Sanitation - Glossary of terms
This East African Standard defines terms relating to sanitation.
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This East African Standard defines terms relating to sanitation.
This East African Standard covers terminology, general requirements relating to material and manufacture, glazing, defects, minimum thickness, tolerances, performance, sampling and test methods for sanitary appliances. (Indicate if there is any withdrawal and replacement). This standard is only applicable to sanitary appliances that are coated with enamel (vitreous china).
This East African Standard specifies constructional, dimensional, finish, marking and inspection requirements, and sampling and test methods for wash down water closet pans. This standard is only applicable to water closet pans that are coated with enamel (vitreous china).
This East African Standard covers constructional, dimensional, finish, performance, marking, and inspection requirements, sampling and test methods for washbasins. This standard is only applicable to washbasins that are coated with enamel (vitreous china).
This East African Standard specifies constructional, dimensional, finish, marking, performance and inspection requirements, and sampling and test methods for squatting pans. This standard is only applicable to squatting pans that are coated with enamel (vitreous china).
The East African Standard specifies constructional, dimensional, finish, marking, performance and inspection requirements, and sampling and test methods for wall-hung urinals. This standard is only applicable to wall-hung urinals that are coated with enamel (vitreous china).
This East African Standard covers requirements for manually operated high-level and lowlevel flushing cisterns of five-litre and nine-litre capacities for water-closet pans, squatting pans and urinals, together with flush pipes. This standard is applicable to both single-flush and dual-flush cistern types. This standard is only applicable to flushing cisterns that are coated with enamel (vitreous china).
This East African Standard specifies the minimum energy performance and energy labelling requirements for electrical non-ducted single-split, self- contained air-cooled air conditioners, air-to-air reversible heat pumps, and portable air conditioners, with a rated cooling output of up to 16 kW, placed on the market for any application. This standard does not apply to: • water-cooled air conditioners, • water-source heat pumps, • multi-split air conditioners, • multi-split air-to-air heat pumps, • variable refrigerant flow systems, and • ducted equipment as well as non- electric energy sources
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