I-Lead-Free Revolution: I-UKCA-Certified Brass Tees yoKhuseleko lwaManzi okusela

Ukubonakaliswa okukhokelayo emanzini okusela e-UK kuhlala kuyinkxalabo, njengoko uvavanyo lwakutsha nje lufumene i-14 kwizikolo ze-81 ezinamazinga okukhokela ngaphezu kwe-50 µg / L-izihlandlo ezihlanu eziphezulu ezicetyiswayo. UKCA-eqinisekisiweyo, i-lead-freeizixhobo zee tee zobheduukunceda ukuthintela imingcipheko enjalo, ukuxhasa impilo yoluntu kunye nemigangatho engqongqo yolawulo lokhuseleko lwenkqubo yamanzi.

Izinto eziphambili zokuThatha

• Izixhobo zobhedu eziqinisekisiweyo ze-UKCA ezingenalo lead zithintela ungcoliseko oluyingozi lwelothe kumanzi okusela, zikhusela impilo ingakumbi kubantwana nabasetyhini abakhulelweyo.
• Izifakelo zeBrass tee ziqinisekisa uqhagamshelo oluluqilima, olungavuziyo kwiinkqubo zemibhobho yamanzi, kunye neenguqulelo ezingenalo ilothe zinika ukuqina, ukhuseleko, kunye neenzuzo zokusingqongileyo.
• Isiqinisekiso se-UKCA siqinisekisa ukufakwa kwemigangatho engqongqo yokhuseleko kunye nemigangatho yomgangatho, ukunceda abavelisi kunye nabatywini bathobele imimiselo kunye nokuxhasa unikezelo lwamanzi akhuselekileyo.

Kutheni Lead-Free, UKCA-Certified Brass Tee Fittings Matter

Iingozi zempilo zelothe kuManzi okuSela

Ungcoliseko lwelothe kumanzi okusela luzisa iingozi zempilo, ngakumbi kumaqela asemngciphekweni afana nabantwana kunye nabasetyhini abakhulelweyo. Uphononongo lwezenzululwazi lubonise ukuba kwanamanqanaba aphantsi okuba sesichengeni selothe anokubangela ingozi enkulu.

• Abantwana abasesichengeni sokukhokela banokuba nengxaki yemithambo-luvo kunye nokuphazamiseka kwengqondo, kubandakanywa ne-IQ encitshisiweyo, ukunqongophala kwengqwalasela, ukukhubazeka ekufundeni, kunye neengxaki zokuziphatha.
• Abantu abadala bajongene nemingcipheko eyongeziweyo yoxinzelelo lwegazi, ukonakala kwezintso, izifo zentliziyo, kunye nemiba yokuzala.
• Abasetyhini abakhulelweyo abachanabeke kumanzi anelothe anamathuba aphezulu okuphunyelwa sisisu, ukuzalwa ngaphambi kwexesha, nokuphazamiseka ekukhuleni kwabantwana babo.
• Ukubonakaliswa okungapheliyo, nokuba kugxininiso oluphantsi, kunokukhokelela kwimiphumo yempilo yexesha elide kuwo onke amaqela eminyaka.

I-World Health Organization kunye ne-Arhente yoKhuseleko lweNdalo yase-US ibeke amanqanaba aphezulu avumelekileyo okukhokela kumanzi okusela (0.01 mg / L kunye ne-0.015 mg / L, ngokulandelanayo) ngenxa yale mingcipheko. Uhlolisiso, olunjengolo lwenziwa eHamburg, eJamani, lwafumanisa unxibelelwano oluthe ngqo phakathi kwelothe kumanzi aphuma empomponi nomgangatho ophezulu welothe egazini. Ungenelelo olufana nokugungxulwa kwamanzi okanye ukutshintshela kumanzi asebhotileni lunciphise kakhulu ukuxinana kwelothe yegazi. Ezi ziphumo zibonisa ukubaluleka kokuphelisa imithombo ekhokelayo kwiinkqubo zamanzi ukukhusela impilo yoluntu.

