CEN/TC 155/WG 20 - Thermoplastics ancillaries for soil and waste discharge and gravity buried drainage and sewerage systems

This document specifies the definitions and requirements for unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP), polypropylene with mineral modifier (PP-MD) or polyethylene (PE) road gullies intended for use in non-pressure underground drains and sewers for surface water having a maximum depth of 4 m from ground level to the lowest point of the internal surface of the road gully. Road gullies complying with this document are intended to be used in pedestrian or vehicular traffic areas outside the building structure.
NOTE 1   Products complying with this document can also be used in non-traffic areas.
NOTE 2   Road gullies can be subject to national regulation which limit the maximum installation depth and / or local provisions. The installer checks for compliance prior to installation.
Road gullies complying with this document are made from a prescribed set of components that are manufactured from unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP), polypropylene with mineral modifier (PP-MD) or polyethylene (PE) and assembled together.
Road gullies complying with this document may be equipped with optional devices (e.g. removable sand or silt bucket, leaf separator etc.), however the performance of these optional devices is not covered within the scope of this document.
Road gully components can be manufactured by various methods e.g. extrusion, injection moulding, rotational moulding, low-pressure moulding, blow moulding, thermoforming or fabricated.
NOTE 3   Products complying with this document can be installed in underground applications without additional static calculation.
NOTE 4   The complete road gully assembly can also include non-plastic items (near surface or surface components for example) which are not covered by this document.
NOTE 5   The complete road gully assembly can be supplied with covers, frame covers and gratings complying with the relevant part of EN 124 which are not covered by this document. However, reference is made to this document for geometrical characteristics where applicable.
NOTE 6   Road gullies can be site assembled from different components, but can also be manufactured as a single unit.
This document covers:
-   road gullies with or without sand / silt trap;
-   road gullies with or without water seal preventing odour release;
-   road gullies where the traffic load will or will not be carried by the complete gully (resp. "Direct loaded gullies" or "Indirect loaded gullies").

This document specifies a test method for assessing the initial (short-term) tangential ring stiffness of riser shafts for thermoplastics inspection chambers or manholes.

This document specifies methods of test for the resistance of the base of thermoplastics inspection chambers and manholes to external soil and ground-water pressure after installation.

This document specifies a method of testing the resistance of the upper assembly of inspection chambers and manhole components against surface and traffic loading.
It is not applicable to requirements for testing the cover and frame. Those requirements are specified in EN 124-1 or other standards, depending on the material.
NOTE    Upper assembly components normally include shafts or risers, cones, telescopic adapters and near surface components.

This document gives guidance for requirements for the assessment of conformity of materials (compounds/formulations), products, joints and assemblies in accordance with the applicable part(s) of EN 13598-1 and EN 13598-2 intended to be included in the manufacturer’s quality plan as part of the quality management system and for the establishment of certification procedures.
NOTE 1   The quality management system is expected to conform to or be no less stringent than the relevant requirements of EN ISO 9001 [1].
NOTE 2   If certification is involved, the certification body is expected to be compliant with EN ISO/IEC 17065 [5].
NOTE 3   A basic test matrix provides an overview of the testing scheme in Annex A.
In conjunction with EN 13598-1 and EN 13598-2 (see Foreword) this document is applicable to ancillary fittings including shallow chambers and manholes and inspection chambers.

