This document specifies a test method for PE valves to maintain tightness during and after being subjected to a force, applied as a bending moment to the operating mechanism.
Valves according to these standards are intended for use in polyethylene (PE) piping systems for the transport of fluids.
When specified in the product standard, this document can be applied to valves of material other than PE.
Directives related to this standards.
Regulation (eu) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 march 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing council directive 89/106/eec
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SSH EN 1680:1997
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