|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN1254-2:1998TheEuropeanStandardEN1254-2:1998hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS23.040.40NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWCopperandcopperalloysÐPlumbingfittingsÐPart2:FittingswithcompressionendsforusewithcoppertubesLicensedcopy:RMJM,30/08/2005,UncontrolledCopy,©BSIThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheEngineeringSectorBoard,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsBoardandcomesintoeffecton15June1998©BSI1998ISBN0580294390BSEN1254-2:1998AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateTextaffectedNationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN1254-2:1998.TogetherwithBSEN1254-1itsupersedesBS864-2:1983whichisdeclaredobsolescent.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteeNFE/34,Copperandcopperalloys,toSubcommitteeNFE/34/3,Copperandcopperalloyfittingsfortubeandpipe,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Ðaidenquirerstounderstandthetext;ÐpresenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;ÐmonitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthissubcommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitledªInternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndexº,orbyusingtheªFindºfacilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to15andabackcover.Licensedcopy:RMJM,30/08/2005,UncontrolledCopy,©BSICENEuropeanCommitteeforStandardizationComiteÂEuropeÂendeNormalisationEuropaÈischesKomiteefuÈrNormungCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart36,B-1050Brussels©1998CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN1254-2:1998EEUROPEANSTANDARDEN1254-2NORMEEUROPEÂENNEEUROPAÈISCHENORMJanuary1998ICS23.040.40Descriptors:Coppertubes,copper,copperalloys,pipefittings,joining,dimensions,dimensionaltolerances,design,manufacturing,tests,designation,markingEnglishversionCopperandcopperalloysÐPlumbingfittingsÐPart2:FittingswithcompressionendsforusewithcoppertubesCuivreetalliagesdecuivreÐRaccordsÐPartie2:RaccordsaÁcompressionpourtubesencuivreKupferundKupferlegierungenÐFittingsÐTeil2:KlemmverbindungenfuÈrKupferrohreThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon24November1997.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,©BSIPage2EN1254-2:1998©BSI1998ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC133,Copperandcopperalloys,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyDIN.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyJuly1998,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyJuly1998.Withinitsprogrammeofwork,TechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC133requestedCEN/TC133/WG8,Copperandcopperalloyfittings,topreparethefollowingstandard:EN1254-2,CopperandcopperalloysÐPlumbingfittingsÐPart2:Fittingswithcompressionendsforusewithcoppertubes.Thisstandardisoneoffivepartsforcopperandcopperalloyfittingsforjoiningcoppertubesorplasticspipes.Theotherfourpartsofthestandardare:EN1254-1,CopperandcopperalloysÐPlumbingfittingsÐPart1:Fittingswithendsforcapillarysolderingorcapillarybrazingtocoppertubes.EN1254-3,CopperandcopperalloysÐPlumbingfittingsÐPart3:Fittingswithcompressionendsforusewithplasticspipes.EN1254-4,CopperandcopperalloysÐPlumbingfittingsÐPart4:Fittingscombiningotherendconnectionswithcapillaryorcompressionends.EN1254-5,CopperandcopperalloysÐPlumbingfittingsÐPart5:Fittingswithshortendsforcapillarybrazingtocoppertubes.Itisrecommendedthatfittingsmanufacturedtothisstandardarecertifiedasconformingtotherequirementsofthisstandard,basedonthird-partytestingandcontinuingsurveillance,whichshouldbecoupledwithanassessmentofasupplier'squal