AS/NZS 3718:2005

(Incorporating Amendment Nos 1 and 2)

AS/NZS 3718:2005
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Australian/New Zealand Standard

Water supplyTap ware

AS/NZS 3718:2005
This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical
Committee WS-001, Water Fittings. It was approved on behalf of the Council of
Standards Australia on 29 March 2005 and on behalf of the Council of Standards
New Zealand on 29 April 2005.
This Standard was published on 1 June 2005.

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The following are represented on Committee WS-001:

AUSTAP
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australian Industry Group
Building Research Association of New Zealand
Business New Zealand
Department of Land and Water Conservation NSW
Master Plumbers Association of NSW
Master Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers New Zealand
New Zealand Association of Plumbing Distributors
Plastics Industry Pipe Association of Australia
Plastics New Zealand
Queensland Brassware Industry Advisory Panel
South Australian Water Corporation
The Institute of Plumbing Australia

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This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 04464.

AS/NZS 3718:2005
(Incorporating Amendment Nos 1 and 2)

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Australian/New Zealand Standard

Water supplyTap ware

Originated in part as part of AS B11928T and MP 522001.

Previous editions AS 17181992, AS 34961999,
AS/NZS 3718:1997 and MP 522001.
AS 17181992, AS 34961999, AS/NZS 3718:1997 and part of
MP 522001 jointly revised, amalgamated and redesignated as
AS/NZS 3718:2003.
Second edition AS/NZS 3718:2005.
Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (May 2006).
Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 2 (December 2008).

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AS/NZS 3718:2005

PREFACE
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This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand
Committee WS-001, Water Fittings, to supersede AS/NZS 3718:2003.
The objective of this revision is to incorporate the testing requirements for the
determination of flow rates required by the Water Efficient Labelling and Standards
Scheme (WELS) and to correct errors in the previous edition.
This Standard incorporates Amendment No. 1 (May 2006) and Amendment No. 2 (December
2008). The changes required by the Amendment are indicated in the text by a marginal bar
and amendment number against the clause, note, table, figure or part thereof affected.
The term normative has been used in this Standard to define the application of the
appendix to which it applies. A normative appendix is an integral part of a Standard.

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Statements expressed in mandatory terms in notes to figures are deemed to be requirements

of this Standard.

AS/NZS 3718:2005

CONTENTS
Page
SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE ........................................................................................................................ 5
1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS .................................................................................. 5
1.3 DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................ 5
1.4 SIZE DESIGNATION ................................................................................................. 7
1.5 MARKING REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................... 7
1.6 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS ........................................................................... 8

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SECTION 2 MATERIALS
2.1 SCOPE OF SECTION ............................................................................................... 10
2.2 METALLIC MATERIALS........................................................................................ 10
2.3 STAINLESS STEEL ................................................................................................. 11
2.4 PLASTIC MATERIALS............................................................................................ 11
2.5 PLASTIC AND ELASTOMERIC MATERIALS ...................................................... 11
2.6 OTHER MATERIALS .............................................................................................. 11
SECTION 3 DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE
3.1 SCOPE OF SECTION ............................................................................................... 13
3.2 END CONNECTORS................................................................................................ 13
3.3 SPINDLES ................................................................................................................ 13
3.4 SCREW THREADS .................................................................................................. 13
3.5 WATER SHUT-OFF DEVICE .................................................................................. 14
3.6 JUMPER VALVE...................................................................................................... 14
3.7 THICKNESS OF METAL PARTS............................................................................ 14
3.8 FABRICATED ASSEMBLIES ................................................................................. 15
3.9 OUTLETS ................................................................................................................. 15
3.10 OPERATING MECHANISMS.................................................................................. 16
3.11 FINISH AND WORKMANSHIP .............................................................................. 16
3.12 ACCESSORIES OR COMPONENTS SUPPLIED WITH TAP PRODUCTS ........... 16
3.13 TAPS AND TAP COMPONENTS TO SUIT INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC
DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................... 17

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SECTION 4 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

