
Lead iri mu mazi yo kunywa itera ibibazo bikomeye ku buzima, cyane cyane ku bana. Amakuru y’ubuzima rusange mu Bwongereza agaragaza ko lead iterwa n’ibibazo by’imitsi n’imyitwarire mibi.Ibikoresho bya valveBikozwe mu bikoresho bidafite lisansi bifasha mu kwirinda kwanduzanya. Ibikoresho byemewe bitanga amazi meza kandi bikarinda abaturage batishoboye ingaruka mbi.
Ibintu by'ingenzi byakunzwe
- Ibikoresho byemewe byo gukoresha valve zidafite lisansi, nk'ibyo byemewe na WRAS, bitanga amazi meza yo kunywa birinda kwanduza lisansi no kubahiriza amabwiriza y'ubuzima mu Bwongereza.
- Guhitamo ibikoresho bikwiye nka DZR brass, icyuma kitagira umugese, cyangwa plastiki yemewe byongera kuramba kwa valve kandi bikarinda ubuziranenge bw'amazi uko igihe kigenda gihita.
- Gusuzuma buri gihe no kubungabunga neza ibikoresho by'amashanyarazi bifasha mu gukumira amazi no kwangirika, bikongera igihe cyo kubaho kw'imikorere y'ibikoresho no kurinda ubuzima bw'abaturage.
Icyemezo n'umutekano w'ibikoresho byo gushyiramo valve

Amategeko agenga amazi yo kunywa mu Bwongereza (WRAS) n'amabwiriza agenga amazi yo kunywa
Kwemeza WRAS ni igipimo ngenderwaho mu bijyanye n'umutekano no kubahiriza amategeko agenga amazi yo kunywa mu Bwongereza. Gahunda y'ubujyanama ku Mabwiriza y'Amazi (WRAS) igenzura ko ibikoresho by'amashanyarazi byujuje ibisabwa kugira ngo birinde ubuzima rusange. Ibikoresho bigomba kuba bidafite uburozi kandi bifite umutekano ku mazi meza, birinda kwandura muri buri cyiciro. Abakora ibikoresho bashushanya ibikoresho by'amashanyarazi kugira ngo birinde kwangirika no kwangirika, bigamije ko biramba. Gukurikiza amabwiriza agenga amazi yo mu Bwongereza (ibikoresho by'amazi) biracyari itegeko ku bikoresho byose.
Ibikoresho bya valve byemewe na WRAS bigomba kuzuza ibipimo by'ingenzi byinshi:
- Gukoresha ibikoresho byizewe kandi bitarimo uburozi bikwiriye gukoreshwa mu mazi yo kunywa
- Kuba imashini ikwiriye kandi irwanya ingese
- Ingano ikwiye ijyanye n'ibisabwa mu miyoboro n'amazi
- Ibipimo by'umuvuduko n'ubushyuhe bihuye n'ibikenewe muri sisitemu
- Ubwoko bw'imiyoboro ihuye, nk'ibikoresho bya BSP bifite imigozi cyangwa ibyo gukanda
- Inyandiko zemejwe na WRAS mbere yo gushyiraho
Ibikoresho by'amashanyarazi byujuje ibi bipimo bifasha mu kubungabunga ubuziranenge bw'amazi n'ubuziranenge bw'imikorere yayo. Igishushanyo n'ibikoresho ntibigomba kugira ingaruka ku mazi cyangwa ngo bivange ibintu byangiza. Icyemezo cya WRAS gitanga icyizere cy'uko ibicuruzwa bitazabangamira umutekano w'amazi cyangwa uburyo ahora akoresha.