Ukubaluleka kokuFakelwa kweeTee zeBrass kwiiNkqubo zaManzi

IiFittings zeBrass Tee zidlala indima ebalulekileyo kuzo zombini iinkqubo zokuhambisa amanzi kwindawo yokuhlala neyorhwebo.

• I-Brass, i-alloy yobhedu kunye ne-zinc, inika ukuxhathisa okugqwesileyo kokubola kunye nokuguquguquka, okwenza kube yinto efanelekileyo kwizicelo zemibhobho.
• Ezi zixhobo zidibanisa ngokukhuselekileyo iibhobho, zivumela utshintsho olugudileyo phakathi kwezixhobo zemibhobho eyahlukeneyo kunye nokwenza iiplani eziyinkimbinkimbi zemibhobho.
• Izixhobo zeBrass tee zilawula ukuhamba kwamanzi, zigcina ingqibelelo yenkqubo phantsi koxinzelelo oluphezulu kunye nobushushu, kwaye zibonelele ngokuqinileyo, amatywina angavuziyo.
• Ukuqina kwabo kunye nokumelana nokubola kwandisa ixesha lokuphila kweenkqubo zemibhobho, ukunciphisa ukugcinwa kunye neemfuno zokutshintshwa.
• Umahluko we-union tee uvumela ukuchithwa lula kunye nokudibanisa kwakhona, ukwenza lula ukugcinwa ngaphandle kokuphazamisa yonke inkqubo.
• Izifakelo zeBrass tee ziyakwazi ukuphinda zisetyenziswe, zixhasa uzinzo lokusingqongileyo.

Ngokuqinisekisa uxhulumaniso oluthembekileyo kunye nokusebenza kwenkqubo, ezi zifakelo zinceda ukukhusela ukuvuza kunye nokungcola, okuyimfuneko ekugcineni umgangatho wamanzi kunye nokhuseleko.

Izibonelelo zokuFakelwa kweeTee zeBrass zasimahla

Izifakelo zee tee zobhedu ezingena lead zibonelela ngeenzuzo ezininzi ngaphezulu kwezixhobo zobhedu zemveli ezinokuqulatha ilothe.

• Ukhuseleko: Ezi zixhobo ziyayiphelisa ingozi yetyhefu yelothe ngokuthintela ilothe enetyhefu ekungcoliseni amanzi okusela, ngaloo ndlela ikhusela impilo yabantu.
• Ukuqina: Ubhedu olungenalo isikhokelo lugcina ukuthotywa kunye nokuxhathisa ukhukuliseko, luqinisekisa ukusebenza okuhlala ixesha elide kwiindawo ezifuna inkqubo yamanzi.
• UBungane kokusiNgqongileyo: Ngokunqanda inkunkuma enobungozi eyayanyaniswa nelothe, ezi zixhobo zinciphisa impembelelo yokusingqongileyo kwaye zixhasa iinjongo zozinzo.
• Ukuthotyelwa kweMithetho: Izifakelo zebrass ezingenalothe zihlangabezana neemfuneko zomthetho, ezifana noMthetho wokuNcitshiswa kweLead kuMthetho waManzi aselwayo, othi unciphise isiqulatho selothe ukuba singabi ngaphezu kwe-0.25% ngobunzima kwindawo emanzi. Oku kuthotyelwa kubalulekile kulwakhiwo olutsha kunye nohlaziyo.
• Iziphumo eziNgcono zeMpilo: Ukunciphisa ukubonakaliswa kwesikhokelo kwiinkqubo zamanzi kukhuthaza impilo yoluntu jikelele kunye nokhuseleko.

