Sample Description : - Water Tank 500 ltr.

Indian Standard :- IS 12701:1996

Date of Manufacturing :- 14.06.2020
Date of Testing :- 16.06.2020

S. Test Units Clause No. Results Requirement

No. IS 4984:2016, Amd-1
1. Capacity of Tank - IS 12701:1996

(i) Net capacity upto effective Litre 3.2 510 500 min.
height
(ii) Gross Capacity Litre 3.3 534 The tank shall at least 5% in excess of min.
net capacity
2. Dimension -

(i) Overall height mm 3.5 962-964 800-1140

(ii) Overall diameter mm 3.7 941-944 625-1025

(iii) Internal Dia of manhole/ mm 3.10 402 370 min.

Hand Hole
(iv) Inlet level mm 5.1 and Fig-1 56 50 min.
(v) Outlet level mm 5.1 and Fig-1 56 50 min.
(vi) Wide band Mm 5.1 and Fig-1 Confirmed 25
(iv) Weight of tank (without lid) Kg 5.1 20 18 min
3. Provision of flat area 5.3 Conforms Flat area is to be provided on top of tank
for worker to stand before entering the
tank
4. Minimum wall and bottom mm 5.4 4.44 4.0 min
thickness

(i) Wall thickness above the mm 5.4 3.78 Shall not less than 75% of min. wall
effective height thickness

5. (i) Layer of tank - 5.6 Double layer Rotational moulded polyethylene water
storage tank may be manufacturing in
single or double layer
(ii) Colour of inner layer - 5.6 in amd-1 White The inner layer being white in colour

(iii) Colour of outer layer 5.6 in amd-1 Black The inner layer being Black in colour

(iv) Thickness of outer layer mm 5.6 in amd-1 2.26 Shall be min 50% of the total thickness of
the wall

6. Finish 6.1 Satisfactory The internal and external surface of the

water storage tank shall be smooth and free
from other hidden internal defects, such as
air bubbles, pits and metallic or other
foreign material inclusions.
7. Resistance to deformation % 7.1 0.6 The difference between the circumferential
measurement shall not be greater than 2%
of the original measurement
8. Resitance to impact 7.2 Passses the test The tank shall not crack at the observed
deflaction. The impact shall neither result
into cracking nor puncture of the tank.
9. Test for top load resistance 7.3 12.6 12 min
(at 100 Kg for 4 hrs.)

10. Tensile strength N/mm2 7.5 402 400 min

11. Flexural modulus N/mm2 7.5 398 300 Min.

12. Overall migration Mg/dm3 7.6 1.34 10 max.

Mg/ltr 13.4 60.0 max

BIS officer QCI