oSIST prEN 13598-2:2026
(Main)Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground drains and sewers - Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) - Part 2: Specifications for manholes and inspection chambers
Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground drains and sewers - Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) - Part 2: Specifications for manholes and inspection chambers
This document is part of a System Standard for plastics piping systems of a particular material for a specified application.
System Standards are based on the results of the work being undertaken in ISO/TC 138 "Plastics pipes, fittings and valves for the transport of fluids", which is a Technical Committee of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
They are supported by separate standards on test methods to which references are made throughout the System Standard.
The System Standards are consistent with general standards on functional requirements and on recommended practice for installation.
This document does not cover sewage pump chambers, valve chambers and similar products.
This document specifies the definitions and requirements for unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) manholes and inspection chambers having a base with a flow channel and their joints to the piping system, intended for use in non-pressure underground drains and sewers for wastewater, up to a maximum depth of 6 m from ground level to the invert of the flow channel.
This document is applicable to manholes and inspection chambers, intended for use buried in the ground outside a building structure only; reflected by the marking of products by "U".
This document is applicable to manholes and inspection chambers intended for use in pedestrian or vehicular trafficked areas.
NOTE 2 Products complying with this document can also be used in non-traffic areas.
NOTE 3 Products complying with this document can be installed in underground applications without additional static calculation.
Manhole and inspection chamber components can be manufactured by various methods e.g. extrusion, injection moulding, rotational moulding, low-pressure moulding or factory fabricated.
Manholes and inspection chambers complying with EN 13598-2 are made from a prescribed set of components that are assembled together or manufactured as a single unit.
NOTE 4 The complete manhole or inspection chamber assembly also includes items which are not specified in this document (for example near surface or surface components such as covers, frames and gratings complying with the relevant part of EN 124[1]).
NOTE 5 Manholes and inspection chambers can be subject to national regulations and / or local provisions.
Kunststoff-Rohrleitungssysteme für erdverlegte drucklose Abwasserkanäle und -leitungen - Weichmacherfreies Polyvinylchlorid (PVC-U), Polypropylen (PP) und Polyethylen (PE) - Teil 2: Anforderungen an Einsteigschächte und Kontrollschächte
Dieses Dokument ist Teil einer Systemnorm für Kunststoff-Rohrleitungssysteme aus einem bestimmten Werk
stoff für eine festgelegte Anwendung.
Systemnormen basieren auf den Ergebnissen der Arbeit von ISO/TC138, "Plastics pipes, fittings and valves for the transport of fluids", welches ein Technisches Komitee der Internationalen Organisation für Normung(ISO) ist.
Sie werden durch separate Normen zu Prüfverfahren unterstützt, auf die in dieser Systemnorm verwiesen wird.
Die Systemnormen sind konsistent mit allgemeinen Normen zu funktionellen Anforderungen und der empfoh
lenen Herangehensweise bei der Verlegung.
Dieses Dokument deckt keine Schächte mit Abwasserpumpen, Schieberkammern und ähnliche Produkte ab.
Dieses Dokument spezifiziert Definitionen und Anforderungen von Einsteigschächten und Kontrollschächten aus weichmacherfreiem Polyvinylchlorid(PVC-U), Polypropylen(PP) und Polyethylen(PE), die ein Unterteil zum Gerinnekanal und Verbindungen zum Rohrsystem aufweisen. Sie sind dafür vorgesehen, in drucklosen, erdverlegten Abwasserleitungen und -kanälen für Abwasser verwendet zu werden, mit einer maximalen Tiefe von 6m von der Geländeoberkante zur Sohle des Gerinnekanals.
Dieses Dokument ist anwendbar für Einsteigschächte und Kontrollschächte, die nur für die Verlegung unter Grund, außerhalb der Gebäudestruktur vorgesehen sind, erkennbar durch die Markierung von Produkten mit„U“.
Dieses Dokument ist anwendbar für Einsteigschächte und Kontrollschächte in Fußgängerzonen oder Bereichen mit Verkehr.
ANMERKUNG2 Produkte, die dem vorliegenden Dokument entsprechen, können auch in Bereichen ohne Verkehr ver
legt werden.
ANMERKUNG3 Produkte, die dem vorliegenden Dokument entsprechen, können ohne zusätzliche statische Berech
nung in erdverlegte Anwendungen eingebaut werden.
Einsteigschacht- und Kontrollschacht-Bauteile können in verschiedenen Verfahren hergestellt werden, z.B. Extrusion, Spritzgießen, Rotationsgießen, Niederdruckgießen oder in der Fabrik hergestellt.
Einsteigschächte und Kontrollschächte, die EN13598-2 entsprechen, bestehen aus einem vorgeschriebenen Satz an Bauteilen, die zusammen als eine Einheit zusammengebaut oder hergestellt werden.
ANMERKUNG4 Die gesamte Bauteilkombinationen aus Einsteig- und Kontrollschacht umfasst auch Einheiten, die in diesem Dokument nicht festgelegt werden (z.B. oberflächennahe oder Bauteile an der Oberfläche wie Abdeckungen, Rah
men und Roste, die dem relevanten Teil von EN124[1] entsprechen).
