Standard

BS ISO 12176-2:2025

Plastics pipes and fittings. Equipment for fusion jointing polyethylene systems - Electrofusion

Current

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Published:

30 Jun 2025

1 Scope

This document specifies performance requirements for electrofusion control unit (ECU) for use with polyethylene (PE) electrofusion fittings conforming to ISO 4437‑3,^[1^]ISO 4427‑3^[2^] and ISO 15494.^[3^]

NOTE 1 Electrofusion fittings conforming to other documents, e.g. EN 1555‑3^[4^] and EN 12201‑3,^[5^] can also be within the scope of this document.

The system designed to manage the transfer of data collected during the fusion process is out of the scope of this document.

NOTE 2 Data format and retrieval system are specified in ISO 12176‑5.

NOTE 3 Parameters for the electrofusion cycle are defined in ISO 13950 and ISO 12176‑5. Data for traceability purposes are given in ISO 12176‑3, ISO 12176‑4 and ISO 12176‑5.

Electrical safety is out of the scope of this document.

NOTE 4 The manufacturer of ECU is informed that different safety regulations are in force in different countries or regional area, e.g.: U.S.A., Europe, etc.

ECU designed for only one brand of fittings is out of the scope of this document.

Excluding any of the requirements specified in this document is not acceptable when an organization claims conformity to this document.

BSI recommends this version of standard for organisations operating in or with the UK. The ISO edition is available here if required.

Product Details

Descriptors

Fusion welding

Plastics

Electric welding

Pipes

Pipe couplings

Welding equipment

Pipe fittings

Polyethylene

Gas pipes

Control equipment

Electrical equipment

Water

ICS Codes

23.040.20 Plastics pipes

23.040.45 Plastics fittings

25.160.30 Welding equipment

75.200 Petroleum products and natural gas handling equipment

Committee

PRI/88

International relationships

Identical to:

ISO 12176-2

ISBN

978 0 539 24754 1

Publisher

BSI