Amahame Mpuzamahanga ku Bikoresho by'Amavalufu
Ibikoresho bya value bikoreshwa mu mazi yo kunywa bigomba kuba byujuje ibisabwa haba ku rwego rw'igihugu ndetse no ku rwego mpuzamahanga. Impamyabushobozi nyinshi zemewe ku isi zemeza umutekano w'ibicuruzwa n'imikorere yabyo mu turere dutandukanye. Harimo:
- Ikimenyetso cy'amazi cya Kiwa (Ubuholandi): Icyemezo cy'ibicuruzwa bihuye n'amazi yo kunywa
- NSF (Amerika y'Amajyaruguru): Icyemezo cy'amazi n'ibikoresho bifitanye isano n'amazi yo kunywa
- WRAS (Ubwongereza): Icyemezo cy'uko amategeko agenga amazi yubahirizwa mu Bwongereza
- DVGW-W270 (Ubudage): Icyemezo kirimo gupima imikurire ya bagiteri
- ACS (Ubufaransa): Kwemeza ibikoresho bihuye n'amazi yo kunywa ni itegeko
- WaterMark (Ositaraliya na Nouvelle-Zélande): Icyemezo cy'amategeko ku bikoresho by'amazi n'amazi akoreshwa mu kuvoma
| Nimero Isanzwe | Ibisobanuro | Igipimo |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 1452-4: 2009 | Imiyoboro ya plastiki ikoreshwa mu gutanga amazi — PVC-U — Igice cya 4: Valve | Itwikira valve za PVC zidafite pulasitiki zikoreshwa mu miyoboro y'amazi |
| ISO 1452-5: 2009 | Imiyoboro ya plastiki ikoreshwa mu gutanga amazi — PVC-U — Igice cya 5: Ubuziranenge bw'ibyo ikora | Igenzura ko sisitemu ikora neza, harimo n'ibikoresho byo mu bwoko bwa valves |
| ISO 2531: 1998 na 2009 | Imiyoboro y'icyuma gikozwe mu byuma, ibikoresho, ibikoresho n'aho bihurira n'amazi | Igaragaza ibisabwa ku mavali y'icyuma akoresha ductile n'ibikoresho byayo |
| ISO 11177: 2016 na 2019 | Enamel za Vitreous na porcelain — Valve za enamel n'ibikoresho byo gukoresha mu mazi meza | Ibisabwa ku bwiza n'ibizamini bya valves za enamel mu mazi |
Impamyabushobozi mpuzamahanga nka ISO, ASTM, ANSI/ASME, DIN, JIS, API, NSF, na DVGW zikubiyemo ibisabwa byinshi. Izi ngamba zireba ingano, ibikoresho, ibizamini, imikorere, n'umutekano. Impamyabushobozi zihariye mu Bwongereza, harimo n'Amabwiriza y'Ubwongereza (BS) na BSI Kitemark, zibanda ku mabwiriza y'igihugu no kugenzura ubuziranenge. BSI Kitemark yemewe haba mu Bwongereza no ku rwego mpuzamahanga, ishyigikira icyemezo cy'ikimenyetso cya CE cy'i Burayi. Amabwiriza y'Ubwongereza akunze guhuza n'amahame y'u Burayi na ISO ariko agumana ibisabwa byihariye ku bikoresho bimwe na bimwe. Ibyemezo bya WRAS bishimangira iyubahirizwa ry'amabwiriza agenga amazi mu Bwongereza, bigamije kwemeza ko ibicuruzwa byujuje ibipimo mpuzamahanga n'iby'igihugu.
Icyo icyemezo cy'ubuzima n'iyubahirizwa ry'amategeko bisobanura
Icyemezo cy’ibikoresho byo gushyiramo amabati bigira uruhare runini mu kubahiriza amategeko no kurengera ubuzima rusange. Icyemezo cya WRAS gihamya ko amabati adahumanya amazi meza cyangwa ngo atere imyanda, bihuye n’amabwiriza agenga amazi yo mu Bwongereza. Abatanga amazi bishingikiriza ku bicuruzwa byemewe na WRAS kugira ngo birinde ingaruka z’amategeko, nko gucibwa amande cyangwa gukurikiranwa. Amabati atemewe ashobora gutera umwanda, guhomba mu mikorere, no guhanwa n’amategeko.