Uphando lwakutsha nje lubonisa ukuba nezixhobo ezithengiswayo ezingenalothe ngamanye amaxesha zinokukhupha izixa ezincinci zelothe, ngakumbi emva kweenkqubo zofakelo ezifana nokusikwa okanye ukupolishwa. Nangona kunjalo, i-UKCA-certified, i-lead-free-tee fittings ye-brass tee ivavanywa ngokungqongqo kunye nokulawulwa komgangatho, ukunciphisa le mngcipheko kunye nokuqinisekisa imigangatho ephezulu yokhuseleko lwamanzi. Ezi mveliso ziqinisekisiweyo zikwabonelela ngokuqina okuphezulu kunye neziqinisekiso ezinde xa kuthelekiswa nezinye izinto ezingaqinisekisiweyo, ezibonelela ngoxolo lwengqondo kubo bobabini abafakeli kunye nabasebenzisi bokugqibela.

Ukuthotyelwa, uQinisekiso, kunye noTshintsho loFakelo lweTee yeBrass

Ukuqonda iSatifikethi se-UKCA kunye nokubaluleka kwayo

Ukuqinisekiswa kwe-UKCA kuye kwaba ngumgangatho omtsha weemveliso zemibhobho e-Great Britain ukususela ngoJanuwari 2021. Olu phawu luqinisekisa ukuba iimveliso zihlangabezana ne-UK yokhuseleko, impilo kunye neemfuno zokusingqongileyo. Ukuqinisekiswa kwe-UKCA ngoku kunyanzelekile kwiimpahla ezininzi, kuquka i-Brass Tee Fittings, ezibekwe kwimarike yase-UK. Ngethuba lexesha lenguqu, zombini i-UKCA kunye ne-CE amanqaku amkelwe kude kube nguDisemba 31, 2024. Emva kwalo mhla, i-UKCA kuphela iya kuqatshelwa kwi-Great Britain. Iimveliso zoMntla Ireland zifuna amanqaku omabini. Olu tshintsho luqinisekisa ukuba i-Brass Tee Fittings ithobela imigaqo yasekuhlaleni kwaye igcina imigangatho yokhuseleko ephezulu.

Imigaqo neMigangatho ePhambili (UKCA, NSF/ANSI/CAN 372, BSEN1254-1, EU/UK Directives)

Imimiselo emininzi kunye nemigangatho iqinisekisa ukhuseleko kunye nomgangatho wokufakwa kwamanzi okusela. UMmiselo 4 weMigaqo yoBonelelo lwaManzi (iZifakelo zaManzi) ka-1999 ufuna ukufakelwa ukuthintela ukungcoliseka nokusetyenziswa kakubi. Iimveliso akufuneki zikhuphe izinto ezinobungozi kwaye kufuneka zihambelane neMigangatho yaseBritane okanye iinkcukacha ezivunyiweyo. Amaqumrhu oqinisekiso afana ne-WRAS, i-KIWA, kunye novavanyo lwe-NSF kunye neemveliso eziqinisekisayo, ebonelela ngesiqinisekiso sokuba i-Brass Tee Fittings igcina umgangatho wamanzi. Imigangatho efana ne-NSF / ANSI / CAN 372 kunye ne-BSEN1254-1 ibeka imida engqongqo kumxholo okhokelayo kunye nokusebenza komatshini.

Isatifikethi, iiNdlela zoVavanyo, kunye noLawulo loMgangatho (Kubandakanya uHlahlelo lweXRF)

Abavelisi basebenzisa iindlela zokuvavanya eziphambili ukuze baqinisekise umxholo okhokelayo kwi-Brass Tee Fittings. Uhlalutyo lwe-X-ray fluorescence (XRF) yindlela ephambili yokungonakalisi. Inika iziphumo ezikhawulezayo, ezichanekileyo zokwakheka kwezinto, kubandakanywa amanqanaba okukhokela. Abahlalutyi be-XRF abaphathwa ngesandla bavumela ukuqinisekiswa kwendawo ngexesha lemveliso, ukuxhasa ukuqinisekiswa komgangatho. Ezinye iindlela zibandakanya ukuhlolwa okubonakalayo kwiziphene zomphezulu kunye novavanyo lomatshini ukomelela. Uhlalutyo lwekhemikhali, olufana nekhemistri emanzi, lunikezela ngokuqhekeka kwe-alloy eneenkcukacha. Ezi nkqubo ziqinisekisa ukuba izifakelo ziyahlangabezana nemigangatho yolawulo kwaye azibeki mngcipheko wezempilo.

