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B/504/-/10 - Hot & Cold Water Storage

Sector: Construction

Categories: Water heating | Water supply

Overview: Under the direction of B/504 is responsible for the development and maintenance of standards for hot and cold water storage cylinders, tanks and cylinders. Provides the UK input to CEN/TC 164/WG 10.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (2)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 12897:2016/A1 Water supply - Specification for indirectly heated unvented (closed) storage water heaters

Categories: Unclassified documents

Proposal begins : 		Proposal
BS EN 12897-1 EN 12897-1 Water supply. Indirectly heated unvented (closed) hot water storage tanks. Part 1: General specifications and common test methods

Categories: Water heating

Public comment begins : 2026-04-30 		Public comment
Published (2)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 12897:2016+A1:2020 Water supply. Specification for indirectly heated unvented (closed) storage water heaters

Categories: Water heating

Published standard begins : 2020-03-05 		Published standard
BS 1566-1:2002+A1:2011 Copper indirect cylinders for domestic purposes. Open vented copper cylinders. Requirements and test methods

Categories: Water supply

Published standard begins : 2011-04-05 		Published standard
Withdrawn (1)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 12897:2016 Water supply. Specification for indirectly heated unvented (closed) storage water heaters

Categories: Water heating

Withdrawn begins : 2020-03-05 		Withdrawn