IS : 4346 - 1982

Indian Standard

( Reaffirmed 1995 )

SPECIFICATION FOR WASHERS FOR USE WITH FITTINGS FOR WATER SERVICES

( First Revision)
First Reprint MAS 1990
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MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG NEW DELHI 110002 Gr2

January

1983

Indian Standkzrd
SPECIFICATLON FOR WASHERS FOR USE WITH FITTINGS FOR WATER SERVICES

( First Revision )
Sanitary _Appliances

and Water Fittings

Sectional

Committee,

BDC 3

clflairman SHRX D. MVLE~AR K.

Representing
Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay

DY HYDFZAULIIJ ENG~IN~EB AlkrMf6 to ( Shri K. D. Mulekar ) Central Public Health & Environmental Engineering ADVISER( PHE ) Organization ( Ministry of Works & Hotning ), New Delhi D~CPUTY ADVISER ( PHE ) ( Ahmute ) Cent~l~~~ & Ceramic Research Institute ( CSIR ), SERI M. K. BASU Directorate General of Technical Development, New Delhi SARI T. RAIASURRAMANIAN ( Al&mats ) Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee SARI S. P. CHAKRABART~ SHRI S. K. SHARPED Altern& ) ( Public Health Engineering Department, Government CHmF ENOrNZZR of Kerala SERI K. RA~~ACEANDRAN Ahmufe ) ( Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam, Lucknow CHIEF ENQINE~E~ SUPERINTENDING ENQINEER Ahnate ) ( Delhi Municipal Corporation Srisr J. DCRUZ ADDL CRI~F ENQINEER( &6rnat6 ) Bombay Potteries & Tiles Ltd. Bombay DIRECTOR Engineer-in-Chiefs Branch, Army Headquarters, New SERI B. R. N. GWPTA Delhi SRRI K. V.. KRISHNA~URTHY ( AZ&aat6) EID Parry Ltd, Ranipet SHRI P. JQ~~N~TH RAO SHRI M. MOOSA SOLAI~+~ANA7tcrMI6 ( ) National Environmental Engineering Research SEW S. R. KSH~SAGAR Institute ( CSIR ), Nagpur SERI R. C. REDDY ( d&6raot6 ) SERI D. S. CHAB~AL ( (%n&6d 0s fnZg6 ) L

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Di~ec;~;p

General of Supplies 8~ Disposals, New

RAHA~~, Director ( Civ Bngg )

Director General, IS1 ( Ex-O&O Manber )

SERI C. K. BEBARTA Deputy Director ( Civ Rngg ), IS1

Domestic

and Municipal Water Fittings Subcommittee,

BDC 3 : 2

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Board, Board,

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IS:4346-1983

Indian Standard

SPECIFICATION FOR WASHERS FOR USE WITH FITTINGS WATER SERVICES

FOR

(First

Revision)

0. FOREWORD
0.1 This-Indian Standard ( First Revision ) was adopted by the Indian Standards Institution on 30 November 1982, after the draft finalzed by the Sanitary Appliances and Water Fittings Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civil Engineering Division Council. 0.2 Leakage of water from water fittings leads to wastage of potable water, conservation of which has become an urgent necessity. The leakage is dependent on the construction bf the water fitting as well as on the quality of the washers used in the fittings. This standard lays down the requirements for the quality of washers so that they give good performance and long usage. 0.2.1 This standard was first published in 1967. The present revision of the standard has been taken up to incorporate changes found necessary in the standard in the light of improvements made by the industry in this field. 0.3 A well-manufactured washer should last at least six months and the washer fitted in taps should be replaced when signs of leakage are visible. 0.4 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with, the final value, observed. or calculared, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with IS : 2-1960*. The number of significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard. *Rules for roundingoff numericalvalues( r&ed ). 3

IS:434611982 1. SCOPE 1.1 This standard covers requirements of washers for water services suitable for use in bib taps, stop valves, self-closing taps, flush valves, pillar taps and ferrules covered in IS : 781-1977*, IS : 1795-lS82t, IS : 2692-19783, IS : 5869-197011, IS : 8931-197811, IS : 171 l-1970$, IS : 8934-1978** and IS : 9758-1981tt respectively. 2. TERMINOLOGY 2.0 For the purpose of this standard, the following definitions shall apply. 21 Cold Water Water having temperature Water having temperature between 0 and 45C. above 45C.

