Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2008L00651:body:0:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2008L00651
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 2604–4928

bottle when the hot water bottle is being filled.
PVC means polyvinyl chloride.
stopper means a device that is designed to be inserted into the neck block of a hot water bottle to trap water in the body of a hot water bottle.

Part 2 Physical properties

6 Rubber hot water bottles — capacity and thickness

 (1) If a rubber hot water bottle has a capacity of less than 2 000 ml, the rubber material that is used to make the body of the bottle must have a minimum thickness of 1.4 mm.

 (2) If a rubber hot water bottle has a capacity of at least 2 000 ml, the rubber material that is used to make the body of the bottle must have a minimum thickness of 1.5 mm.

7 PVC hot water bottles — capacity and thickness

 (1) If a PVC hot water bottle has a capacity of less than 800 ml, the PVC material that is used to make the body of the bottle must have a minimum thickness of 1.5 mm.

 (2) If a PVC hot water bottle has a capacity of at least 800 ml, but less than 2 000 ml the PVC material that is used to make the body of the bottle must have a minimum thickness of 1.7 mm.

 (3) If a PVC hot water bottle has a capacity of at least 2 000 ml, the PVC material that is used to make the body of the bottle must have a minimum thickness of 1.8 mm.

8 Filling characteristics

 (1) A filling aperture of a hot water bottle must not be less than 18 mm in diameter.

 (2) If the filling aperture is less than 20.3 mm in diameter the hot water bottle must be equipped with an integral filling funnel that:
 (a) has a minimum capacity of 60 ml when a stopper is fitted; and
 (b) extends beyond the height of the stopper.

Part 3 Stoppers

9 General

  A hot water bottle must be provided with a stopper that, when tested in accordance with tests 1 and 2 in Part 1.2 of Schedule 1, must not show:
 (a) visible leakage around the stopper; or
 (b) visible damage to the stopper.

10 Test for separation of screw stopper

 (1) A screw stopper, when tested in accordance with the procedure set out in Part 1.3 of Schedule 1, must not leak or separate between the following:
 (a) the stopper and the ferrule;
 (b) the ferrule and the neck block;
 (c) the neck block and the body of the hot water bottle.

 (2) There must be no other visible defects that could impair the integrity of the hot water bottle.

Part 4 Performance

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