BS 6375-3-2009 Performance of windows and doors –

raisingstandardsworldwide™NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWBSIBritishStandardsWB9423_BSI_StandardColCov_noK_AW:BSIFRONTCOVERS5/9/0812:55Page1Performanceofwindowsanddoors–Part3:ClassificationforadditionalperformancecharacteristicsandguidanceonselectionandspecificationBS6375-3:2009BS6375-3:2009BritiShStandardPublishingandcopyrightinformationtheBSicopyrightnoticedisplayedinthisdocumentindicateswhenthedocumentwaslastissued.©BSi2008iSBn9780580562044iCS91.060.50thefollowingBSireferencesrelatetotheworkonthisstandard:CommitteereferenceB/538/1+2draftforcomment08/30143167dCPublicationhistoryFirstpublisheddecember2008AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationDateTextaffectedBritiShStandard©BSI2008•iBS6375-3:2009ContentsForewordiii1Scope12normativereferences13termsanddefinitions24General35Performancecharacteristicsandrequirementsforwindowsandpedestriandoorsets36itemstobeagreedbetweenthemanufacturerandthepurchaser7Annexesannexa(normative)Basicsecuritytestmethod8Bibliography10Summaryofpagesthisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesitoiv,pages1to10,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.BS6375-3:2009ii•©BSI2008BritiShStandardThispagedeliberatelyleftblankBritiShStandard©BSI2008•iiiBS6375-3:2009ForewordPublishinginformationthispartofBS6375ispublishedbyBSiandcameintoeffecton1January2009.itwaspreparedbySubcommitteeB/538/1,Windows,andSubcommitteeB/538/2,Doors,undertheauthorityoftechnicalCommitteeB/538,Doors,windows,shutters,hardwareandcurtainwalling.alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthesecommitteescanbeobtainedonrequesttotheirsecretary.SupersessionthisisanewpartofBS6375.RelationshipwithotherpublicationsBS6375ispublishedinthreeparts:Part1:•Classificationforweathertightnessandguidanceonselectionandspecification;Part2:•Specificationforoperationandstrengthcharacteristics;Part3:•Additionalperformancecharacteristics.itisrelatedtotheEuropeanproductstandardforwindowsandpedestriandoors,BSEn143511)(seealsoInformationaboutthisdocument).InformationaboutthisdocumentBS6375hasbeenpreparedtoprovideadviceontheselectionofperformancecharacteristicsforwindowsanddoorsetsintendedfortheUKmarket.thefullrangeofcharacteristicsisalsoprovidedinthevariouspartsofBSEn14351.BSEn14351istheharmonizedEuropeanStandardforwindowsanddoorsandisthestandardthathastobereferencediftheproductistobeCEmarked.notallthecharacteristicslistedinBSEn14351arerequiredforCEmarking,andofthosethatarerequired,onlythosemandated(i.e.coveredbynationalbuildingregulations)intheUKneedbedeclared.themajorityofcharacteristicsidentifiedinBSEn14351haveanumberofperformancelevels.BS6375providesguidancetothespecifierandthemanufactureronanappropriatelevelfortheUKmarket.thiscanbebyasinglevalueforaproductcharacteristicorbyavalueforaparticularservicecondition.Forexample,adoorsetinapublicbuildingmightneedtomeetamoreseverelevelofperformanceforsomecharacteristicsthanadoorsetinadwelling.Specifiersarenotobligedtouseaparticularperformancelevelbutneedtobeawarethatunnecessarilyselectingamoresevereperformancelevelcanincuracostpenaltyoutofproportiontotheperformanceadvantage.1)OnlythefirstpartofBSEn14351hasbeenpublishedtodate.Part2(Internaldoors)andPart3(Resistancetofireandsmoke)arestillinpreparation.BS6375-3:2009iv•©BSI2008BritiShStandardBSEn14351andBS6375coverarangeofproductsandcharacteristicsandarethereforedividedintoparts.BSEn14351isdividedintoproductgroupsandBS6375isdividedintoperformancecharacteristics.notallcharacteristicswillbeapplicabletoallproductgroupsortoallenduses.inaddition,BS6375maybeusedforproductgroupsnotcoveredbyBSEn14351.BS6375doesnotidentifyarecommendedperformancelevelforanycharacteristicthatisrecommendedinnationalregulations(e.g.Uvaluesforwindows);theselevelsaresubjecttostatute.ifamanufacturerwishestodeclareaCEmarkedperformancethishastobedeclaredagainsttheappropriatepartofBSEn14351.ManufacturerswishingtoCEmarkproductsareadvisedtoseekadvicefromtherelevantnationalregulatoryauthority.Presentationalconventionstheprovisionsofthisstandardarepresentedinroman(i.e.upright)type.itsrequirementsareexpressedinsentencesinwhichtheprincipalauxiliaryverbis“shall”.Commentary,explanationandgeneralinformativematerialispresentedinsmalleritalictype,anddoesnotconstituteanormativeelement.Contractualandlegalconsiderationsthispublicationdoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.Usersareresponsibleforitscorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandardcannotconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.BritiShStandard©BSI2008•1BS6375-3:20091ScopeBS6375isthenationalapplicationdocumentforBSEn14351andidentifiesthecharacteristicsandclassesofperformanceappropriateforwindowsandinternal/externalpedestriandoorsetsintendedfortheUK.itisapplicabletobothfactory-glazedandsite-glazedproducts.thispartofBS6375identifiesthosecharacteristicscoveredbyBSEn14351thatarenotdiscussedintheotherpartsofBS6375.inadditiontothedefinitiverequirements,thisstandardalsorequirestheitemsdetailedinClause6tobedocumented.Forcompliancewiththisstandard,boththedefinitiverequirementsandthedocumenteditemshavetobemet.NOTEHanding.Ther