Description

BS 6375 gives guidance on how to apply BS EN 14351. BS 6375-1 specifies the exposure categories related to test pressure levels for air permeability, watertightness and wind resistance for external windows and doorsets. It applies to all types of vertical windows and doorsets, and includes windows in which the opening lights are not fully framed, e.g. adjustable glass louvres. It is also relevant to both factory-glazed and site-glazed products.

BS 6375 provides advice on the selection of performance characteristics for windows and doorsets intended for the UK market. The full range of characteristics is also provided in the various parts of BS EN 14351.

BS EN 14351 has to be referenced if windows and doors are to be CE marked. Not all the characteristics listed in BS EN 14351 are required for CE marking, and of those that are required, only those mandated (i.e. covered by national building regulations) in the UK need be declared. Manufacturers wishing to CE mark products are advised to seek advice from the relevant national regulatory authority.

The majority of characteristics identified in BS EN 14351 have a number of performance levels. BS 6375 provides guidance to the specifier and the manufacturer on an appropriate level for the UK market.