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Specifies the recommended practice for installation of chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-C) piping systems in the field of soel and waste discharge (low and high temperature) inside buildings (marked with "B"). In conjunction with one of the parts 1 to 3, 5 and 7 of EN 1566 and with the appropriate Part(s) of EN (155wi132), it is applicable to PVC-C pipes, fittings, ancillary components and their joints and to joints with components (marked with "B" or "BD") of other plastics and non-plastics materials intended to be used for the following purposes: a) soil and waste discharge pipework for the conveyance of domestic waste waters (low and high temperature); b) ventilation pipework associated with a); c) rainwater pipework within the building structure. This standard is applicable to pipes and fittings which are marked with "B" and are intended to be used above ground only. This standard is also applicable to the techniques of jointing to components made from materials other than PVC-C.