This European Standard specifies:
— the dimensional, mechanical, hydraulic and acoustic characteristics with which flow rate regulators should comply;
— the procedures for testing these characteristics. This European Standard is applicable to:
— flow rate regulators intended to be mounted on tapware used with sanitary appliances in toilets, washrooms and kitchens (single taps, combination tap assemblies, mechanical mixing valves, thermostatic mixing valves);
— flow rate regulators used under the following pressure and temperature conditions:
Flow rate regulators can only be connected downstream of the obturator of the tap.
BS EN 246:2003 history
2021BS EN 246:2021 Sanitary tapware. General specifications for aerators
2003BS EN 246:2003 Sanitary tapware - General specifications for flow rate regulators