ANMERKUNG5 Einsteig- und Kontrollschächte können nationalen Vorschriften und/oder örtlichen Regelungen unter
liegen.
Systèmes de canalisations en plastique pour les branchements et les collecteurs d’assainissement enterrés sans pression — Poly(chlorure de vinyle) non plastifié (PVC‐U), polypropylène (PP) et polyéthylène (PE) — Partie 2 : Spécifications relatives aux regards et aux boîtes d’inspection et de branchement
Le présent document est une partie d’une norme de système pour des systèmes de canalisations
en plastique en une matière particulière, pour une application donnée. Les normes de système sont fondées sur les résultats des travaux entrepris par l’ISO/TC 138
« Tubes, raccords et robinetterie en matières plastiques pour le transport des fluides », qui est un
comité technique de l’Organisation Internationale de Normalisation (ISO).
Elles s’appuient sur des normes séparées de méthodes d’essais auxquelles il est fait référence dans toute la norme de système.
Les normes de système sont cohérentes avec les normes générales sur les exigences
fonctionnelles et avec les pratiques recommandées pour la pose.
Le présent document ne couvre pas les stations de pompage des eaux usées, les chambres de vannes ni produits similaires.
Le présent document spécifie les définitions et les exigences relatives aux regards et boîtes d’inspection et de branchement en poly(chlorure de vinyle) non plastifié (PVC-U), en polypropylène (PP) et en polyéthylène (PE), avec des éléments de fond ayant une cunette, et de leurs assemblages au système de canalisation, destinés aux systèmes de branchements et de
collecteurs d’assainissement sans pression enterrés jusqu’à une profondeur maximale de 6 m du
niveau du sol au niveau du fil d’eau dans la cunette.
Le présent document s'applique aux regards et boîtes d'inspection et de branchement destinés à être utilisés enterrés à l'extérieur de la structure du bâtiment uniquement, ce qui est représenté au niveau du marquage des produits par « U ».
Le présent document s'applique aux regards et boîtes d'inspection et de branchement destinés à être utilisés dans les zones piétonnes ou dans les zones sous charges roulantes.
NOTE 2 Les produits conformes au présent document peuvent également être utilisés dans des zones sans charges roulantes.
NOTE 3 Les produits conformes au présent document peuvent être mis en oeuvre dans des applications enterrées sans calculs statiques supplémentaires.
Les composants du regard et de la boîte d’inspection et de branchement peuvent être fabriqués selon diverses méthodes, par exemple: par extrusion, par moulage par injection, moulage par rotation, moulage à basse pression ou être façonnés.
Les regards et chambres d'inspection conformes à la norme EN 13598-2 sont fabriqués à partir d'un ensemble prescrit de composants qui sont assemblés ou fabriqués en un seul élément.
NOTE 4 L'ensemble complet du regard ou de la boîte d’inspection et de branchement comprend également des éléments qui ne sont pas spécifiés dans le présent document (par exemple, des composants proches de la surface ou en surface tels que des couvercles, des cadres et des grilles conformes à la partie pertinente de l’EN 124[1])
NOTE 5 Les regards et les boîtes d’inspection et de branchement peuvent être soumis aux réglementations nationales et/ou aux dispositions locales.
Cevni sistemi iz polimernih materialov za odpadno vodo in kanalizacijo, ki delujejo po težnostnem principu in so položeni v zemljo - Nemehčan polivinilklorid (PVC-U), polipropilen (PP) in polietilen (PE) - 2. del: Specifikacije za vstopne in revizijske jaške
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2026
Cevni sistemi iz polimernih materialov za odpadno vodo in kanalizacijo, ki delujejo
po težnostnem principu in so položeni v zemljo - Nemehčan polivinilklorid (PVC-
U), polipropilen (PP) in polietilen (PE) - 2. del: Specifikacije za vstopne in revizijske
jaške
Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground drains and sewers - Unplasticized
poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) - Part 2:
Specifications for manholes and inspection chambers
Kunststoff-Rohrleitungssysteme für erdverlegte drucklose Abwasserkanäle und -
leitungen - Weichmacherfreies Polyvinylchlorid (PVC-U), Polypropylen (PP) und
Polyethylen (PE) - Teil 2: Anforderungen an Einsteigschächte und Kontrollschächte
Systèmes de canalisations en plastique pour les branchements et les collecteurs
d’assainissement enterrés sans pression — Poly(chlorure de vinyle) non plastifié
(PVC‐U), polypropylène (PP) et polyéthylène (PE) — Partie 2 : Spécifications relatives
aux regards et aux boîtes d’inspection et de branchement
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 13598-2
ICS:
23.040.05 Cevovodi za zunanje Pipeline and its parts for
sisteme za odpadno vodo in external sewage systems
njihovi deli
93.030 Zunanji sistemi za odpadno External sewage systems
vodo
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
November 2025
ICS 93.030 Will supersede EN 13598-2:2020
English Version
Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground
drains and sewers - Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride)
(PVC-U), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) - Part
2: Specifications for manholes and inspection chambers
Systèmes de canalisations en plastique pour les Kunststoff-Rohrleitungssysteme für erdverlegte
branchements et les collecteurs d'assainissement drucklose Abwasserkanäle und -leitungen -
