What is BS EN 13483 - Rubber and plastic hoses about?
BS EN 13483 discusses standards for rubber and plastic hoses. BS EN 13483 specifies the requirements and test methods for verification for hose assemblies with vapour recovery for delivery systems on petrol filling stations.
Conforming to BS EN 13483, the assemblies are intended for use at ambient temperatures between –30 °C and +55 °C for normal temperature class and –40 °C and +55 °C for low-temperature class at a working pressure ≤ 16 bar.
Hoses can be constructed from rubber or thermoplastic elastomer and BS EN 13483 specifies the requirements for three types of hoses in two grades and two classes of hose assemblies for measured fuel dispensing systems, including oxygenated fuels (≤ 15 % oxygenated compounds) with internal vapour recovery tubing or hose.
Who is BS EN 13483 - Rubber and plastic hoses for?
BS EN 13483 on rubber and plastic hoses is useful for:
- The rubber industry
- The plastic industry
- Manufacturers and suppliers of plastic and rubber hoses
- Organizations that design, build and maintain plastic and rubber hoses
- Mechanical engineers
- Quality control professionals
- Inspection bodies
- Research and development team
Why should you use BS EN 13483 - Rubber and plastic hoses?
The hose assemblies with vapour recovery for delivery systems on petrol filling stations need to be capable of withstanding anticipated mechanical, thermal and chemical stressing and be resistant to the combustible liquids used in these applications as well as their vapour and vapour air mixtures.
BS EN 13483 provides you with materials and construction requirements for fuel hose, vapour hose, vapour tubing, and vapour recovery fuel hose assembly. BS EN 13483 also includes dimension and tolerance specifications for fuel hose, hose assembly, and vapour tubing/hose. Following specifications in BS EN 13483, help you to assess the performance of finished hoses.
BS EN 13483 guidelines help to manufacture rubber and plastic hose assemblies in such a way that actions during normal operation cannot give rise to dangerous electrostatic charges nor that there will be any reduction in the performance of the vapour recovery.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 13483:2013 supersedes BS EN 13483:2005, which is withdrawn. BS EN 13483:2013 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 13483:2005. These include:
- In Table 3 "Physical properties of compounds" the compound "Thermoplastic" has been added
- In Annex L the testing of the ozone resistance has been deleted
- The normative references have been updated
