AS/NZS 4348:1995

1 - AS/NZS 4348:1995 WATER SUPPY-DOMESTIC TYPE WATER TREATMENT APPLIANCES-PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
6 - 1.1 SCOPE
6 - 1.2 APPLICATION
6 - 1.2.1 Water treatment appliances
6 - 1.2.2 Alternative Testing
6 - 1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
6 - 1.4 DEFINITIONS
6 - 1.4.1 Appliance
7 - 1.4.2 Bactericidal treatment appliance
7 - 1.4.3 Bactericide
7 - 1. 4.4 Bacteriostatic treatment appliance
7 - 1.4.5 Base water
7 - 1.4.6 Capacity
7 - 1.4.7 Chemical (inorganic) appliance
7 - 1.4.8 Chemical (organic) appliance
7 - 1.4.9 Component
7 - 1.4.10 Consumable items
7 - 1.4.11 Contaminant
7 - 1.4.12 Disposable appliance
7 - 1.4.13 Drinking water
7 - 1.4.14 End of line appliance
7 - 1.4.15 Heterotrophic plate count
7 - 1.4.16 In-line appliance
7 - 1.4.17 Influent
7 - 1.4.18 Mechanical filtration appliance
7 - 1.4.19 Microbiologically unsafe water
7 - 1.4.20 Point-of-entry appliance (POE)
7 - 1.4.21 Point-of-use appliance (POU)
7 - 1.4.22 Product water
8 - 1.4.23 Stand-alone appliance
8 - 1.4.24 Taste and odour appliance
8 - 1.4.25 Test water
8 - 1.5 DESIGN AND PRIMARY FUNCTIONS
8 - 1.5.1 Consumable not to fail in service
8 - 1.5.2 Materials to be food grade to recognized Standards
8 - 1.5.3 Prevention of recontamination of treated water
8 - 1.6 MARKING
9 - SECTION 2 MICROBIOLOGICAL TREATMENT
9 - 2.1 GENERAL
9 - 2.2 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
10 - SECTION 3 C HEMICAL REDUCTION PROFICIENCY OF POU, POE AND STAND-ALONE APPLIANCES
10 - 3.1 GENERAL
10 - 3.2 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
10 - SECTION 4 MECHANICAL FILTRATION
10 - 4.1 GENERAL
10 - 4.2 PARTICULATE REDUCTION CLAIM
10 - 4.3 CYST REMOVAL
10 - 4.4 TURBIDITY REDUCTION (ORGANIC AND INORGANIC SOLIDS)
10 - 4.5 FIBRE REDUCTION
10 - 4.6 MECHANICAL FILTRATION
11 - SECTION 5 ODOUR TREATMENT
11 - 5.1 GENERAL
11 - 5.2 TASTE, ODOUR AND CHLORINE REDUCTION
12 - APPENDIX A - MICROBIOLOGICAL TEST
12 - A1 SCOPE
12 - A2 PRINCIPLE
13 - A3 APPLICATION (Schedules A and B)
13 - A4 APPARATUS
13 - A4.1 Test rig assembly
13 - A4.2 Test waters
13 - A4.3 Test organisms
15 - A4.4 Neutralizers
16 - A5 IN-LINE APPLIANCES
16 - A5.1 Procedure
20 - A6 POINT-OF-USE (POU) APPLIANCES INCLUDING STAND-ALONE APPLIANCES
20 - A7 ACCEPTANCE
20 - A7.1 Schedule A
20 - A7.2 Schedule B
21 - A8 TEST REPORT
21 - REFERENCES
23 - APPENDIX B - CHEMICAL REDUCTION AND FILTER LIFE TEST
23 - B1 SCOPE
23 - B2 APPLICATION
23 - B3 TEMPERATURE OF MEASUREMENT
23 - B4 APPARATUS
23 - B5 PROCEDURE
23 - B6 TESTS
23 - B6.1 Test 1-In-line and end-of-line appliances without reservoir
25 - B6.2 Test 2-Stand-alone pour-through type appliances and in-line units with reservoirs
25 - B7 CONTAMINANT ANALYSIS
25 - B8 ACCEPTANCE
25 - B9 TEST REPORT
28 - APPENDIX C - MECHANICAL FILTRATION TEST
28 - C1 SCOPE
28 - C2 TEMPERATURE OF MEASUREMENT
28 - C3 APPARATUS
28 - C4 ANALYTICAL METHODS
28 - C4.1 Particle counting
28 - C4.2 Asbestos fibres
28 - C4.3 Particulates
29 - C5 TEST
29 - C5.1 Test 1-End of line units without reservoir
30 - C5.2 Test 2-In-line units with reservoirs
30 - C5.3 Test 3-Batch treatment units
30 - C6 ACCEPTANCE
30 - C6.1 Cysts and turbidity
30 - C6.2 Asbestos
30 - C7 TEST REPORT
32 - APPENDIX D - ODOUR AND CHLORINE REDUCTION TESTS
32 - D1 SCOPE
32 - D2 PRINCIPLE
32 - D3 TEMPERATURE OF MEASUREMENT
32 - D4 APPARATUS
32 - D5 PROCEDURE
33 - D6 TESTS
33 - D6.1 Test 1-In-line appliances without reservoir
33 - D6.2 Test 2-Stand-alone pour-through type
33 - D7 ACCEPTANCE
33 - D8 TEST REPORT
35 - APPENDIX E - FILTER SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Specifies requirements for the testing of appliances for chemical reduction, microbiological treatment, and odour and chlorine reduction.

This Standard specifies objectives for the testing of appliances for chemical reduction, microbiological treatment, and odour and chlorine reduction.NOTE: All references to appliances or water treatment appliances are for domestic type applications.

First published as AS/NZS 4348:1995.