2.2 Hot Water -

2.3 Tap Washers - Disc fitted to the washer plate of a tap or valve in such a manner that on closing the tap or valve it is brought in contact with the seating of the tap or valve and closes the orifice against further flow. consisting of super-imposed layera 2.4 Vulcanized Fibre - Material of specially prepared paper, chemically treated, so that the laminae are virtually destroyed with the production of a homogeneous mass of converted cellulose. 3. EFFECTS ON POTABLE WATER AND METALS

3.1 Effect on Potable Water - Material used for tap washer shall not impart any taste to water having a residual chloride content not exceeding @2 mg/l or have any toxic effects or foster growth of bacteria, it shall also not impart colour when exposed for a second time in normal potable water for 24 hours in a glass containing 250 ml of water at 10 and 45%. 3.2 Effect 016MetalThe material of the washer shall not corrode the metal seating or the washer plate sufficiently to impair the performance and life of a tap or valve.

l Specihcation for cast copper alloy screw-down bib taps and stop va1v.e.v for water aervicea ( s666adr66isrmt ). $3pecification for pillar taps for water supply purposes ( s66ffnd fe). $?+a&lication for self closing taps ( jfst rsukiolo). &3pecitication fotferrules for water services (/irst r6rGn ). ~pe95iEcation for pillar taps for marine use. fiSpecification for cast copper alloy fancy bib taps for water services. **Specification for cast copper alloy fancy pillar taps for water services. *Specification for flush valves for fittings for water closets and urinals.
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IS:4346-1982
4. MATERIAL 4.1 Material for washers shall be one of the following: a) Synthetic or natural vulcanized rubber;

b) Vegetable tanned hydraulic leather; c) Polyethylene, high density; and d) Vulcanized fibre.

5. REQUIREMENTS 5.1 General - The quality of material t0 be, used for washers shall be such that the washer does not crack when the tap is fully closed. 5.2 Synthetic or Natural Vulcanized conform to Grade 6 of IS : 5 192-1975*. Rubber The rubber shall

5.3 Vegetable Tanned Hydraulic Leather - The leather shall conform to the chemical and physical requirements given in IS : 581-19767. The moisture content shall be between 15 percent and 20 percent. 5.4 Polyethylene High Density - High density polyethylene should conform to the requirements given in IS : 7328-1974#. .5.5 Vulcanized Fibre requirements: The material shall comply with the following

a) Tensile strength, Mh . b) Density, Min c) Shear strength, Min 6. DIMEWSIQNS

55 MPa; l-10 g/cm3; and 55 MPa.

6.1 Thickness and Diameter -Washers shall be supplied to the thicknesses and diameters as given in Table 1. The variation in thickness in the case of leather washers shall not exceed & 5 percent. *Specificationfor vulcanizednaturalrubber based compounds( J%J~ rrisien). tSpecificationfor vegetabletannedhydraulic leather( second rmirion ). SSpecification high densitypohyethylenematerials moulding and extrusion. for for 5

IS:43469l66!4
TABLE 1 DXMFLNSIONS OF WASHERS (Cfausc6.1 )

All dimensions in millimetrcs. or TAP/VALVE

Noym~~Sxzs

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DIAYETEI~ OF WASHEU

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Internal*

External #.------he----) Min Max (4) 14.3 15.9 19.0 25.4 33.3 40.1 47.7 63.5

(1)
8 10 15 20 25 32 40 50 *A tolerance of t @

(2)
2.5 4.0 40 40 5-o 50 65 6.5 mm shall be permitted.

(3) 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 10

(5)
14.5 161 19-3 25.6 33.6 40.6 48.3 64.2

7. MARKlNG
7.1 The identification mark and the trade-mark of the manufacturer . shall be marked on the box or carton containing washers. 7.2 Boxes or cartons containing .washers may also be marked with the IS1 Certification Mark.
NOTE- The use of the ISI Certification Mark is governed by the provisions of the Indian Standards Institution ( Certification Marks ) Act and the Rules and RrguThe IS1 Mark on products covered by an Indian Standard lations made thereunder. conveys the assurance that they have been produced to comply with the requifements of that standard under a well-dcfincd system of inspection, testing and quality control which is devised and supervised by IS1 and operated by the producer. ISL marked products are also continuously checked by IS1 for conformity to that Details of conditions under which a licence for the standard as a further safeguard. use of the IS1 Certification Mark may br grantrd to manufacturers or processors. may be obtained from the Indian Standards Institution.

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National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur SHRI A. W. DESF~ANDE ( Alternak ) Bombay Metal and Alloy Manufacturing Go Pvt Snar G. A. LUEAR Lth, Bombay . Public Health Engineering Department, Trivandrum SHRI K. RAMACHNDRAN Ministry of Railways, NOW Delhi %~RI R %N. SINJH Leader Engineering Works, Jullundur Sass D. K. SEHoAL Soar B.B. SIKKA (Alternate) & Industries Ltd, Hindustan Sanitaryware SHRI R. K. SOMANY Bahadurgarh Directorate General of Supplies % Disposals, New Snnx T. N. U~OVEJA Delhi

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