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  • BS 6375-1:2004

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    Performance of windows and doors Classification for weathertightness and guidance on selection and specification

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  01-01-2009

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  23-04-2004

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Exposure category and classification
    5 Sequence of test
    6 Test for air permeability
    7 Test for watertightness
    8 Test for resistance to wind
    Annex A (normative) Calculating wind load and selecting
                        exposure category
    Bibliography
    Figures
    Tables

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    Specifies the exposure categories related to test pressure levels for air permeability, watertightness and wind resistance for external windows and doors. Applicable to all types of vertical windows and doors, and includes windows in which the opening lights are not fully framed.

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    Committee B/538/1
    Development Note Supersedes 03/111571 DC and BS 6375-1(1989). (04/2004)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 6510:2005 Steel-framed windows and glazed doors
    BS 5516-2:2004 Patent glazing and sloping glazing for buildings Code of practice for sloping glazing
    BS 8213-4:2007 Windows, doors and rooflights Code of practice for the survey and installation of windows and external doorsets
    BS 7412:2007 Specification for windows and doorsets made from unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC-U) extruded hollow profiles

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS EN 12207:2016 Windows and doors. Air permeability. Classification
    BS EN 1027:2016 Windows and doors. Water tightness. Test method
    BS EN 1026:2016 Windows and doors. Air permeability. Test method
    BS 6375-2:1987 Performance of windows Specification for operation and strength characteristics
    BS EN 12208:2000 Windows and doors. Watertightness. Classification
    BS EN 12210:2016 Windows and doors. Resistance to wind load. Classification
    BS EN 12211:2016 Windows and doors. Resistance to wind load. Test method
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