This document specifies the definitions and requirements for ancillary fittings and shallow chambers installed underground in non-pressure drainage and sewerage systems and manufactured from unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP), polypropylene with mineral modifier (PP-MD) or polyethylene (PE) intended for use for:
-   non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage outside the building structure (application area code "U", and
-   non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage for both buried in ground within the building structure (application area code "D" and outside the building structure.
This is reflected in the marking of products by "U" and "UD".
It also covers the jointing of the ancillary fittings and shallow chambers to the pipework system.
The ancillary fittings covered by this standard are the following:
-   sealed access fittings;
-   rodding point covers;
-   rodding tees;
-   mechanical saddles.
Ancillary fittings according to this document are intended for use in pedestrian areas, except rodding tees and mechanical saddles which can also be used in vehicular trafficked areas.
NOTE 1   Pedestrian areas are as defined in EN 124 1.
Ancillary fittings can be installed to a maximum depth of 6,0 m from ground level, with the exception of rodding point covers.
Shallow chambers according to this document are intended for use in private drains located in pedestrian areas above the ground water table, to a maximum depth of 2,0 m from ground level to the invert of the main channel. This document covers shallow chambers with flow profile bases, and their joints to the piping system.
NOTE 2   Manholes and inspection chambers are specified in FprEN 13598-2 [1].
Ancillary fittings and shallow chambers complying with this document also comply with the general requirements given in EN 476.
Ancillary fittings and shallow chambers can be manufactured by various methods e.g. injection moulding, rotational moulding, spiral winding or fabricated from components made to other standards.
NOTE 3   Products complying with this document can be used with pipes, fittings and other components conforming to any of the plastics products standards listed in Clause 2, providing their dimensions are compatible.
NOTE 4   Products complying with this document can be installed in underground applications without additional static calculation.
NOTE 5   Ancillary fittings and shallow chambers can be subject to national safety regulations and / or local provisions.

This document specifies the definitions and requirements for unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) manholes and inspection chambers intended for non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage systems up to a maximum depth of 6 m from ground level to the invert of the manhole or inspection chamber.
This document covers manholes and inspection chambers, with bases having a flow channel, and their joints to the piping system.
Manholes and inspection chambers are intended to be used in pedestrian or vehicular traffic areas outside the building structure.
NOTE 1   The intended use in underground installation outside the building structure is reflected in the marking of products by the application area code "U".
NOTE 2   Products complying with this document can also be used in non-traffic areas.
NOTE 3   Products complying with this standard can be installed in underground applications without additional static calculation.
NOTE 4   Shallow chambers are specified in EN 13598-1 [1].
Manholes and inspection chambers complying with EN 13598-2 are made from a prescribed set of components that are manufactured from unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP), polypropylene with mineral modifier (PP-MD) or polyethylene (PE) and assembled together.
NOTE 5   The complete manhole or inspection chamber assembly can also include items which are not covered by this document (for example near surface or surface components).
NOTE 6   Manholes and inspection chambers can be supplied with covers, frame covers and gratings complying with the relevant part of EN 124 [2].
Manholes and inspection chambers complying with EN 13598-2 may be used for storm-water systems.
Manhole and inspection chamber components can be manufactured by various methods e.g. extrusion, injection moulding, rotational moulding, low-pressure moulding or fabricated.
NOTE 7   Manholes and inspection chambers can be site assembled from different components, but can also be manufactured as a single unit.
NOTE 8   Manholes and inspection chambers can be subject to national regulations and / or local provisions.

This document gives guidance and requirements for the assessment of conformity of materials (compounds/formulations), products, joints and assemblies in accordance with EN 17670-2 intended to be included in the manufacturer’s quality plan as part of the quality management system and for the establishment of certification procedures.
NOTE 1   A test matrix provides an overview of the testing scheme in Annex A, Table A.1.
NOTE 2   If certification is involved, the certification body operating in accordance with EN ISO/IEC 17065 [1] and EN ISO/IEC 17020 [2] is considered to be competent.
In conjunction with EN 17670-2 this document is applicable to road gullies.

This document specifies the definitions and requirements for unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP), polypropylene with mineral modifier (PP-MD) or polyethylene (PE) storm water manholes and storm water inspection chambers intended for non-pressure use only in storm water systems to a maximum depth of 6 m from ground level to the lowest point of the storm water manhole or inspection chamber.
NOTE 1   Products complying with EN 13598-2 may also be used for storm water systems dependent on the requirement of the storm water system.
Storm water manholes and inspection chambers complying with this document are intended to be used in pedestrian or vehicular traffic areas outside the building structure.
NOTE 2   Products complying with this document can also be used in non-traffic areas.
Storm water manholes and inspection chambers complying with this document are made from a prescribed set of components that are manufactured from unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP), polypropylene with mineral modifier (PP-MD) or polyethylene (PE) and assembled together.
Storm water manholes and inspection chambers complying with this document may be equipped with optional devices (e.g. removable sand or silt bucket, flow regulators, ventilation parts, etc.), however the performance of these optional devices is not covered within the scope of this document.
NOTE 3    Products complying with this standard can be installed in underground applications without additional static calculation.
NOTE 4   The complete Storm water manhole or inspection chamber assembly can also include items which are not covered by this document (for example near surface or surface components).
NOTE 5   Storm water manholes and inspection chambers can be supplied with covers, frame covers and gratings complying with the relevant part of EN 124 [1].
Storm water manhole and inspection chamber components can be manufactured by various methods e.g. extrusion, injection moulding, rotational moulding, low-pressure moulding or fabricated.
NOTE 6   Storm water manholes and inspection chambers can be site assembled from different components, but can also be manufactured as a single unit.
NOTE 7   Storm water manholes and inspection chambers can be subject to national regulations and / or local provisions.

