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BS EN 1253-8:2022

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Gullies for buildings – Trapped floor gullies with combined mechanical closure and water seal

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BSI 2022 36
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This document classifies floor gullies for domestic wastewater for use inside buildings, gives guidance, gives guidance for places of installation and specifies requirements for the construction, design, performance and marking of factory made gullies for buildings, irrespective of the material, for use in drainage systems requiring a trap with combined mechanical closure and water seal (referred to as floor gullies). NOTE Floor gullies with combined mechanical closure and water seal are not covered by EN 1253-1, EN 1253-6, EN 1253-7. These products are intended to be installed where both condition below are fulfilled: – the building does not exceed a ground-floor and three floors above; – infrequent use could result in a water seal evaporating.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
2 National foreword
5 European foreword
6 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
10 4 Design and construction
4.1 General
4.2 Appearance
4.3 Apertures in gratings
11 4.4 Resistance of trap with mechanical closure and water seal to pressure
4.4.1 Requirements
4.4.2 Test method
12 4.5 Blockage prevention
4.5.1 Access for cleaning
13 4.5.2 Clogging test
15 4.6 Places of installation
4.7 Materials
4.8 Thermal behaviour of floor gullies
4.8.1 General
4.8.2 Requirements
16 4.8.3 Test method
4.8.4 Additional test for floor gullies for use with sheet floor coverings and liquid applied membranes
17 4.9 Tightness
4.9.1 Odour-tightness
18 4.9.2 Watertightness of bodies
4.9.3 Watertightness of extensions
19 4.10 Mechanical strength
4.10.1 Loading strength
21 4.10.2 Clamping ring strength
4.10.3 Additional mechanical strength according to the installation
25 4.10.4 Floor gullies for use with liquid applied membranes
4.11 Flow rates
4.11.1 Requirements
26 4.11.2 Test method
4.11.3 Test arrangement
27 5 Allocation and sequence of tests
28 6 Marking
29 7 Evaluation of conformity
30 Annex A (normative) Examples of top view of the positioning of shape of test blocks applied on the gratings
32 Annex B (normative) Test solutions
34 Bibliography
BS EN 1253-8:2022
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