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IS 2556-7 (1995): Vitreous Sanitary Appliances (vitreouschina) - , Part 7: Specific Requirements of Accessories forSanitary Appliances [CED 3: Sanitary Appliances and WaterFittings]

IS 2556(Part7) : 1995[ Supersending IS 2556 ( Part 10 ) : 1974

IS 2556 (Part 11) : 1979IS 2556 ( Part 12 ) :1973IS2556 ( Part 13 ) : 1973]

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Indian Standard

(REAFFIRMED 2008)

VITREOUS SANITARY APPLIANCES ( VITREOUSCHINA) — SPECIFICATION

PART7 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OFACCESSORIES FOR SANITARY APPLIANCES

( Third Revision)

First Reprint OCTOBER 1997

( Incorporating Amendment No. I )

UDC 696.14:666.596

© BIS 1997

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG

NEW DELHI 110002

April 1995 Price Group 4

AMENDMENT NO. 1 OCTOBER 1996TO

IS 2556 ( Part 7).: 1995 VITREOUS SANITARYAPPLIANCES ( VITREOUS CHINA) - SPECIFICATION

PART 7 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF ACCESSORIES FORSANITARY APPLIANCES

(Third Revision)

(Page 1, clause Z ) - Substitute the following for the existing:

'IS 9140 : 1996 Methods of sampling of vitreous and fire clay sanitaryappliances (second revision)'

( Page 1, clause 8, line 3 ) - Substitute 'IS 9140 : 1996' for 'IS 9140 :1995'.

(CED3 )Reprography Unit.BIS, New Delhi,India

AMENDMENT NO. 2 DECEMBER 1998TO

IS 2556 ( Part 7) : 1995 VITREOUS SANITARYAPPLIANCES (VITREOUS CHINA) - SPECIFICATION

PART 7 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF·ACCESSORES FORSANITARY APPLIANCES

(TIIWR..uw.)

( Page 1, clause 4.2) -IMed • DeW clause .~ I' folloM:

'43 Except for functioDlI dilDeDlioDl, .U other JequiseIDCDII • laid down iathillta_rd shill becomplied witb.'

( Page 3. Fig. 2 ) - Insert. Note lbove Fig. 2 IS follows:

'NOTE- FlUDDI". tilebotto.. of 1M...1is permi_bio.'

(CE03)

•

AMENDMENT NO. 3 JUNE 2004TO

IS 2556(PART 7): 1995 VITREOUS SANITARYAPPLIANCES (VITREOUS CHINA) - SPECIFICATION

PART7 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF ACCESSORIES FORSANITARY APPLIANCES

( Third Revision)

( Page 4, Fig. 38 ) - Substitutethe following figurefor the existing:

.......---- 300 -----

WATER SEAL20 min.

(CED 3) ,.

Repropapby Unit,BIS. NewDelhi.lDdia

Saaitary Appliances and Water FittiDIS Sectional Committee, CED 3

FOREWORD

This Indian Standard ( Third Revision) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the draftfinalized by the Sanitary Appliances and Water fittings Sectional Committee had been approved. by theCivil Engineering Division Council.

This standard was first published in 1961 and the first and second revision were issued in 1967 and 1973respectively. In this third revision the accessories used with sanitary appliances namely footrests, showerrose, ftoortraps and traps for squatting pans, covered earlier under Parts 10, 11,12 and 13 have beenmerged beside incorporating changes found necessary in the light of comments made by the users.improvements made by the Sanitaryware Industry.

The composition of the technical committee responsible for the formulation of this standard is givenin Annex A.

For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with, thefinal value, observed or calculated expressing the result of a test or analysis. shall be rounded off inaccordance with IS 2: 1960 'Rules for rounding oft' numerical values ( rni,ed)'. The number ofsipificant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value inthis standard.

IS 2~~6 (Part 7) : 199~

Indian StandardVITREOUS SANITARY APPLIANCES ( VITREOUS

CHINA) - SPECIFICATIONPART7 SPEC1FIC REQUIREMENTS OF ACCESSORIES FORSANITARY APPLIANCES

( Third Revision)

The accessories shall be of one piece construc­tion.

NOTE - In case of floor trap (see Fig. 4 >, thegrating ( jaJi ) is a separate piece.

NOTE - The illustrat ions shown are only indicativeof design.

4.2 Tolerance where not given for specificdimensions, shall conform to IS 2556 ( Part 1 ) :1994.

5 CONSTRUCTION

1 SCOPE

This standard ( Part 7 ) covers the requirementsfor dimensions and tolerances, construction,finish, tests and marking of following acces­sories, made of vitreous china.

