National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 14428:2015+A1:2018. It supersedes BS EN 14428:2015, which is withdrawn.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 May 2015.

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 19 March 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 14428:2015+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of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2019, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by July 2020.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 14428:2015.

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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.

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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 for shower enclosures for domestic purposes which ensure that the product, when installed in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions, gives satisfactory performance when used as intended.

This European Standard does not apply to shower cabinets or curtains and does not specify aesthetic and dimensional characteristics.

NOTE For the purposes of this document the term “domestic purposes” includes use in hotels, accommodation for students, hospitals and similar buildings, except when special medical provisions are required.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Characteristics

4.1 General

4.2 Cleanability

4.3 Impact resistance/shatter properties

4.4 Durability

4.5 Dangerous substances

5 Test methods

5.1 Impact resistance/shatter properties

5.2 Impact behaviour of plastic sheets

5.3 Resistance to chemicals and stains

5.4 Resistance to wet and dry cycling

5.5 Endurance

5.6 Stability

5.7 Water retention

6 Marking

7 Assessment and verification of constancy of performance - AVCP

7.1 General

7.2 Type testing

7.3 Factory production control

Bibliography

BS EN 14428:2015+A1:2018

Shower enclosures. Functional requirements and test methods

Current, Under Review

Published:

30 Nov 2018