| Igice | Ibisobanuro |
|---|---|
| Ibisabwa n'amategeko | Ibikoresho by'amazi bigomba kubahiriza amabwiriza agenga ibikoresho by'amazi kugira ngo birinde kwanduzanya, imyanda, no gukoresha nabi amazi mu Bwongereza na Pays de Galles. |
| Uruhare rw'Impamyabumenyi | Icyemezo cya WRAS gitanga icyizere cy'uko ibikoresho bya valve byujuje ibi bipimo byemewe n'amategeko kandi ko bikwiriye gushyirwaho. |
| Ishyirwa mu bikorwa ry'amategeko | Abatanga amazi mu Bwongereza, nka United Utilities, bafite inshingano zemewe n'amategeko zo kubahiriza aya mategeko bagenzura imiyoboro y'amazi no gutanga amatangazo yo kutubahiriza amategeko. |
| Ingaruka zo Kutubahiriza Amategeko | Kurenga ku mabwiriza ni icyaha gihanwa n’amategeko gishobora gutuma umuntu akurikiranwa n’amategeko, hagakurikiranwa ibikorwa birimo guhagarika amazi, ndetse n’ibihano by’amategeko. |
| Inkunga yo kubahiriza amategeko | Icyemezo gifasha abatanga amazi kugenzura ko ibikoresho byujuje ibisabwa, byoroshya igenzura n'ibikorwa byo gushyira mu bikorwa iyubahirizwa ry'amategeko kugira ngo barengere ubuzima rusange. |
WRAS ni ikigo cyemewe kigizwe n'abatanga amazi bo mu Bwongereza. Bashishikariza kubahiriza Amategeko agenga itangwa ry'amazi (Amazi Fittings). Gukoresha ibyuma byemewe na WRAS ni bwo buryo bwizewe bwo kugaragaza ko byemewe kandi hirindwa ibyago biteganywa n'amategeko.
Ibikoresho byemewe byo gushyiramo valve bifasha abatanga amazi kubungabunga umutekano n'imikorere myiza ya sisitemu. Icyemezo gishyigikira igenzura n'iyubahirizwa ry'amategeko, kigenzura ko ibicuruzwa byujuje ibisabwa ari byo byonyine byinjira ku isoko. Iyi gahunda irinda ubuzima rusange kandi ishimangira ubuziranenge bw'amazi yo kunywa mu Bwongereza.
Guhitamo ibikoresho bya valve bitagira lead, Zero-Leak

Akamaro k'ibikoresho bidafite lisansi mu bikoresho bya valve
Ibikoresho bidafite lisansi bigira uruhare runini mu kubungabunga ubuzima rusange. Amabwiriza yo mu Bwongereza, harimo n'amabwiriza agenga amazi yo mu 1999, ashyiraho amahame akaze ku bikoresho bihura n'amazi yo kunywa. Abakora bashushanya ibikoresho bya valve bakoresheje alloys nka dezincification-resistant (DZR) brass, bigabanya uburemere bwa lisansi ku kigero cya 0.25% ku buso butose. Ubu buryo buhuye n'amabwiriza y'Ubwongereza n'Umuryango w'Ubumwe bw'u Burayi, bigenzura ko amazi yo kunywa agumana imyanda yangiza. DZR brass itanga kuramba no kurwanya ingese, bigatuma iba amahitamo meza ku buryo bwo gukoresha amazi meza. Ibyuma bitagira umushongi na pulasitiki bigezweho nabyo bitanga ubundi buryo budafite lisansi, bushyigikira kubahiriza amategeko no kurinda umutekano w'igihe kirekire.
Inama: Buri gihe genzura ko WRAS yemewe mugihe uhitamo ibikoresho bya valve. Iki cyemezo cyemeza ko ibicuruzwa byujuje ibisabwa mu buzima numutekano byo mu Bwongereza ku bijyanye n'ubuziranenge bw'ibikubiye muri lisansi n'ibikoresho.
Ibikoresho bisanzwe bitagira lisansi bikoreshwa mu bikoresho byo kunywera amazi yo mu Bwongereza:
- Dezincification-irwanya (DZR) umuringa
- Ibyuma bitaza umutako (icyiciro cya 304 na 316)
- Plasitiki zivanze (nka PVC, PTFE, na polyurethane)
Ubwoko bw'ibikoresho byo gushyiramo amasafuriya mu buryo bw'amazi yo kunywa
Ibikoresho byo gushyiramo amapine bikora imirimo itandukanye muri sisitemu z'amazi yo kunywa zo mu Bwongereza. Guhitamo biterwa n'ikoreshwa, kugenzura amazi akenewe, no guhuza ibice by'iyi sisitemu. Ibikoresho byo gushyiramo amapine bigomba kuba bihuye n'umurambararo w'umuyoboro kugira ngo hirindwe ko amazi ava kandi bikomeze gutembera neza. Guhuza ibikoresho biracyari ingenzi, kuko bigira ingaruka ku mutekano no kuramba.
