Cast iron pipes and fittings their joints and accessories for the evacuationofwater from buildings - Requirements test methodsandquality assurance
Nationalforeword
This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 877:1999A1:2006 incorporating corrigendum January 2008. It supersedes BS 416-2:1990 andBS 6087:1990 which are withdrawn.
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The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PSE/10 Iron pipes and fittings.
A list of organizations represented on this mittee can be obtained onrequest to its secretary.
The mittee has produced a national annex which identifies some of the most significant changes from the withdrawn British Standards BS 4162and BS 6087.
This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of acontract. Users are responsible for its correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.
This British Standard was published under the authorityof the Standards Committee and es into effeeton 15 December 1999
Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication
Amd. No. Date Comments16741 30 November 2006 See national foreword30 June 2008 Implementation of CEN corrigendumJanuary 2008
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English version
Cast ironpipes andfittings theirjoints and accessoriesforthe evacuationofwaterfrombuildings-Requirements test methodsandqualityassurance
Tuyaux et raccords en fonte leurs assemblages etbatiments Prescriptions methodes desssis et essurance accesscires desfines a l'evacuation des eaux desqualite
Rohre und Formstucke aus Gufeisen deren VerbindungenAnforderungen Prifverfahren und Qualitatssicherung und Zubehor zur Entwrasserung von Gebiuden -
This European Standard wes 8pproved by CEN on 19 June 1998.
CEN members are bound to ply with the CEN/CENELEC Intemal Regulations which sipulate the conditions for giving his EuropeanStandard the staus of anational standard without any alteration U-tdate lists and bibliographical references conceming such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (Engish French German) A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibity of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the officialversions.
CEN members are thenational standrds bodies ofAusrieBelgiumCzechRepublicDenmarkFinlandFranceGermanyGreece Iceland Irelnd taly Luxmbourgethrlnds way Portugl pain Sweden Sitzerland and United Kingom.
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Contents PageForeword1 Scope 42 Normative references 43 Definitions 64 Technical requirements 84.1 4.2 Dimensions General 8 84.3 Interconnection 124.4 4.5 Material characteristics of pipes fittings and accessories Mass 13 134.6 4.7 Coatings for pipes fittings and accessories Joints 15 144.8 Buried systems 184.10 4.9 Rainwater systems installed outside buildings Marking 20 215 Test methods 225.1 5.2 Surface condition Dimensions 225.3 Mass 23 225.4 5.5 Tensile strength of pipes and fittings Brinell hardness 24 265.6 Ring crush test for grey castiron pipes 265.7 5.8 Coatings Joints 27 315.9 Buried systems Rainwater systems installed outside buildings 36 365.10 5.11 Marking 36Annex A (informative) Other dimensions for buried systems 37Annex B (informative) Other dimensions for rainwater systems to be installed outside buildings 38Annex D (Informative) Information on manufacturing criteria and quality assurance bearing capacity 39Annex E (informative) Surveillance by an accredited third party (certification by third party) 40 46Annex F (informative) General information on some product characteristics 49Annex G (informative) Method of calculation of gross calorific potential of extermal coatings50Annex H (normative) System reaction to fire text (SBl adaption for testing assembledproducts) 51Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of the European Standard addressing essential requirements or other provisions of EU Directives 54Bibliography60National Annex NA (informative) National annex 61
Foreword
This European Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 203"Cast iron pipes fittings and their joints" the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
It is one of a series of standards for cast iron products for pipelines for various applications.
It deals with subjects covered by the International Standard ISO 6594. The major difference isthe inclusion of requirements for joints and for product performance.
CEN/TC 165 in the field of waste water engineering as required by EN 476.
an identical text or by endorsement at the latest by March 2000 and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by March 2000.
This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the EuropeanEU Directive(s).
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations the national standards organizations ofLuxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland and the United Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Kingdom.
Foreword to amendmentA1
This document (EN 877:1999/A1:2006) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 203 *Cast
This Amendment to the European Standard EN 877:1999 shall be given the status of a national standard either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement at the latest by April 2007 andconflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by July 2008.
the European Free Trade Association and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s) see informative Annex ZA which is an integral part of thisdocument.
Directive (89/106). Only if the requirements specified in Annex ZA are met the CE marking will be Annex ZA includes the requirements of the Mandate given under the EU Construction Productsaffected.
Where evaluation of conformity is required for regulatory purposes Annex D applies.
For reasons of conformity with the rules for ENs and Mandate M/131 “Pipes tanks and ancillaries not in contact with water intended for human consumption" EN 877:1999 has been amended by extensionAnnex D for the evaluation of conformity. This amendment is described in the following pages. with the Annex ZA (see Resolution CEN/BT 113/1994 and CEN/BT 63/1996) and a modification of the
In addition the amendment of the following parts of EN 877:1999 became necessary.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations the national standards organizations of thefollowing countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria Belgium Cyprus CzechLithuania Luxembourg. Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland and United Kingdom.