This European Standard specifies a test method for assessing the tangential ring stiffness of riser shafts for thermoplastics inspection chambers or manholes.
NOTE    This is intended as a test of the structural integrity of riser shafts supporting product standards prEN 13598 2 [1] and prEN 15229 [2].

This European Standard specifies a test method for assessing the initial (short-term) tangential ring stiffness of riser shafts for thermoplastics inspection chambers or manholes.
NOTE    This is intended as a test of the structural integrity of riser shafts supporting product standards prEN 13598 2 [1] and prEN 15229 [2].

This European Standard specifies methods of test for the resistance of the base of thermoplastics inspection chambers and manholes to external soil and ground-water pressure after installation.
NOTE    This is intended as a test of the durability and structural integrity of manhole and inspection chamber bases supporting product standards prEN 13598-2 [1] and prEN 15229 [2].

This European Standard specifies a method of testing the resistance of the upper assembly of inspection chambers and manhole components against surface and traffic loading.
It does not include requirements for testing the cover and frame. These requirements are specified in EN 124 or other standards depending on the material.
NOTE   Upper assembly components would normally include riser shafts, tapers, reducing slabs and telescopic joints.

This Technical Specification gives guidance for the assessment of conformity of compounds/formulations, products and assemblies in accordance with Parts 1 and 2 of EN 13598 intended to be included in the manufacturer’s quality plan as part of the quality management system and for the establishment of third-party certification procedures.
NOTE   In order to help the reader, a basic test matrix is given in Annexes A and B.
In conjunction with EN 13598- 1 and -2, this Technical Specification is applicable to ancillary underground drainage fittings including manholes and inspection chambers:
-   for non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage outside the building structure (application area code "U"), reflected in the marking of products by "U", and
-   for non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage for both buried in ground within the building structure (application area code "D") and outside the building structure (application area code "U"), reflected in the marking of products by "UD".

This European Standard specifies the definitions and requirements for buried manholes and inspection chambers installed in non-pressure drainage and sewerage systems to a maximum depth of 6 m from ground level to the invert of the main chamber and manufactured from unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP), polypropylene with mineral modifier (PP-MD) or polyethylene (PE). These products are intended for use in pedestrian or vehicular traffic areas and underground installations conforming to the general requirements given in EN 476 and are used outside the building structure (application area code "U"). They are therefore marked accordingly with a "U". Such products are also deemed to meet the requirements of EN 13598-1 for application area U without the need for further testing.
These manholes and inspection chambers may also be used for storm-water systems.
This European Standard is only applicable to those chamber / manhole components (base, riser, cone telescopic part and other near surface components) where the manufacturer has clearly stated in the documentation how the components shall be assembled to create a complete manhole or inspection chamber. This European standard only covers manholes and chambers with flow profile bases with or without sloping channels. It also covers the jointing of the component to the pipework system.
The frame cover and grating components shall, unless otherwise specified, comply with EN 124-1, EN 124-2, EN 124-3, EN 124-4, EN 124-5 and EN 124-6 [1] or EN 1253-4[2].
-   The products covered by this European standard comprise the following:manholes constructed on a drain or sewer to permit entry by personnel.
-   inspection chambers providing access to the drainage or sewerage system by means of inspection and cleaning equipment.
NOTE 1   Shallow inspection chambers for use in non-roadway situations down to a depth of 1,25 m max are specified in EN 13598-1.
The manhole and inspection chamber components can be manufactured by various methods e.g. injection moulding, rotational moulding, low-pressure moulding or fabricated from components made in accordance with other standards.
NOTE 2   Both manholes and inspection chambers can be site assembled from different components, but can also be manufactured as a single unit.

