IS 12701 : 1996
Rotational moulded polyethylene water storage tanks - specification (First Revision)
Current edition: 1996
Sectional committee: CED 03 · BIS department: Civil Engineering (CED)
What this standard covers
This standard covers the requirements of materials, dimensions construction, shape, workmanship, performance requirements and inspection and testing of rotational moulded polyethylene water storage tanks with a nominal service temperature from +1°C to +50°C 1.1.1 These tanks are not meant for undergroumd applications. 1.2 This standard is applicable only to water storage tanks subjected to the...
Scope, quoted from IS 12701 : 1996. Read the full standard
Requirements and tests, as the standard names them
- 7.1 Resistance to Deformation
- 7.2 Resistance to Impact
- 7.3 Test for Top Load Resistance
- 7.4 Tensile Strength
- 7.5 Flexural Modulus
- 7.6 Overall Migration
- 8.1 Routine Tests
- 8.2 Type Tests
Sub-clause names as printed under the headings “PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS”, “SAMPLING AND TESTING” in IS 12701 : 1996. Values and limits are deliberately not reproduced here — read them in the standard itself.
How the standard is organised
- 4 MATERIALS
- 5 TYPES AND FEATURES
- 6 FINISH
- 7 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
- 8 SAMPLING AND TESTING
- 9 MAN-HOLE HAND-HOLE LIDS
Edition history (per the BIS registry)
- IS 12701 : 1996 — current edition (last reviewed by BIS 2022-03-01)
Where this standard is used on NirmanDost
CPWD DSR 2021 (Civil Works)
| Item code | Description (verbatim) |
|---|---|
| 18.48 | Providing and placing on terrace (at all floor levels) polyethylene water storage tank, IS : 12701 marked, with cover and suitable locking arrangement and making necessary holes for inlet, outlet and overflow pipes but w… |
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Listed by product makers
5 products in the NirmanDost catalogue name this standard on their spec sheets — Prince Storefit Triple Layer Water Tank, Prince Storefit Double Layer Water Tank (ISI), Prince Storefit Four Layer Water Tank with Foam (COOL). That is the maker’s own claim, copied as printed; we have not tested these products against the standard, and a spec sheet can cite the wrong code.
Materials market
Also cited in the Materials Market rate library and SKU sheets and the DSR↔brand equivalence map (11 brand matches).
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Notes
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