This European Standard specifies :
— the dimensional, leaktightness, mechanical and hydraulic characteristics with which shower hoses shall comply;
— the procedures for testing these characteristics.
It applies to shower hoses of any material used for ablutionary purposes and intended for connecting shower handsets to the sanitary tapware of baths and showers. They should only be connected downstream of the obturator of the tapware.
Details of pressure and temperature are given in Table 1.
Hoses which are an integral part of sanitary tapware (e.g. sink mixers) or hoses intended to connect sanitary tapware to the water supplies are not covered by this standard.
BS EN 13905:2003 history
2015BS EN 1113:2015 Sanitary tapware. Shower hoses for sanitary tapware for water supply systems of type 1 and type 2. General technical specification
2008BS EN 1113:2008+A1:2011 Sanitary tapware. Shower hoses for sanitary tapware for water supply systems of type 1 and type 2. General technical specification
2008BS EN 1113:2008 Sanitary tapware - Shower hoses for sanitary tapware for water supply systems of type 1 and type 2. General technical specification
2003BS EN 13905:2003 Low resistance shower hoses for sanitary tapware