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DepartmentofNaturalResourcesandEnvironment(Victoria)DepartmentoftheEnvironmentandHeritage(Federal)
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ThisStandardwasissuedindraftformforcommentasDR04440.
FirstpublishedinAustraliaasAS3662—1989.
JointlyrevisedanddesignatedasAS/NZS3662:
1993.PreviouseditionAS/NZS3662:
1996
Fourthedition2005.
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Allrightsarereserved.Nopartofthisworkmaybereproducedorcopiedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,withoutthewrittenpermissionofthepublisher.
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ISBN0733766420
PREFACE
ThisStandardwaspreparedbytheJointStandardsAustralia/StandardsNewZealandCommitteeWS-032,WaterEfficientProducts,tosupersedeAS/NZS3662:
1996.
ThePlumbingCodeofAustraliarequiresthatwaterefficientproductsbecertifiedtoWaterMarkLevel2.
TheobjectiveofthisStandardistospecifytherequirementsforshowersforbathingpurposes.Showertypesinclude—
(a)showerheadsfastenedtofixedarms;
(b)showerheadsfastenedtopivotalarms;
(c)hand-heldshowersconnectedtoflexiblehoses,and—
(i)supportedbyafixedwallhandsetholder;
(ii)attachedtoasliderail;
or
(iii)mountedonaholderattachedtoabath/showermixer.
Whereshowersaresoldtogetherwithothercomponents(e.g.,afixedorpivotarm,aflexiblehosewithorwithoutaflowcontroller),whichcouldaffecttheperformanceoftheshower,suchcomponentswillneedtobeattachedtotheshowerfortesting.Whereshowersaresoldtogetherwithcomponentsthatwouldnotaffecttheirperformance(e.g.,taptopassemblies,orothercomponents),suchadditionalcomponentsneednotbeattachedtotheshowerfortesting.
Thisrevisionincludes—
(a)anextendeddefinitionofashowertoincluderelevantcomponents;
(b)amendedtestprocedures;
(c)requirementsforshowerhoses;
and
(d)amethodfordeterminingtheeffectivediameterofnon-circular-shapedshowerheads.Theterm‘normative’hasbeenusedinthisStandardtodefinetheapplicationofthe
appendixtowhichitapplies.A‘normative’appendixisanintegralpartofaStandard.
CONTENTS
Page
FOREWORD.4
1SCOPE5
2COMPLIANCEWITHTHISSTANDARD5
3REFERENCEDDOCUMENTS5
4DEFINITIONS5
5PERFORMANCEREQUIREMENTS5
6MARKINGREQUIREMENTS6
APPENDICES
AMEANSFORDEMONSTRATINGCOMPLIANCEWITHTHISSTANDARD8
BDETERMINATIONOFNOMINALFLOWRATEFORSHOWERS9
CDETERMINATIONOFMEANSPRAYSPREADANGLE12
DMEASUREMENTOFTEMPERATUREDROP18
EINTEGRITYOFSHOWERHOSES20
FENDURANCETESTFORFLOWCONTROLLERSUSEDINSHOWERS24
FOREWORD
Asshowersaresignificantconsumersofwater,thisStandardhasbeenrevisedtoencouragethedevelopmentofshowersthatwillgiveacomfortableandeffectiveshowerevenatlowwaterflowrates.
Ashowerisessentiallyatactileexperienceandwhatmaylooklikeagoodshowermaynotbeconfirmedbyuse.Thefollowingfactors,amongothers,influencethequalityofashower:
(a)Waterflowrate
(b)TemperaturedropShowerswithsignificanttemperaturedrops,whichincreasewithdistancefromthehead,couldpresentascaldinghazardandmayrequiregreaterheatedwaterusagetoachieveacceptablewatertemperatures.Theabilityofwatertorinsesoapistemperaturesensitive;
therefore,showerswithaminimumtemperaturedrop(dropinwatertemperaturefromtheshowerheadtothelowerlimbs)aremoreeffectiveforablutionpurposes.
ThecriterionfortemperaturedropinthisStandardisbasedonwhatcanbereadilyachievedbymanyshowerscurrentlyonthemarket.
(c)SpraypatternThespraypatternofashowerhastwomainfeatures.Thefirstistheshapeoftheconeofwateremittedandthesecondisthedistributionofspraywithinthecross-sectionsofthecone.Showerswithwideconescandisplaytwoundesirablefeatures:
ifthewatersprayisevenlydistributedthroughoutthecone,asignificanttemperaturedropmaybefeltwithincreasingdistancefromtheshowersprayhead;
alternatively,ifthesprayisconcentratedaroundtheperimeterofthecone,theshowermayhaveahollowfeel.Ineithercase,theshowermaypresentdifficultieswhenwashingandrinsingthelowerbodyextremities.
ThisStandardmaintainsarequirementfortheangleofspreadfromtheshowersprayheadofacone.Consumeracceptancetestsondifferentshowerheadsindicatedapreferenceforshowersprayheadswithameansprayspreadangleofbetween3°
and7°
.
(d)ComfortandeffectivenessAlthoughthevelocityofsprayisafactorinthecomfortandeffectivenessofashower,atestforvelocityofsprayisnotincludedinthisStandard.Highvelocityspraysareuncomfortableandforcethebathertoreducetheflowrate,whichmaybebeneficialforwaterconservation,butmayalsoresultintheshowerbecomingineffective.
TestsconductedonshowerheadstoaidinthedevelopmentofthisStandardindicatedthefollowingwithrespecttosprayexitvelocity:
VelocityEffect
2–3m/sComfortablespray
4–6m/sStimulatingspray
>
10m/sPainfulspray
NooveralltestforthecomfortandeffectivenessofashowerhasyetbeenincludedinthisStandard,ofwhichvelocityisafactor.Researchisunderwaytodevelopsuchcriteria,especiallyforshowerswithflowrateslessthan7.5L/m.
NOTES:
1ItisanticipatedthatthenextrevisionofthisStandardwillincludeappropriatetests.
2ShowersarerequiredtomeettherequirementsofthePlumbingCodeofAustraliaandtheNewZealandBuildingCode.
STANDARDSAUSTRALIA/STANDARDSNEWZEALAND
Australian/NewZealandStandardPerformanceofshowersforbathing
1SCOPE
ThisStandardspecifiesrequirementsfortheperformanceofshowersforbathing.
2COMPLIANCEWITHTHISSTANDARD
DemonstrationofcompliancewiththerequirementsofthisStandardshallbeinaccordancewithAppendixA.
3REFERENCEDDOCUMENTS
ThefollowingdocumentsarereferredinthisStandard:
AS/NZS
3500Plumbinganddrainage
3500.0Part0:
Glossaryofterms
ATS
5200Technica