This Malaysian Standard recommends practices to be followed in the application and installation of thermoplastics pipes and associated fittings.These fall within the scope of EN 806-1 and prEN 12731, ISO/FDIS 15874, MS 1736, MS ISO 15876 and hot and cold water to be used for hot and/or cold water distribution intended for human consumption inside buildings. This document can also be used for heating installations if applicable, except for under floor heating for which EN 12164 can apply.
Guidance is also given on acceptable methods of jointing polybutylene (PB), crosslinked polyethylene (PE-X), polypropylene (PP) and chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-C) pipes and associated fittings, together with recommendations for their storage, handling and transportation.