3.5 Operational test procedures
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3.5 Operational test procedures

  3.5.1 A corrosion test should be carried out. In this test a complete device, including a section of the pipe to which it is fitted, should be exposed to a 5% sodium chloride solution spray at a temperature of 25°C for a period of 240 hours, and allowed to dry for 48 hours. An equivalent test may be used to the satisfaction of the Administration. Following this test, all movable parts should operate properly and there should be no corrosion deposits which cannot be washed off.

  3.5.2 A hydraulic pressure test should be carried out in the casing or housing of a sample device, in accordance with 2.2.1.

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