National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 14516:2015+A1:2018. It supersedes BS EN 14516:2015, which is withdrawn.

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The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee B/503, Sanitary appliances.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. 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 authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 October 2015.

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 20 August 2015 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 17 May 2018.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.

European foreword

This document (EN 14516:2015+A1:2018) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 163 “Sanitary appliances”, the secretariat of which is held by UNI.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2019, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 2020.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 2018-05-17.

This document supersedes EN 14516:2015.

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This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association.

For relationship with EU Construction Products Regulation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

1 Scope

This European Standard specifies characteristics, test methods and procedures for evaluation of conformity for baths used for domestic purposes and personal hygiene, which ensure that the product, when installed and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, will satisfy requirements for cleanability and durability.

This European Standard is applicable to all sizes and shapes of baths.

This European Standard does not cover baths for use with medical provisions.

NOTE 1 For the purpose of this standard the term “domestic purposes” includes use in hotels, accommodation for students, hospitals and similar buildings.

NOTE 2 Annex A lists characteristics of materials commonly used for manufacturing baths.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Classification

5 Characteristics for type 1 products

5.1 General

5.2 Cleanability

5.3 Durability

6 characteristics for type 2 products

6.1 General

6.2 Cleanability

6.3 Durability

7 Dangerous substances

8 Test methods

8.1 Stability of the bottom of the bath

8.2 Resistance to chemicals and staining agents

8.3 Resistance to temperature changes

9 Marking, labelling and packaging

10 Assessment and verification of constancy of performance - AVCP

10.1 General

10.2 Type testing

10.3 Factory production control

Bibliography

BS EN 14516:2015+A1:2018

Baths for domestic purposes

Current, Under Review

Published:

30 Nov 2018