4.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................ 18
4.2 PLASTIC MATERIALS USED FOR PLASTIC-BODIED TAPS............................. 18
4.3 HYDRAULIC STRENGTH TEST ........................................................................... 18
4.4 SURFACE-MOUNTING STRENGTH TEST FOR TAPS ........................................ 18
4.5 WATERTIGHTNESS UNDER PRESSURE ............................................................. 18
4.6 NOMINAL FLOW RATE ......................................................................................... 18
4.7 CONTAMINATION OF WATER............................................................................. 19
4.8 TORQUE OF FABRICATED JOINTS...................................................................... 19
4.9 TORQUE OF HANDLE ATTACHMENT ................................................................ 19
4.10 TORQUE OF HEAD TO BODY ............................................................................... 19
4.11 TORQUE OF OPERATING MECHANISM ............................................................. 19
4.12 ENDURANCE TEST FOR TAPS AND TAP COMPONENTS ................................ 19
4.13 STRENGTH OF CONNECTOR NUT AND ASSEMBLY........................................ 20
4.14 STRENGTH OF BUTTON-OPERATED AND FOOT-OPERATED TAPS.............. 20
4.15 RESISTANCE OF HANDLE TO REMOVAL.......................................................... 20

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APPENDICES
A
MEANS FOR DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS STANDARD ..... 21
B
LIST OF REFERENCED DOCUMENTS ................................................................. 25
C
RESISTANCE OF PLASTIC-BODIED TAPS TO CHEMICAL DEGRADATION . 27
D
HYDRAULIC STRENGTH TEST FOR TAP ASSEMBLIES................................... 29
E
SURFACE-MOUNTING STRENGTH TEST FOR TAPS ........................................ 32
F
DETERMINATION OF WATERTIGHTNESS......................................................... 33
G
DETERMINATION OF THE NOMINAL FLOW RATE OF TAPS AND TAP
OUTLETS FOR USE WITH HIGH PRESSURE ...................................................... 36
H
TORQUE TEST FOR FABRICATED ASSEMBLIES .............................................. 39
I
TORQUE TEST FOR HANDLE AND HANDLE ATTACHMENT ......................... 41
J
TORQUE TEST FOR HEAD-TO-BODY CONNECTION ....................................... 43
K
TORQUE TEST FOR OPERATING MECHANISM OF TAP .................................. 45
L
ENDURANCE TEST FOR TAPS AND COMPONENTS......................................... 47
M
STRENGTH TEST FOR CONNECTOR NUTS AND ASSEMBLY......................... 51
N
LOAD TEST FOR BUTTON-OPERATED AND FOOT-OPERATED TAPS .......... 53
O
DIMENSIONS OF TAPS .......................................................................................... 54
P
SIMULATED SAMPLES.......................................................................................... 69
Q
ENDURANCE TEST FOR FLOW CONTROLLERS ............................................... 71
R
DETERMINATION OF THE NOMINAL FLOW RATE OF TAPS AND TAP
OUTLETS FOR USE WITH LOW AND UNEQUAL PRESSURES ........................ 74

AS/NZS 3718:2005

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA/STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND

Australian/New Zealand Standard
Water supplyTap ware

SECT ION

SCOPE

AND

GENERA L

1.1 SCOPE

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This Standard specifies requirements for metallic taps, plastic taps, mixing taps, sensor
taps, lever taps, timed flow taps, mixing taps mechanical (non-thermostatic), and tapsets in
a range of nominal sizes from DN 6 to DN 50, generally for continuous operating
temperatures not exceeding 80C. Products designed for other temperature ranges are
included where tested to the appropriate temperature criteria.
The Standard also specifies requirements for outlets of a tap or mixing tap and the
requirements for tapset breaching piece assemblies.
Means for demonstrating compliance with this Standard are given in Appendix A.
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NOTES:
1

Certification under the Plumbing Code of Australia is mandatory in Australia but not in
New Zealand.

Where the static hot and cold water supply systems pressures are below 35 kPa, then waterefficient tap ware may not need to be fitted.

1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS

The documents referred to in this Standard are listed in Appendix B.
1.3 DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this Standard, the definitions given in AS/NZS 3500.0 and those below
apply.
1.3.1 Back nut
A nut that retains surface-mounted tap ware.
1.3.2 Bathroom basin tap
A tap that is designed to turn on and turn off the flow of water into a basin or bowl that is
used primarily for washing the hands and face.
1.3.3 Certificate of compliance
A statement/declaration that a product and/or service complies with stated requirements.
1.3.4 Connector nut
A nut that connects two or more components together to provide a seal.
1.3.5 Distortion
A flaw that is obvious to the eye without resorting to dimensional checking.
1.3.6 Fabricated assembly
Joining of two or more components in the manufacturing process, which is intended as a
permanent joint.
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