Installation Requirements
Pipe & Fitting Protection and Care during
Handling and Installation:
EPS Crimp Gas PEX-AL pipe and fittings must be protected
from damage through all stages of the process from
transport to storage and installation in accordance with AS/
NZS 5601. Provision for pipe and fitting protection therefore
includes but is not limited to the following:
• Care must be taken to keep pipe free of grit, dirt, dust and
foreign matter.
• Pipe must be protected from physical damage including
cuts, abrasion, dents, kinks, tears, holes, etc.
• Pipe must be protected from long term or permanent U.V.
exposure.
• Pipe and fittings must be protected from excessive heat
or burning, (refer to maximum operating temperature
detailed in Pipe specification section), chemical / solvent
attack, animal or rodent attack, machinery damage, other
external threats, etc.
• Chemical or corrosive environments.
1. Pipe needs to be protected.
2. Fittings must be wrapped and protected. This includes
all underground installations for all fittings.
• Pipe support and clipping; both vertically and horizontally
to ensure conformance for vibration, excessive tension,
torsion or compressive stresses on fittings and pipe. Refer
to pipe specification Chart for spacing.
• Pipe penetrations through timber and steel frames and
concrete sections need to conform and may require
protection using grommets, fire collars, sleeving or
wrapping. Holes, notches and cutouts must be accurately
drilled “in-line” to allow movement for any expansion and
contraction of the pipe and fitting so engagements are not
exposed to excessive stress. Refer to Pipe specification
Chart for timber frame cut out limitations.
* Elson Lead Free copper alloy products are 99.9% Lead Free and contain less than 0.1% Lead by weight.
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GAS - Installation Requirements
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