enterrés sans pression - Poly(chlorure de vinyle) non Weichmacherfreies Polyvinylchlorid (PVC-U),
plastifié (PVC-U), polypropylène (PP) et polyéthylène Polypropylen (PP) und Polyethylen (PE) - Teil 2:
(PE) - Partie 2 : Spécifications relatives aux regards et Anforderungen an Einsteigschächte und
aux boîtes d'inspection et de branchement Kontrollschächte
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 155.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
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Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 8
4 Symbols and abbreviations . 14
4.1 Symbols . 14
4.2 Abbreviations . 15
5 Material . 15
5.1 General . 15
5.1.1 General . 15
5.1.2 PVC-U Formulation . 15
5.1.3 PP Compound. 15
5.1.4 PE Compound . 16
5.2 Compound/formulation for bases . 16
5.3 Compound/formulation for riser . 16
5.4 Compound/formulation for cones . 17
5.5 Compound/formulation for telescopic adaptors . 17
5.6 Sealing ring retaining components . 18
6 General characteristics . 18
6.1 Appearance . 18
6.2 Colour . 18
7 Geometrical characteristics . 18
7.1 General . 18
7.2 Dimensions of manholes and inspection chambers . 18
7.2.1 Manholes . 18
7.2.2 Inspection chambers . 19
7.3 Dimensions of base connections to pipework . 19
7.4 Geometrical characteristics of steps and ladders . 19
7.4.1 General . 19
7.4.2 Steps . 19
7.4.3 Permanently fixed ladders . 20
7.4.4 Fixing provisions for ladders . 20
8 Mechanical characteristics . 20
9 Physical characteristics . 22
9.1 General . 22
9.2 Factory fabricated components . 22
10 Performance requirements . 22
10.1 General . 22
10.2 Characterization of rotationally moulded product submitted for performance
testing . 24
11 Sealing rings . 24
12 Marking and additional documentation . 24
12.1 General . 24
12.2 Marking of bases . 25
12.3 Minimum marking of components other than bases . 26
12.4 Additional documentation . 26
Annex A (normative) Test method for durability . 27
Annex B (normative) Test method for structural integrity of bases . 31
Annex C (normative) Test method for impact resistance of bases . 32
Annex D (normative) Utilization of recyclates . 33
Bibliography . 38
European foreword
This document (prEN 13598-2:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 155
“Plastics piping systems and ducting systems”, the secretariat of which is held by NEN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 13598-2:2020.
EN 13598-2:2020:
1) the terminology has been updated to align with the TC155 Oslo agreement and EN 14541-1.
Additional terms and definitions have also been included.
2) material clauses and Annex D have been updated;
3) the format of units and symbols in tables has been updated.
EN 13598 consists of the following parts under the general title Plastics piping systems for non-
pressure underground drains and sewers — Unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC-U),
polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE):
— Part 1: Specification for ancillary fittings and shallow chambers (under revision);
— Part 2: Specifications for manholes and inspection chambers (this document);
— Part 3: Assessment of conformity (CEN/TS under revision).
1 Scope
This document is part of a System Standard for plastics piping systems of a particular material for
a specified application.
System Standards are based on the results of the work being undertaken in ISO/TC 138 “Plastics
pipes, fittings and valves for the transport of fluids”, which is a Technical Committee of the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
They are supported by separate standards on test methods to which references are made
throughout the System Standard.
The System Standards are consistent with general standards on functional requirements and on
recommended practice for installation.
This document does not cover sewage pump chambers, valve chambers and similar products.
This document specifies the definitions and requirements for unplasticized polyvinyl chloride
(PVC-U), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) manholes and inspection chambers having a
base with a flow channel and their joints to the piping system, intended for use in non-pressure
underground drains and sewers for wastewater, up to a maximum depth of 6 m from ground level
to the invert of the flow channel.
This document is applicable to manholes and inspection chambers, intended for use buried in the
ground outside a building structure only; reflected by the marking of products by “U”.
This document is applicable to manholes and inspection chambers intended for use in pedestrian
or vehicular trafficked areas.
NOTE 2 Products complying with this document can also be used in non-traffic areas.
NOTE 3 Products complying with this document can be installed in underground applications without
additional static calculation.
Manhole and inspection chamber components can be manufactured by various methods e.g.
extrusion, injection moulding, rotational moulding, low-pressure moulding or factory fabricated.
Manholes and inspection chambers complying with EN 13598-2 are made from a prescribed set
of components that are assembled together or manufactured as a single unit.
NOTE 4 The complete manhole or inspection chamber assembly also includes items which are not
specified in this document (for example near surface or surface components such as covers, frames and
gratings complying with the relevant part of EN
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