European foreword

This document (EN 1253‑3:2016) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 165 “Waste water engineering”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.

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of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2016, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by November 2016.

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

This document supersedes EN 1253‑3:1999.

This is the third part in EN 1253, a series of standards relating to different types of floor gullies, roof drains and access covers for drainage systems inside buildings. The EN 1253 series under the main title Gullies for buildings actually consists of the following parts:

— Part 1: Trapped floor gullies with a depth water seal of at least 50 mm;
— Part 2: Roof drains and floor gullies without trap;
— Part 3: Evaluation of conformity;
— Part 4: Access covers;
— Part 5: Gullies with light liquids closure.

Since the latest edition of EN 1253‑3 the most significant technical changes are the following:

a) introduction of the new standards on trapped floor gullies with a depth of water seal of at least 50 mm (EN 1253‑1) and roof drains and floor gullies without trap (EN 1253‑2);
b) amendment of items to be inspected as well as modification of frequency of control for specific requirements.

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, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

BS EN 1253-3:2016

Gullies for buildings - Evaluation of conformity

Current, Under Review

Published:

31 May 2016