Imingeni yoTshintsho kunye nezisombululo zabavelisi kunye neePlumbers

Abavelisi bajongana nemingeni emininzi xa betshintshela kwi-lead-free, i-UKCA-certified Brass Tee Fittings:

• Kufuneka bathobele imimiselo engqongqo ekhawulela umxholo okhokelayo kwi-0.25% ngobunzima.
• Ukuqinisekiswa kwemigangatho efana ne-NSF/ANSI/CAN 372 kunyanzelekile, kaninzi kufuna uphicotho lomntu wesithathu.
• Ulawulo lomgangatho lubalulekile, ngakumbi xa usebenzisa iintsimbi ezisetyenzisiweyo.
• Iingoma ezintsha zealloy zithatha indawo yokukhokela ngezinto ezinjengesilicon okanye i-bismuth ukugcina ukusebenza.
• Abavelisi kufuneka bamakishe ngokucacileyo baze bahlule phakathi kwezixhobo ezingenalothe nezingakhokelwa ziro.
• Uvavanyo oluphezulu, olufana ne-XRF, lunceda ukuqinisekisa ukuthotyelwa.

Abatywini kufuneka baqonde umahluko phakathi kweentlobo ezifanelekileyo kwaye baqinisekise ukufakela okuchanekileyo. Ukuleyibhile okucacileyo kunye nemfundo eqhubekayo inceda ukuphepha imiba yokuthotyelwa kunye nokukhusela impilo yoluntu.

I-UKCA-eqinisekisiweyo, izifakelo ezingenalo lead zidlala indima ebalulekileyo ekukhuseleni impilo yoluntu kunye nokuqinisekisa ukuthotyelwa kwemithetho. Ulawulo lomngcipheko olusebenzayo kunye nokubambelela kwimigangatho eguqukayo inceda abachaphazelekayo ukuba baphephe izohlwayo ezisemthethweni, ukunciphisa ukusilela ekusebenzeni, kunye nokugcina ukuthembana. Ukukhetha iimveliso eziqinisekisiweyo kubonisa uxanduva kunye nokuxhasa unikezelo lwamanzi olukhuselekileyo, olunamandla ngakumbi.

FAQ

Kuthetha ukuthini "i-lead-free" kwizinto ezifakelweyo zobhedu?

“Ayinalothe” ithetha ukuba ubhedu aluqulathanga ngaphezulu kwe-0.25% ilothe ngokobunzima kumphezulu omanzi. Oku kuhlangabezana nemigangatho engqongqo yezempilo kunye nokhuseleko lweenkqubo zamanzi okusela.

Ingaba abatywini bangazichonga njani iiteyi zobhedu eziqinisekisiweyo ze-UKCA, ezingenalothe?

Abatywini banokujonga uphawu lwe-UKCA kwipakethe yemveliso okanye ukuzifakela ngokwayo. Amaxwebhu esatifikethi avela kubaboneleli nawo aqinisekisa ukuthotyelwa kwemigaqo yase-UK.

Ngaba izifakelo zeeti zobhedu ezingenalothe zichaphazela incasa okanye umgangatho wamanzi?

Izifakelo zee tee zobhedu ezingenalothe aziyitshintshi incasa yamanzi okanye ivumba. Bagcina umgangatho wamanzi kunye nokhuseleko, ukuxhasa ukuthotyelwa kwemithetho kunye nokuzithemba kwabathengi.