Half round channel,Foot rest,

Traps for squatting pans,

Floor traps, and

Shower rose.

2 REFEREN CES

Floor trapsShower rose

Fig. 4Fig. 5

The Indian Standards mentioned below are the 6 FINISHnecessary adjuncts to this standard:

All the functional surfaces of the accessories,IS No. Title that is, those coming in contact with water shall

2556 Specification for vitreous be glazed uniform and smooth, in order to ensuresanitary appliances: an efficient function and use.

( Part I ) : 1994 General requirements (third 7 TESTS

revision) 7.1 Performance Test( Part 3 ) : 1994 Specific requirements of

squatting pans (fourth The performance test is applicable only forrevision ) shower rose (see Fig. 5). The shower rose

f when fitted at a height of 2 100 rom from the9140 : 1996 Methods of sampling 0 floor under a minimum of 3 m head shall wet a

vitreous and fire claysanitary appliances (second circular area having 450 mm as its minimum

diameter on the floor.revision)

3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

.The general requirements relating to termino­

.Iogy, materials, manufacture and defects,minimum thickness, tolerances, finish, perfor­mance and method of tests covered in

iIS 2556 (Part J ) : 1994 shall be complied.with.I

;4 DIMENSIONS

~4.1 The accessories shall be of dimensions as'shown in the respective figures, as fo llows:1 Half round channel Fig. 1

Foot rest Fig. 2Traps for squatting pans Fig. 3

1

7.2 Flushing Test

The flushing test is applicable only for trapsfor squatting pans (see Fig. 3 ). The flushingtest shall be performed in accordance to theprovisions stipulated in IS 2556 (Part 3 ) :1994.

8 SAMPLIN G, PROGRESS INSPECTIONAND LOT INSPECTION

The recommended method of sampling, processinspection and lot inspection shall be as givenin IS 9140 : 1996

9 MARKING

9.1 Each piece of the accessories shall be

IS lSS6 ( Part 7 ) I 1995

clearly and indelibly marked at a suitable placewith the following:

i) Name or trade-mark of the manufacturer;and

ii) Batch/lot number.9.1 BIS CertUicatioD MarkiDg9.2.1 The product may also be marked with theStandard Mark.

9.2.2 The use of Standard Mark is governed bythe provisions of the Bureau of Indian StandardsAct t 1986 and the Rules and Regulations madethereunder. Details of conditions under whicha licence for the use of the Standard Mark maybe granted to manufacturers or producers maybe obtained from the Bureau of IndianStandards.

TYPE A

STOP END OPT'ONALR'50

------300 -----I..I~

OUTLET OPTIONAL

TVPE B1A STOP END CHANNEL WITH OUTLET

-,­60

t=:===If==f=i~--*-

r- 300 OR 600--,

~------------~~TYPE Ar 300 OR 6004

300 OR 600-...... 50 r 251 r 15 t1- 10

r--------~-·-1

t::::======::::L .:J R50 \ .~. '.ijSOCKET OPTIONAL 150

1C PLAIN CHANNEL WITH SOCKET

NOTE - Ovality is permissible within the variation allowed for the dimension.All dimensions in millimetres.

FIG. I HALF ROUND CHANNBL

2

IS %556 (Part 7 ) : 1995

r: 250 MIN --------1_o

125MIN

~ Il-LOESIGN OF THE FACE SHOULD BE SUCH AS TO MAKE

IT NON-SLIPPERY BV PROVIDING CHEQURED OR FLUTEOR ANY OTHER DESIGN AND TO PERMIT eASY FLOW OFWATER TOWARDS THE PAN AIM OR BOWL OF SQUATTING PAN

......,-,.-------------------------------------------------,....;~l-.t~f

All dimensions in millimetres.

FIG. 2 FOOT REST

fo\0("'-."

o....o('I"')

N

GAS VENT(OPTIONAL)

,rP-TRAP

1~ <I> 80 --.l I~4>102t5 ~

285--......:1I......----- 345------......

NOTE - Ovality permissible within the variation allowed for the dimensions.All dimensions in millimetres.

3A Traps for Long Pattern and Orilsa Pattern Pans

FIG. 3 TRAPS 'OR SQU1TING PANI - Contd

3

IS 2556 ( Part 7 ) : 1995

....------300

WATER SEAL·20 min.

NOTE --- Ovality permissible within the variation allowed for the dimension"

All dimensions in millimetres.

