BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN13244-4:2002Plasticspipingsystemsforburiedandabove-groundpressuresystemsforwaterforgeneralpurposes,drainageandsewerage—Polyethylene(PE)—Part4:ValvesTheEuropeanStandardEN13244-4:2002hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS23.060.01;93.030 LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SatOct1311:48:12GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN13244-4:2002ThisBritishStandard,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsPolicyandStrategyCommitteeon11December2003©BSI11December2003ISBN0580430294NationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN13244-4:2002.NoexistingBritishStandardwillbesupersededbyimplementationofthispartofthisEuropeanStandard.NOTE1Collectively,EN13244-1,EN13244-2andEN13244-5supersede:—BS6437:1984,Specificationforpolyethylenepipes(type50)inmetricdiametersforgeneralpurposes;whichwillbedeclaredobsolescentbyDecember2004.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteePRI/88(previouslyPRI/61),Plasticspipingsystems,toSubcommitteePRI/88/2(previouslyPRI/61/2),Plasticspipingsystemsforpressureapplications,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthissubcommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.NOTE2ItwasdecidednottoproceedwiththepublicationofprEN13244-6,Recommendedpracticeforinstallationandthatexistingnationalpracticeswouldbeapplicable.IntheUK,intheabsenceofaBritishStandardcoveringinstallation,itistheopinionofTechnicalCommitteePRI/88,Plasticspipingsystems,thatreferencetothePolyethylenePipeSystemsManual1),ajointpublicationofWRcandBPFPlasticPipesGrouprepresentsestablishedUKpractice.NOTE3Part7hasbeenpreparedasaCEN/TS,toallowfurtherdevelopment.CEN/TS13244-7isnotmandatoryunderthePublicProcurementDirective.Attentionisdrawntothefollowingstatutoryregulations:HealthandSafetyatWorketc.Act1974andsubsequentregulations.Attentionisalsodrawntoanyappropriatesafetyprecautions.Itisassumedinthedraftingofastandardthattheexecutionofitsprovisionsisentrustedtoappropriatelyqualifiedpeople.—aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;—presenttotheresponsibleinternational/Europeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;—monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.1)WRc/BPFPLASTICPIPESGROUP.PolyethylenePipeSystemsManual.Swindon:WRc,2002.AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SatOct1311:48:12GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIBSEN13244-4:2002©BSI11December2003iTheUKNationalannexNAattachedtothisstandardprovidesadditionalinformationontheselectionandinstallationofpipingsystemsandcomponentsintheUK.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSICatalogueunderthesectionentitled“InternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndex”,orbyusingthe“Search”facilityoftheBSIElectronicCatalogueorofBritishStandardsOnline.Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesiandii,theENtitlepage,pages2to19andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SatOct1311:48:12GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIiiblankLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,SatOct1311:48:12GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSIEUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN13244-4December2002ICS23.060.01;93.030EnglishversionPlasticspipingsystemsforburiedandabove-groundpressuresystemsforwaterforgeneralpurposes,drainageandsewerage-Polyethylene(PE)-Part4:ValvesSystèmesdecanalisationsenplastiquepourlesapplicationsgénéralesdetransportd'eau,debranchementetdecollecteursd'assainissement,enterréssouspression-Polyéthylène(PE)-Partie4:RobinetsKunststoff-Rohrleitungssystemefürerd-undoberirdischverlegteDruckrohrleitungenfürBrauchwasser,EntwässerungundAbwasser-Polyethylen(PE)-Teil4:ArmaturenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon16October2002.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,Switzerlanda