire
  • Fire control

Publisher History

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