What is BS EN 1253-4 - Gullies for buildings about?
BS EN 1253 discusses gullies for buildings. BS EN 1253-4 is the fourth part of the multi-series and discusses access cover.
BS EN 1253-4 classifies and specifies requirements for factory-made access covers used for drainage systems inside buildings.
Note: BS EN 1253-4 does not apply to access covers intended for external use which are covered by EN 124 series.
Who is BS EN 1253-4 - Gullies for buildings for?
BS EN 1253-4 on gullies for buildings is useful for:
- Gulley manufacturers
- Architects
- Civil engineers
- Builders
Why should you use BS EN 1253-4 - Gullies for buildings?
A gulley is a fitting with a chamber that is designed to collect rainwater, wastewater, and groundwater, conveying it to an underground surface-water sewer. Gullies can be used to drain wastewater and rainfall from buildings.
BS EN 1253-4 helps you by classifying access covers according to their loading strength and specifies requirements relating to their design, construction, marking, testing, and evaluation of conformity. BS EN 1253-4 helps you in the selection of appropriate access covers for gullies for buildings.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 1253-4:2016 supersedes BS EN 1253-4:2000, which is withdrawn. BS EN 1253-4:2016 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 1253-4:2000. These include:
- Introduction of the new standards on trapped floor gullies with a depth of water seal of at least 50 mm (EN 1253-1), roof drains and floor gullies without trap (EN 1253-2) and on evaluation of conformity (EN 1253-3)
- Amendment of items of marking as well as methods of marking