38 Trap for Rurar Pattern Pan

Fro, 3 TRAPS 'OR SQUATTING PANS

I1

II

'50

1II

j-+

L-,..--....------ 245 -----

______ ._, 320 -----------t..FLOOR TRAP

GRATING (JAll)

NOTE - Ovality permissible within the variauon allowed for the dimensions for inlet and outletdiameters.

All dimensions in millimetres.

FIG. 4 FLOOR TRAP

4

IS %SSt» ( P.rt 7 ) : 1995

4>100 -----.....

oo

oo

o 0

o 0

o

o 0

o

o

o

o

o

o 000 0 ~o \

" .....0---0-.. 0 0 0• ~~ <, 0 0 \

I /--~ ~ 0 ,

o I / 00 ~ ~ 0 0 0 \I 0 ~ 0 0

-"""---+-r-J °0 0 'a, 0

__~L.., 0 0 0 J too 0

\ \ I,\ ... '--_/ / 0 0

" ,/0 " .,.,..,/...... - 0

o 0

All dimensions in millimetres,

FIG. S TYPICAL ILLUSTRATION 0' VITRIOU! SHOWI. ROSH

5

IS 25~ ( Part 7 ) : 1995

ANNEX A( Foreword)

COMMITrEE COMPOSITION

Sanitary Appliances and Water Fittings Sectional Committee, CED 3

eMi'"....SaRI S. PaAKASH

R'/W,s'n'in,Delhi Water Supply and Sew..e Di.poeaJ Undertaking ( MCD ),

Delhi

M,mIH,sS8BI II. K. J AI. ( Al'"ne', to

Sbri S. Prakub )TaB ADV18P \ PRE)

DUUTY AnVI8D. t PRE ) ( AI",..." )S.BIJ. R. AGGAaWAL

SURI SAlfJAY AGGARWAL ( AUnra.,. )S.81 K. AUDla••BIAH

SURI K. JAYAXA1fTB ( AlI.,II4I, )SBBI VIDUB BHASKARSual AaUN KAKTI Blew A8

SBaJ K. B. CsopaA

Central Public Health aDd EDvironmeDtal EaliDeeriDl, New Delhi

MI. Goverdhan D.. P. A., Calcutta

E. I., D. Parry ( IDdia ) Ltd, Madra.

Bb•• kar Stoneware Pipt's Pvt Ltd, FaridabadNational Environmental En.ineeriDI Relearcb Institute (CSIR),

NagpurEqmeer-ln-CbieCt

• Branch, Ministry of Defence, Army Head­quarten, New Delbi

LT-COL G. T. K At18BIK ( All",.." I )LT-lAL S. K. SBABMA ( AlIWM', II )

DR T. K. OAK Central Glus and Ceramic Research Institute ( CSIR ), CalcuttaHYDRAULIC ElCGllCa.B Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay, Bombay

D_uTY HYDRAULIC EI'Ollf••R (AI,.,,..,, )SURI D. K. KAlCUJiGO National Telt Houle, Calcutt,a

SBRI R.. KAPOOR ( Alt","", )MA!lf AGI1«Q DfllECTOR Kerala Water Autbority, Public Health EnlineeriDI Departmeot,

Trivandrum

u. P.Jal Nigam, Lucknow

Leader Engineering Works, Jallandbar

Hindultan Sbipyard Ltd, Vi••khapataDam

IDititution of Public Healtb EOlineen India, Calcutta

Glall Fibre DivilioD, Ceat Ltd, H yderabadCentra) Inlthute of Plastic Engineerinl and Technology, Madr..Institution ofEDgineeq (' India), New DelhiIndian Water Workl AIIociation, BombayMabarubtra Water Supply aDd Sew..e Board, New BombayDirector General, BIS ( Ex-ojfieio M,mb" )

Building Material aDd Technology Promotion Council New DelhiMI. Kirlolkar Brotben Limited, PUDe '

C Hla.. ENGtl'Bllfl ( PS at G ) ( Alt,,,u'" )SaRI K.LAK.BM1NABAYAKA

SSBI A. SHAR).... ( AI,,,,..,, )SHBI S. K. NI:OGI

SHBI A. K. S.NGUPTA ( Alllr,.d/, )SBal O. P. RATBASHill R. S. ROT1TBOB

SHRI S. D. J08HI (Alu,,..,, )SHRI D. K. SEHGAL

SSRI B. 8. 51][1[. ( Al'"nd" )S.NJOa CIVIL ENOI.SER ( W ATBB SUPPLY) Ministry of Railways ( Railway Board ), New DelhiSSllJ R. C. SHAnKA Directorate General of Supplies and DiapOiala, New DelhiS.al SUP..B KUMAR SRABM. Central Building Research loatitute, Roorkee

