Guide to good practice for site pressure testing of pipework
Technical Report TR/6
Document Status
Withdrawn, Document not available for download
Supplement
Mechanical & Electrical Supplement
Series
Technical Report
Abstract
Sets out recommended procedures for site pressure testing of pipework systems in buildings. All statutory Regulations must be followed. Covers procedures for hydraulic testing with liquids and pneumatic testing with air or an inert gas. Also provides alternative procedures for all metal systems and systems incorporating plastic pipes. Covers the full range of pipe systems encountered in buildings.
History
Rebranded to BESA TR/6 Guide to good practice: site pressure testing of pipework (BESA, 2006). First published 1980.
ISBN
9780903783538
Subjects
- Building services
- Pipes
- Ducts/flues/pipes
Publisher History
Now known as Building and Engineering Services Association. The Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association represented those responsible for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration products and equipment. HVCA changed name to the Building and Engineering Services Association (B&ES) on Thursday 1 March 2012.
Information
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