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Pipeline and Pipework Identification Guide: Water

This document provides identification guidelines for pipeline contents according to British standards. It displays a chart listing common pipeline contents along with their basic identification colors and color code indications. The color codes are used to visually identify pipeline contents and warn of potential risks from a release, in order to prevent accidents and injuries per health and safety regulations.

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Pipeline and Pipework Identification Guide: Water

This document provides identification guidelines for pipeline contents according to British standards. It displays a chart listing common pipeline contents along with their basic identification colors and color code indications. The color codes are used to visually identify pipeline contents and warn of potential risks from a release, in order to prevent accidents and injuries per health and safety regulations.

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PIPELINE AND PIPEWORK

IDENTIFICATION GUIDE
The chart below depicts the marking for many common pipeline contents, and comply with BS 1710: 1984 Specification
for identification of pipeline and services, and colour coded to BS 4800; 2011. These indicate the contents of pipelines,
pipes, pipework, ducting, ducts (building services) and electrical conduits. Also, this assists in meeting the requirements
of the Health and Safety (Signs and Signals) Regulations for indicating dangerous substances in pipelines and in
storage. The tapes provide a visual identifier to warn of the risks and dangers from any release of pipeline contents, and
to prevent accidents and injuries from any such release.
Pipe
contents

Basic identification colour


150mm

Colour code indication


100mm

Basic identification colour


150mm

Drinking water

12D45

18E53

12D45

Cooling water

12D45

00E55

12D45

Boiler water

12D45

04D45

00E55

04D45

12D45

Condensate

12D45

04D45

14E53

04D45

12D45

Chilled water

12D45

00E55

14E53

00E55

12D45

Central heating < 100 C

12D45

18E51

04D45

18E51

12D45

Central heating > 100 C

12D45

04D45

18E51

04D45

12D45

Cool down service

12D45

00E55

18E51

00E55

12D45

Hot water supply

12D45

00E55

04D45

00E55

12D45

Hydraulic power

12D45

04C33

12D45

Untreated water

12D45

12D45

12D45

Fire extinguishing water

12D45

04E53

12D45

Reclaimed water

12D45

00E53

12D45

Diesel fuel

06C39

00E55

06C39

Furnace fuel

06C39

06C39

06C39

Lubricating oil

06C39

14E53

06C39

Hydraulic power oil

06C39

04C33

06C39

Transformer oil

06C39

04D45

06C39

Refrigerant 12

08C35

18E53

08C35

Refrigerant 22

08C35

16C37

08C35

Refrigerant 502

08C35

06D45

08C35

Other Refrigerants

08C35

14E53

08C35

Natural Gas

08C35

10E53

08C35

Compressed Air

20E51

20E51

20E51

Vacuum

20E51

00E55

20E51

Steam

10A03

10A03

10A03

Drainage

00E53

00E53

00E53

Electrical conduits / ducts

06E51

06E51

06E51

Acids and alkalis

22C37

22C37

22C37

WATER

OILS

REFRIGERATION

MISCELLANEOUS

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