Amico British Standard Outlet Slim - Manual (Page 4)

4 Amico Pipeline
Inspection and Testing
Installation and Dimensions
Pressure drops across the Amico British Outlet shall comply with clause 6.3 of BS EN 737-1:1998.
Note: The Amico British Slim Style Outlets meet and exceed the requirements at the time of manufacture. However
piping source capacity, sizing and restrictions my prevent outlets form attaining these values.
The Amico British Slim Style Outlet should be mounted at a height of between 900 mm and 1400 mm above finished
floor level and not less than 200 mm from any obstruction.
Where more than one Outlet unit is to be mounted in one location, these should be mounted at the following spacing;
• Two Outlet units – 150 mm centres
• Three or more Outlets units – 135 mm centres
Outlet units mounted in a horizontal array shall be installed in the following sequence when viewed from the front, left
to right;
O₂ N₂O; 50% O₂/50% N₂O; Medical Air, Surgical Air, Vacuum; AGSS
Please refer to HTM 2022, section 3.
AGSS Requirements for flow and pressure drop across terminal units with probe inserted clause 5.4.8 of BS EN 737-4:1998
Nominal Pressure
(kPa)
Test Pressure
(kPa)
Test Flow
(1/min)
EN 737-1 Limit
(kPa)
400 320 60 15
400 320 200 70
700 640 300 70
Vacuum *40 40 15
* Absolute pressure
Terminal Type Test Pressure
Test Flow
(1/min)
Maximum Pressure Drop
Across a Terminal Unit
(kPa)
1 Atmospheric pressure 90 15