Technical Statement
Product Description
Scope of use
Suitable for Natural Gas and LPG applications.
- Copper pipes must be protected from the impact of outer corrosion, such as sulphites, nitrites and ammonia. Insulating materials
must be nitrate free (i.e. contain no more than 0.02% nitrate).
- Copper tube is not for installation below ground, unless installed in protective ducting.
- Fittings can only be used with copper pipes conforming to R250/290 of EN 1057:2006.
- Copper pipes should not be stored outside.
New Zealand Building Code (NZBC)
The product will, if employed in accordance with the supplier's installation and maintenance requirements, assist with meeting the following provisions of the building code:
- Clause B1 Structure: Performance B1.3.2
- Clause B2 Durability: Performance B2.3.1(a)
- Clause F2 Hazardous building materials: Performance F2.3.1
- Clause G10 Piped services: Performance G10.3.1, G10.3.2, G10.3.3, G10.3.5, G10.3.6
- Clause G11 Gas as an energy source: Performance G11.3.1, G11.3.5
Supporting evidence
The product has and can make available the following additional evidence to support the above statements:
Product Criteria
Design requirements
All designs and construction shall be within the requirements and the tables set out in the VSH XPress
GAS Australasian Technical Specification Rev1 and in Limitation D - available from the manufacturer’s
web site www.kekelit.co.nz, including design velocities in accordance with the corresponding European
standards referenced, and all other uses are outside the scope of this certificate
Installation requirements
Installation shall be performed by KE KELIT trained and approved installers, who shall be Registered Certifying Gasfitter
or a Registered Licensed Gasfitter under the supervision of a Certifying Gasfitter.
Installation and maintenance - where applicable - of the VSH XPress GAS Fittings, shall be in accordance with the
VSH XPress GAS Fittings Australasian Technical Specification and the VSH XPress GAS distributed by KE KELIT
Technical Manual Revision 1.3
Installers are required to hold a KE KELIT Installation training card.
KE KELIT approved tools must only be used as outlined in the VSH XPress GAS Systems Training Handbook and the VSH
XPress GAS distributed by KE KELIT NZ Technical Manual Revision 1.3.
Quality Assurance
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ISO 9001 (Quality Management) |
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Date last validated:
11 February 2019 |
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Date last updated:
11 February 2019 |