Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage. Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) - Specifications for ancillary fittings including shallow inspection chambers

BS EN 13598-1:2010 Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage. Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE). Specifications for ancillary fittings including shallow inspection chambers

BS EN 13598-1 specifies the definitions and requirements for ancillary fittings of unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP), and polyethylene (PE) intended to be used in non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage systems, conforming to EN 476:

A. outside the building structure (application area code “U”), reflected in the marking of products by “U”, and

B. both buried in ground within the building structure (application area code “D”) and outside the building structure (application area code “U”), reflected in the marking of products by “UD”.

It also specifies the test parameters for the test methods referred in this standard.

The ancillary fittings covered by this standard are the following:

• Sealed access fittings
• Rodding point covers
• Rodding tees
• Mechanical saddles
• Inspection chambers for shallow non-roadway applications to a maximum depth of 1,25m.

Contents for BS EN 13598-1:2010 includes:

• Scope
• Normative references
• Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviations
• Material
• General characteristics
• Geometrical characteristics
• Types of ancillary fittings
• Physical characteristics
• Mechanical characteristics
• Performance requirements
• Marking

This document supersedes EN 13598-1:2003.