Use and Care Manual
Table Of Contents
- Preface
- 1 Scope
- 2 Reference publications
- 3 Definitions and abbreviations
- 4 Design requirements
- 4.1 Supply fittings
- 4.2 Servicing
- 4.3 Installation
- 4.4 Threaded connections
- 4.5 Connections other than threaded connections
- 4.6 Accessible designs
- 4.7 Backflow prevention
- 4.8 Cover plates and escutcheons
- 4.9 Toxicity and lead content
- 4.10 Frost-proof faucets and hydrants
- 4.11 Showerheads, body sprays, and hand-held showers
- 4.12 Cross-flow
- 4.13 Fittings incorporating electrical features
- 4.14 Materials
- 4.15 Automatic compensating valve temperature control
- 4.16 Lawn faucets
- 4.17 Flexible water connectors
- 4.18 High-efficiency commercial pre-rinse spray valves
- 4.19 Household hot water dispensers with storage electrical heating systems
- 5 Performance requirements and test procedures
- 5.1 General
- 5.2 Coatings
- 5.3 Pressure and temperature
- 5.4 Flow rate
- 5.5 Operating requirements
- 5.6 Life cycle
- 5.7 Resistance to installation loading
- 5.8 Resistance to use loading
- 5.9 Backflow prevention
- 5.10 Lawn faucets
- 5.11 Alternative materials test
- 5.12 High-efficiency showerheads and hand-held showers
- 5.13 High-efficiency commercial pre-rinse spray valves
- 6 Markings, packaging, and installation instructions
- Annex A (informative) Unit conversion and rounding criteria
- Annex B (normative) Tests by fitting type
ASME A112.18.1-2018/CSA B125.1-18 Plumbing supply fittings
July 2018 © 2018 Canadian Standards Association
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Table 1 (Concluded)
Fitting or accessory Minimum, L/min (gpm) Maximum, L/min (gpm)
1/2 in (pipe)
36 (9.5)
—
1/2 in (compression)
21 (5.5)
—
* Includes hand-held showerheads and body sprays. Safety showerheads shall be exempt from the maximum flow
rate requirements specified in this Table.
† Supply stop sizing shall be based on the nominal size for the outlet indicated in the manufacturer’s literature.
Note: For purposes of determining compliance with these specifications, an observed or calculated value shall
be
rounded
“to the nearest unit” in the last right-hand digit used in expressing the specification limit in
accordance
with the Rounding Method of ASTM E29.
Table 2
Operating requirements
(See Clauses 5.5.1, 5.6.1.2, 5.6.1.5.1, 5.6.2.4, and 5.8.1.1.)
Operating control Linear force, N (lbf) Operating torque, N•m (lbf•in)
Accessible design See Clause 5.5.2
—
All other operating controls* 45 (10) 1.7 (15)
Supply stop
NPS-1/2 and smaller
67 (15) 1.7 (15)
Larger than NPS-1/2
110 (25) 2.8 (25)
* For self-closing valves, the specified torques and forces shall apply only to the opening operation of the valves.