| Ubwoko bwa Valve | Ibisobanuro n'ishyirwa mu bikorwa |
|---|---|
| Valves z'umupira | Disiki y'umurambararo igenzura urujya n'uruza rw'amajwi; iramba kandi ifunga neza; ni nziza cyane ku bikenewe mu gihe uyifunze neza. |
| Valve zo kugenzura | Kurinda ko amazi asubira inyuma; kwemeza ko amazi atembera mu cyerekezo kimwe; ni ingenzi mu gukumira ubwandu; gukora mu buryo bwikora. |
| Valves zigabanya umuvuduko | Gabanya umuvuduko w'amazi yinjira kugeza ku rwego rwiza; rinda imiyoboro y'amazi kwangirika no kuva amazi; komeza gukoresha neza sisitemu. |
| Valves z'irembo | Ikoreshwa mu guhagarika burundu amazi atemba; ikwiriye gukoreshwa mu kubungabunga cyangwa mu gihe cyihutirwa; ifunga neza kandi neza. |
| Valves z'ibinyugunyugu | Gereranya uburyo amazi anyuramo ukoresheje disiki izenguruka; yoroheje kandi ihendutse; ikoreshwa mu miyoboro minini; izimya vuba. |
| Valves za Solenoid | Igenzurwa n'amashanyarazi; ikoreshwa muri sisitemu zikora mu kugenzura neza imiyoboro y'amazi; ikoreshwa mu bucuruzi/inganda. |
Imiyoboro y'amashanyarazi ishobora gukoresha umuringa udafite icyuma gifunga, icyuma kitagira umugozi, cyangwa pulasitiki ivanze. Ifuru zikunze kuba zifite NBR (Nitrile Buna Rubber) ku mazi adafite ubushyuhe cyangwa EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer) kugira ngo zirinde ubushyuhe bwinshi. Ibikoresho byemewe nka PVC na polyurethane birasabwa ku miyoboro n'imigozi ihuza, bigamije umutekano no kuramba.
Guhuza ibikoresho no kuramba
Kuba ibikoresho bihuye neza bigira ingaruka ku buzima n'ubwizerwe bw'ibikoresho bya valve. Umuringa n'icyuma kidashonga bitanga imbaraga nyinshi za mekanike, ariko guhitamo nabi bishobora gutera ibibazo bya ruswa. Umuringa urwanya ihindagurika ry'amazi urwanya ingese kandi ugakomeza gukomera, mu gihe icyuma kidashonga gitanga imbaraga nziza cyane uretse ahantu hari chloride nyinshi, aho imyobo ishobora kwangirika. Plastike nka PTFE zitanga imbaraga zikomeye zo kurwanya uburozi kandi zikarinda kwangirika.
Ibikoresho bya valve bikorerwa isuzuma rikomeye hakurikijwe icyemezo cya WRAS, harimo gusuzuma uburyo bwo kumva, gupima imikorobe, no gusesengura uburyo ibyuma bikuramo. Ibi bizamini byigana imiterere y’ibintu mu buzima busanzwe, bigamije kwemeza ko ibikoresho bitagira ingaruka mbi ku bwiza bw’amazi cyangwa ku kuramba kwa sisitemu. Abafatanyabikorwa ba OEM bashyigikira inganda zifite ubumenyi mu bya tekiniki, bafasha mu kubungabunga ubuziranenge bw’ibicuruzwa mu gihe cyose cy’ubuzima.
Icyitonderwa: Imiterere y’ibyuma na plastiki bivanze bifasha mu kuramba no gukora neza. Buri gihe zirikana imiterere yihariye y’amazi n’ibidukikije mu gihe uhitamo ibikoresho.
Gushyiramo, Kubungabunga, no Kurinda Kwangirika
Gushyiraho neza no kubungabunga buri gihe byongera igihe cyo kubaho kw'ibikoresho byo gushyiramo valve kandi bikarinda ingese. Gusuzuma buri gihe bifasha kubona ibimenyetso byo kwangirika, ingese, cyangwa aho byagiye. Kugenzura amaso niba hari ibara ryahindutse cyangwa amazi asohoka hafi y'ibifunga bireba ko sisitemu ikora neza. Uburyo bwo gusukura burimo koza imashini, imiti ikoreshwa mu buryo bwizewe, no gukaraba n'amazi cyangwa imiti isukura.
