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Key Standards for Soil, Waste and Rainwater Applications
Key Codes of Practice
Key Standards for Pressure Pipes and Fittings
Key Standards for the use of Non-Virgin Materials

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Key Standards for Soil, Waste and Rainwater Applications

BS Standards

4514: 2001 

Unplasticized PVC soil and ventilating pipes of 82.4 mm minimum mean and accessories of other sizes.

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5255: 1989 

Specification for Thermoplastics waste pipes and fittings.

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5627: 1984

Plastics connectors for use with horizontal outlet vitreous china WC pans.

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BS EN Standards

1329: 2000

Plastics piping systems for soil and waste discharge (low and high temperature) within the building structure - Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U).

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1451:2000

Plastics piping systems for soil and waste discharge (low and high temperature) within the building structure - Polypropylene (PP)requirements and test methods.

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1453:2000
Plastics piping systems with structured-wall pipes for soil and waste discharge (low and high temperature) inside buildings - Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U).

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1455:2000
 
Plastics piping systems for soil and waste discharge (low and high temperature) within the building structure - Acrylonitrile-butadiene- styrene (ABS).

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1519:2000

Plastics piping systems for soil and waste discharge (low and high temperature) within the building structure - Polyethylene (PE).

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1565:2000

Plastics piping systems for soil and waste discharge (low and high temperature) within the building structure - Styrene-copolymer blends (SAN+PVC).

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1566:2000

Plastics piping systems for soil and waste discharge (low and high temperature) within the building structure - Chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-C).

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607:2004

Eaves gutters made of PVC-U.

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1462:2004

Brackets for eaves gutters - requirements and testing.

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12200-1:2000

Plastics rainwater piping systems for above ground external use - Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U)

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12380:2002

Air admittance valves - for use in drainage system

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274:2002
 
Waste fittings for sanitary appliances.

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Key Codes Of Practice

BS EN Standards

12056-2: 2000

Gravity drainage systems inside buildings. Sanitary pipework, layout and calculation
 

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12056-3:2000

Gravity drainage systems inside buildings. Roof drainage, layout and calculation.

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Key Standards for Pressure Pipes and Fittings

BS Standards  


4346–
Part 1:1969


Joints and fittings for use with unplasticized PVC pressure pipes – injection moulded unplasticized PVC fittings for solvent welding for use with pressure pipes including potable water supply.

 

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4346 –
Part 2:1970


Joints and fittings for use with unplasticized PVC pressure pipes – mechanical joints and fittings, principally of unplasticized PVC.

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4346–
Part 3:1982


Joints and fittings for use with unplasticized PVC pressure pipes - Specification for solvent cement

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5391:2006

 
Specification for ABS Pressure pipe

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5392:2006

 
Specification for ABS pressure fittings for use with ABS pressure pipe

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6572:1985


Specification for blue polyethylene pipes up to normal size 63 for below ground use for potable water. Listed by BSI as current, superseded, obsolescent, replaced by BS EN 12201.

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6730:1986


Specification for black polyethylene pipes up to nominal size 63 for above ground use for cold potable water. Listed by BSI as current, superseded, obsolescent, replaced by BS EN 12201 

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 3505:1986

 
Specification for unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC-U) pressure pipes for cold potable water.
Listed by BSI as current, superseded, replaced by BS EN 1452 

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3506:1969


Specification for unplasticized PVC pipe for industrial uses

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BS EN Standards  

1452:2008

Plastics Piping Systems for Water Supply - Unplasticized Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC-U)

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12201:2003

Plastics piping systems for water supply - Polyethylene (PE)

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1555:2002:

Plastics piping systems for the supply of gaseous fuels – Polyethylene (PE).

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Key Standards for the use of Non Virgin Materials

Wherever appropriate individual product standards specify to use rework material. The following CEN Technical specification gives guidance on the utilisation of non virgin materials
CEN/TS 14541:2007:

 
Plastics Pipes and fittings for non-pressure applications- Utilisation of non-virgin PVC-U,PP and PE mate

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