This European Standard specifies the definitions and requirements for ancillary fittings of unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP), and polyethylene (PE) intended to be used in non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage systems, conforming to EN 476:
a)   outside the building structure (application area code "U"), reflected in the marking of products by "U", and
b)   both buried in ground within the building structure (application area code "D") and outside the building structure (application area code "U"), reflected in the marking of products by "UD".
It also specifies the test parameters for the test methods referred in this standard.
The ancillary fittings covered by this standard are the following:
-   sealed access fittings;
-   rodding point covers;
-   rodding tees;
-   mechanical saddles;
-   inspection chambers for shallow non-roadway applications to a maximum depth of 1,25 m.
NOTE 1   Inspection chambers as defined in 6.1.3 of EN 476:1997 have a riser with a DN/ID less than 800 mm.
NOTE 2   Deep inspection chambers and manholes for application area U are specified in Part 2 of this standard.
The fittings can be manufactured by various methods e.g. injection moulding, rotational moulding, spiral winding or fabricated from components made to other standards.
The jointing can be with:
-   elastomeric ring seal joint;
-   cemented joint for PVC-U;
-   welded joint for PP and PE.
NOTE 3   Pipes, fittings and other components conforming to any of the plastics products standards listed in Clause 2 can be used with ancillary fittings conforming to this standard, provided they conform to the requirements for joint dimensions given in Clause 6 and to the requirements of Table 5.

TC - Modifications to Table A.2 in A.4, MFR values have been corrected 6 times and a correction of the unit in footnote to table c has been made; the same corrections have been made in Table B.1

This European Standard specifies the definitions and requirements for buried manholes and inspection chambers installed to a maximum depth of 6 m from ground level to the invert of the main chamber and manufactured from unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP), polypropylene with mineral modifier (PP-MD) or polyethylene (PE). These products are intended for use in pedestrian or vehicular traffic areas and underground installations conforming to the general requirements given in EN 476 and are used outside the building structure (application area code “U”). They are therefore marked accordingly with a “U”. Such products are also deemed to meet the requirements of EN 13598-1 for application area U without the need for further testing. If additionally marked application area D then these products must additionally be tested to show compliance to the elevated temperature cycling requirement of Clause 10 of EN 13598-1.
This European Standard is only applicable to those chamber / manhole items where the manufacturer has clearly stated in the documentation how the components shall be assembled to create a complete manhole or inspection chamber.
The inspection chambers covered by this European Standard comprise the following:
   inspection chambers providing access to the drainage or sewerage system by means of inspection and cleaning equipment.
   chambers, designated as manholes providing man access to the drainage or sewerage system.  
The inspection chamber / manhole can be manufactured by various methods e.g. injection moulding, rotational moulding, low-pressure moulding or fabricated from components made in accordance with other standards.
The jointing of components can be achieved using:
   elastomeric ring seal joints;
   adhesive joints for PVC-U;
   welded joints for PVC-U, PP and PE;
   extrusion welding;
   mechanical jointing.
NOTE    Both manholes and inspection chambers can be site assembled from different components, but can also b

This Part of EN 1555 gives guidance for assessment of conformity to be included in the manufacturer's quality plan as part of the quality system. In conjuction with other Parts of prEN 1555, this Part is applicable to polyethylene (PE) piping systems in the field of the supply of gaseous fuels. This Part of EN 1555 includes: a) requirements for materials, components, joints and assemblies given in the applicable Parts of prEN 1555; b) requirements for the manufacturer's quality system; c) definitions and procedures to be applied if third party certification is involved.

This European Standard specifies a test method for assessing the tangential ring stiffness of riser shafts for thermoplastics inspection chambers or manholes.
NOTE    This is intended as a test of the structural integrity of riser shafts supporting product standards prEN 13598 2 [1] and prEN 15229 [2].