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Chapter 30-Water Supply: Notes
Chapter 30-Water Supply: Notes
Notes-
1. Rates include all lead and lifts for all materials.
2. The materials used shall conform to the relevant I.S.S.
3. The rates for pipeline, include laying of pipeline below ground or fixed to
the walls, steel tubings with steel socket joints, together with all tube
fittings (such as bends, elbows, tees, reducers, plugs, unions, sleeve
pieces, etc.) and fixing complete with holder-bat-clamps or wall-hooks
(when pipe is fixed in chases), wooden plugs, making holes in the walls for
crossing the pipe and repairing the same with cement mortar 1:3 to the
original condition, excavation of trenches of required depth and width in all
types of soils, refilling the trenches, with surface properly dressed and
rammed.
4. The rates for laying and fixing include all labour and materials, tools and
plants other than tubes and fittings.
5. Measurements:
(i) All work shall be measured net as fixed to the nearest 0.01 m unless
otherwise stated.
(ii) The pipeline shall be measured net as fixed, including the length of all
fittings (measured along the centre line) and no allowance shall be made
for wastage etc.
6. The following Indian Standards may be referred to:-
I.S.. No. Title
554-1999 Dimensions for pipe threads where pressure joints are required
on the threads (IV th revision) (with amendment No.1).
778-1984 Copper alloy gate, globe and check valves for water supply
purposes (IVth revision). (Reaffirmed 2005)
781-1984 Cast copper alloy screw-down bib taps and stop valves for
water services (3rd revision) (with amendment No.1) (Reaffirmed
2005)
782-1978 Caulking lead (third revision). (Reaffirmed 2003)
1068-1993 Electroplated coating of nickel and chromium on iron and steel
(first revision) (with amendment Nos. 1 & 2). (Reaffirmed 2006)
1172-1993 Code of basic requirements for water supply, drainage and
sanitation (second revision).
1239 Mild steel tubes, tubular and other wrought steel fittings-
1239 - (Pt-l) 2004Part- I-Mild steel tubes (VIth revision) (with amendment No.1).
1239(Pt-II)- 1992Part- II-Mild steel tubulars and other wrought steel pipe fittings
(second revision).
1711-1984 Self-closing taps (first revision) (with amendments 1 & 2)
(reaffirmed 2005).
1795-1982 Pillar taps for water supply purposes (first revision) (with
amendments 1 to 4). (Reaffirmed 2005)
2065-1983 Code of practice for water supply in buildings (IInd revision).
2629-1985 Recommended practice for hot dip galvanising of iron and steel.
(Reaffirmed 2001)
2692-1983 Ferrules for water services (IInd revision). (Reaffirmed 2003)
4346-1982 Washers for water taps for cold water services (reaffirmed
2005).
4736-1986 Hot-dip zinc coating on steel tubes. (Reaffirmed 2006)
9763-2000 Plastic bib taps and stop valves (rising spindle for cold water
services) (Reaffirmed 2005).