|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN1254-4:1998IncorporatingAmendmentNo.1TheEuropeanStandardEN1254-4:1998hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS23.040.40NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWCopperandcopperalloysÐPlumbingfittingsÐPart4:FittingscombiningotherendconnectionswithcapillaryorcompressionendsLicensedcopy:RMJM,30/08/2005,UncontrolledCopy,©BSIThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoard,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15June1998©BSI11-1999ISBN0580294412BSEN1254-4:1998AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateComments10750November1999CorrectiontoFigure5NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN1254-4:1998includingCorrigendumAugust1999.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteeNFE/34,Copperandcopperalloys,toSubcommitteeNFE/34/3,Copperandcopperalloyfittingsfortubeandpipe,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Ðaidenquirerstounderstandthetext;ÐpresenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;ÐmonitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthissubcommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitledªInternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndexº,orbyusingtheªFindºfacilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to10,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.Sidelininginthisdocumentindicatesthemostrecentchangesbyamendment.Licensedcopy:RMJM,30/08/2005,UncontrolledCopy,©BSICENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComiteÂEuropeÂendeNormalisationEuropaÈischesKomiteefuÈrNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1998CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN1254-4:1998EEUROPEANSTANDARDEN1254-4NORMEEUROPEÂENNEEUROPAÈISCHENORMJanuary1998ICS23.040.40incorporatingCorrigendumAugust1999Descriptors:Coppertubes,plasticstubes,copper,copperalloys,pipefittings,screwedconnections,flangedunions,joining,dimensions,dimensionaltolerancesEnglishversionCopperandcopperalloysÐPlumbingfittingsÐPart4:FittingscombiningotherendconnectionswithcapillaryorcompressionendsCuivreetalliagesdecuivreÐRaccordsÐPartie4:RaccordscombinantdesassemblagesparcapillariteÂouparcompressionaÁd'autrestypesd'assemblageKupferundKupferlegierungenÐFittingsÐTeil4:FittingszumVerbindenandererAusfuÈhrungenvonRohrendenmitKapillarloÈtverbindungenoderKlemmverbindungenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon24November1997.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.Licensedcopy:RMJM,30/08/2005,UncontrolledCopy,©BSIPage2EN1254-4:1998©BSI11-1999ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC133,Copperandcopperalloys,theSecretariatofwhichisheldbyDIN.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyJuly1998,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyJuly1998.Withinitsprogrammeofwork,TechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC133requestedCEN/TC133/WG8,Copperandcopperalloyfittings,topreparethefollowingstandard:EN1254-4,CopperandcopperalloysÐPlumbingfittingsÐPart4:Fittingscombiningotherendconnectionswithcapillaryorcompressionends.Thisstandardisoneoffivepartsforcopperandcopperalloyfittingsforjoiningcoppertubesorplasticspipes.Theotherfourpartsofthestandardare:EN1254-1,CopperandcopperalloysÐPlumbingfittingsÐPart1:Fittingswithendsforcapillarysolderingorcapillarybrazingtocoppertubes.EN1254-2,CopperandcopperalloysÐPlumbingfittingsÐPart2:Fittingswithcompressionendsforusewithcoppertubes.EN1254-3,CopperandcopperalloysÐPlumbingfittingsÐPar