AS2419.1—2005(IncorporatingAmendmentNo.1)AustralianStandard®FirehydrantinstallationsPart1:Systemdesign,installationandcommissioningAS2419.1—2005AccessedbyISONET-CHINASTATEBUREAUOFTECHNICALSUPERVISon20Jun2007ThisAustralianStandard®waspreparedbyCommitteeFP-009,FireHydrantInstallations.ItwasapprovedonbehalfoftheCouncilofStandardsAustraliaon20October2005.ThisStandardwaspublishedon26November2005.ThefollowingarerepresentedonCommitteeFP-009:AssociationofHydraulicServicesConsultantsAustraliaAustralasianFireAuthoritiesCouncilAustralianBuildingCodesBoardCertificationInterests(Australia)CopperDevelopmentCentre—AustraliaDepartmentofDefence(Australia)FireProtectionAssociationAustraliaInstitutionofEngineersAustraliaPlasticsIndustryPipeAssociationofAustraliaPropertyCouncilofAustraliaWaterServicesAssociationofAustraliaThisStandardwasissuedindraftformforcommentasDR03223.StandardsAustraliawishestoacknowledgetheparticipationoftheexpertindividualsthatcontributedtothedevelopmentofthisStandardthroughtheirrepresentationontheCommitteeandthroughpubliccommentperiod.KeepingStandardsupKeepingStandardsupKeepingStandardsupKeepingStandardsup----totototo----datedatedatedateAustralianStandards®arelivingdocumentsthatreflectprogressinscience,technologyandsystems.Tomaintaintheircurrency,allStandardsareperiodicallyreviewed,andneweditionsarepublished.Betweeneditions,amendmentsmaybeissued.Standardsmayalsobewithdrawn.ItisimportantthatreadersassurethemselvestheyareusingacurrentStandard,whichshouldincludeanyamendmentsthatmayhavebeenpublishedsincetheStandardwaspublished.DetailedinformationaboutAustralianStandards,drafts,amendmentsandnewprojectscanbefoundbyvisiting@standards.org.aumail@standards.org.aumail@standards.org.aumail@standards.org.au,orwritetoStandardsAustralia,GPOBox476,Sydney,NSW2001.AccessedbyISONET-CHINASTATEBUREAUOFTECHNICALSUPERVISon20Jun2007AS2419.1—2005(IncorporatingAmendmentNo.1)AustralianStandard®FirehydrantinstallationsPart1:Systemdesign,installationandcommissioningOriginatedasAS2419—1980.RevisedandredesignatedAS2419.1—1988.Fourthedition2005.ReissuedincorporatingAmendmentNo.1(June2007).COPYRIGHT©StandardsAustraliaAllrightsarereserved.Nopartofthisworkmaybereproducedorcopiedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,withoutthewrittenpermissionofthepublisher.PublishedbyStandardsAustraliaGPOBox476,Sydney,NSW2001,AustraliaISBN073377010XAccessedbyISONET-CHINASTATEBUREAUOFTECHNICALSUPERVISon20Jun2007AS2419.1—20052PREFACEThisStandardwaspreparedbytheStandardsAustraliaCommitteeFP-009,FireHydrantInstallations,tosupersedeAS2419.1—1994.ThisStandardincorporatesAmendmentNo.1(June2007).ThechangesrequiredbytheAmendmentareindicatedinthetextbyamarginalbarandamendmentnumberagainsttheclause,note,table,figureorpartthereofaffected.ThechangestothepreviouseditionofthisStandardcomprisethefollowing:(a)Astatedobjective.(b)Clarificationofintent.(c)Arestructureofthedocumentintomoreuserfriendlyequipment-specificsections.(d)IncorporationofallrevisionscontainedinAmendmentNo.1,whichexpandedtherequirementsforfirehydrantsystemdesign,acceptablesourcesofwatersupply,watersupplycapacitiesandgeneralrevisionstoaccountforadvancesintechnologyformaterials,methodsofinstallationandfirefightingrequirements.(e)Inclusionofacommentarytosomeclauses.ThisStandardwillbereferencedintheBuildingCodeofAustralia2006;therebysupersedingAS2419.1—1994,whichwillbewithdrawn12monthsfromthedateofpublicationofthisStandard.CommentaryisforinformationonlyanddoesnotneedtobefollowedforcompliancewiththeStandard.Notestothetextcontaininformationandguidance.TheyarenotanintegralpartoftheStandard.IllustrationsinthisStandardarepurelydiagrammaticandareintendedtoshowfunctionalrequirementsonly,notmethodsofconstruction.Theterms‘normative’and‘informative’havebeenusedinthisStandardtodefinetheapplicationoftheAppendixtowhichtheyapply.A‘normative’AppendixisanintegralpartofaStandard,whereasan‘informative’Appendixisonlyforinformationandguidance.AccessedbyISONET-CHINASTATEBUREAUOFTECHNICALSUPERVISon20Jun20073AS2419.1—2005CONTENTSPageFOREWORD..............................................................................................................................5SECTION1SCOPEANDGENERAL1.1SCOPE........................................................................................................................61.2OBJECTIVE................................................................................................................61.3NORMATIVEREFERENCES....................................................................................61.4DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................61.5SYMBOLS....................................................................................