Abakoresha bakoresha ibipfundikizo birinda ibyuma kugira ngo birinde ikirere kibi. Kugenzura ibidukikije nko kugenzura ubushuhe n'ubushyuhe bigabanya ibyago byo kwangirika. Gukoresha imiti igabanya kwangirika—anodic, cathodic, mixed, cyangwa volatile—birinda ibyuma mu gihe cyo kubika no gukora. Gutunganya hejuru nka epoxy, PTFE, polyamide, na polyurethane byongera ubudahangarwa bw'ingufu.
- Igenzura rya buri gihe ry'uko habayeho ingese, kwangirika no gucika kw'amazi
- Gusukura no gusukura kugira ngo ukureho imyanda
- Gukoresha ibipfundikizo birinda ibidukikije n'uburyo bwo kubigenzura
- Gukoresha imiti igabanya ingese n'ibisigazwa by'ubuso
Ingaruka zo kwangirika ziyongera iyo amazi atemba make, bigatuma ibintu bikomeye bihagarara bigatera imyenge. Ingaruka nyinshi zishobora gutera isuri no kwangirika kw'amazi. Imitako ya ceramic n'imyambaro ya polyurethane byongera ubudahangarwa bw'izi ngaruka. Kubungabunga no kugenzura imiterere y'amazi biracyari ingenzi kugira ngo amazi akomeze kumara igihe kinini mu miyoboro y'amazi yo kunywa.
Ibikoresho byemewe, bidafite icyuma gifunga amazi, birinda ubuzima bw'abaturage, bishyigikira umutekano w'amazi, kandi bitanga agaciro k'igihe kirekire.
| Inyungu | Ingaruka |
|---|---|
| Kuramba | Gupima cyane bitanga umusaruro wizewe kandi bikagabanya amazi. |
| Umutekano w'amazi | Ibikoresho bidafite uburozi kandi birwanya ingese birinda ibyago byo kwandura. |
| Icyizere cy'abakiriya | Icyemezo cy'uko serivisi zitangwa n'amazi zizaba zishingiye ku bwishingizi bw'amazi n'ubusugire bwa sisitemu. |
Ibibazo Bikunze Kubazwa
Kwemerwa kwa WRAS bivuze iki ku bikoresho bya valve?
Kwemezwa kwa WRAS byemeza ko ibikoresho byo gushyiramo valve byujuje ibisabwa mu rwego rw'umutekano w'amazi mu Bwongereza. Bikoresha ibikoresho bitari uburozi kandi bigakorerwa isuzuma rikomeye. Abatanga amazi bizera ko ibikoresho byemejwe na WRAS byujuje ibisabwa.
Inama: Buri gihe banza urebe niba ufite icyemezo cya WRAS mbere yo kuyishyiraho.
Ni ibihe bikoresho byemeza ko ibikoresho bya valve bidafite icyuma gifunga?
Abakora bakoresha umuringa wa DZR, icyuma kidashonga, na pulasitiki byemewe. Ibi bikoresho birwanya ingese kandi ntibivamo ibintu byangiza. Bishyigikira umutekano w'amazi igihe kirekire.
- Umuringa wa DZR
- Icyuma kidasembuye
- Plastike za PVC na PTFE
Abakora akazi bagomba kugenzura kangahe ibikoresho bya valve?
Abakoresha bagomba kugenzura ibikoresho bya valve buri mezi atandatu. Igenzura rihoraho rifasha mu kumenya aho amazi ava, ingese, no kwangirika. Kumenya hakiri kare birinda kwandura kandi bikongera igihe cyo kubaho kwa sisitemu.
| Inshuro zo kugenzura | Igikorwa gisabwa |
|---|---|
| Buri mezi 6 | Igenzura rigaragara ry'aho amazi yamenetse |
| Buri mwaka | Umurimo wo gusukura no kugerageza |
Igihe cyo kohereza: Kanama-13-2025