|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN1489:2000TheEuropeanStandardEN1489:2000hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS91.140.60NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWBuildingvalvesÐPressuresafetyvalvesÐTestsandrequirementsCopyrightBritishStandardsInstitutionProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithBSINotforResaleNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,``-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---ThisBritishStandard,havingbeenpreparedunderthedirectionoftheSectorCommitteeforBuildingandCivilEngineering,waspublishedundertheauthorityoftheStandardsCommitteeandcomesintoeffecton15October2000©BSI10-2000ISBN0580364615BSEN1489:2000AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateCommentsNationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheofficialEnglishlanguageversionofEN1489:2000.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedbyTechnicalCommitteeB/504,Watersupply,toSubcommitteeB/504/7,Controlandsafetydevicesindrinkingwatersystems,whichhastheresponsibilityto:Ðaidenquirerstounderstandthetext;ÐpresenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;ÐmonitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthissubcommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitledªInternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndexº,orbyusingtheªFindºfacilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to17andabackcover.TheBSIcopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.CopyrightBritishStandardsInstitutionProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithBSINotforResaleNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,``-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---EUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHENORMEN1489March2000ICS91.140.60EnglishversionBuildingvalves-Pressuresafetyvalves-TestsandrequirementsRobinetteriedebâtiment-Soupapesdesécurité-EssaisetprescriptionsGebäudearmaturen-Sicherheitsventile-PrüfungenundAnforderungenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon3February2000.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉEUROPÉENDENORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHESKOMITEEFÜRNORMUNGCentralSecretariat:ruedeStassart,36B-1050Brussels©2000CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN1489:2000ECopyrightBritishStandardsInstitutionProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithBSINotforResaleNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,``-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---Page2EN1489:2000©BSI10-2000CONTENTSPageForeword3Introduction31Scope42Normativereferences43Definitions44Materialsandsurfacefinishes55Designanddimensionalrequirements66Hydraulictestsandrequirements77Mechanicaltestsandrequirements128Acoustictestsandrequirements149Classification1410Designation1411Marking14ANNEXA(INFORMATIVE)16CopyrightBritishStandardsInstitutionProvidedbyIHSunderlicensewithBSINotforResaleNoreproductionornetworkingpermittedwithoutlicensefromIHS--`,``-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`---Page3EN1489:2000©BSI10-2000FOREWORDThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC164Watersupply,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyAFNOR.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbySeptember2000,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbySeptember2000.AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.AnnexAofthisEuropeanStandardisinformative.INTRODUCTIONInrespectofpotentialadverseeffectonthequalityofwaterintendedforhumanconsumption,causedby