SHRI SOB... KUMAR SSARMA ( All,rnal, )S~.RIlCTENDI!fG ENQIN'J:BR ( TAC )

EXBCUTIV& ENGINItBR ( TAC ) ( AI",,,,,,, )SsaI R. K. SOJlAM~· Hindusran Sanitaryware Industries Ltd, 8ahadurgarh

~BRI SANDIP SOKANY (AI,,,..,," )SUPItBIN"Bl' DING SUaV8YOR OOP WORKS ( NDZI ) Central Public Works Department, New Delhi

SU.V~OR OJ' WORKS ( NDZ I ) ( AlI",",I. )SHRIS.SUNDARAMREPa_BNTATIV.RaPRJlSMlCTATJVBS.CRIITARY GUBB ALSaRI D. K. THO••RESSRIJ. R. MESTA,

Director ( Civ Engl )M,mb" S,er.'dr;,sSBBI s. S. SJtTBl

Director ( Civ EDa ), BIS

andSRBt R. S.JUlCltJA

Joint Director ( Civ Engl ), 81S

( Co""",,,d 011 /HI" 7 )

6

IS 25S6 ( Part 7 ) : 1995

( Cenliflwd/,om /NI,' 6 )

Domestic Sanitary Appliances and Accessories Subcommittee, CEO 3

C.flNn"SUBI R. K. SO.ANY

M,mb"s

RIF'S,,.,i,,,Hindustan Sanitaryware and Indultriel Ltd, Bahadurgarh

Engineer-in-Chief's Branch, Army Headquaters, New Delhi

Madhusudan Ceramics, New Delhi

Delhi Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Undertaking (MCD).New Delhi

Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council, New DelhiH industan Sanitaryware and Industries Ltd, Bahadurgarh

Phenoweld Polymer Pvt Ltd, Bombay

Ealt India Ceramics, Vellore, Tamil NaduTamil Nadu Water Supply aDd Drainage Board, MadrasMunicipal Corporation of Greater Bombay, Bombay

Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute ( CSIR ), CalcuttaDirectorate General of Supplies and Disposals, New DelhiE. I. D. Parry. ( India ) Ltd, Madral

Central Building Research Institute. Roorkee

Stun S. S. RAMRAKBYANI ( AIII1M" )SHRt Y. N. R. RAO

MAJOR K. B. SINGH ( Alt,rnat, )SSRI O. P. RATRA .

SHRI U. SARKARSURI V. K. JAIN ( Alt"nat, )

SaRI SUDESH KUMAH. SHARMASHRI SURK8H KUMAR SHARMA ( Alt,rnat' )

SUPERINTENDING SURVEYOR OFWORK8 ( NDZI ) Central Public Works Department, New DelhiSURVItYOn OF WORKS ( NDZ I ) ( Alt,rnat, )

Kerala Water Authority, Public Health Engineering Department,Trivandrum

DEPUTY CHIBF ENOINltl!':lt ( WORKS) Research Designs and Standards Organization, LuckoowEXECUTIVB ENG1NltER ( WORKS) (AlI,rnat,)

Ssal A. A. GANPUI..E Parshurarn Pottery Works Co, ThangadbSHRI RAJENDRA KUMAR ( Alt,rnate )

SURI B. D. KOTHARISHIH S. RAMKUMAl\ ( Alt,rnat, )

SHRI B. S. MIRCHANVANISBRt P. R. GUPTA ( AlI,rnat, )

SBRI S. PRAKASH

SSRIV.AMANTBANAKAYAMANClUBI' ENGINEERCHIB!' ElCGINBER ( SEWERAGE)

DIIPU'l' Y CHI JCI' ENGI~.J:R (Alt"ntll,DR T. K. DANDSPUTY DIRECTOn.Ssal G. DBAMODARA1l4

SURI V. GOPAL ( All,rnat, )MANAGING DIREC'fOR

7

"rea. of ladiu Stud.rd.

BISis a statutory institution establishedunder the BureauofIndian StandardsAct, 1986 to promote harmonious:development of the activities of standardization. marking and quality certification of goods and atiending to'connected matters in the country.

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This Indian Standard has been developed from Doc: No. CED 03 (S331 ).

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