Changes in Evaluation Guidelines or BRLs

With effect from April 21, 2023, an amendment sheet to BRL K17105 “Plastic polyethylene pipe systems for the transport of drinking water and raw water” has been released.

A new Amendment Sheet has been prepared for Guideline K538. Interested parties are invited to submit comments on this Amendment Sheet paper, read more.

The revised draft-assessment directive BRL 5219 (KOMO) for plastics piping systems intended for closed geothermal energy systems has been published for comments.

We have made an update of BRL 52100 “Buizen en hulpstukken voor kunststofleidingsystemen gebaseerd op -vrij verval - binnenriolering - vervaardigd van PVC-U”. Translated: “Pipes and fittings for plastic piping systems based on gravity - indoor sewerage - made of PVC-U”

On December 22, 2021 Kiwa publishes the Draft Evaluation Guidelines BRL 2020-1 and BRL 2020-2 d.d. 21 december 2021; TPE pipe joint seals for non-pressure waste water and drainage – MATERIAL & SEALS, for comments.

Kiwa attest-with-product certificate for: Kiwa technical-approval-with product certificate for physical techniques

As of August 16, 2021 a revised version of the Evaluation Guideline BRL-K656 is published binding. BRL-K656 contains the requirements for a product certificate “Heat exchangers intended for the indirect adjustment of drinking water”.

Kiwa product certificate for valves for drinking water transport and drinking water distribution systems. BRL-K602 embodies references to the norm parts EN1074, part 1 up to and including part 5.

BRLK630 bevat de eisen en bepalingsmethoden voor het Kiwa Watermark productcertificaat. De commentaarperiode loopt tot 30 september 2021.

BRL-2006 for “PE pipes and fittings for indoor sewerage under free decay”. BRL-2006 version 24-06-2021 has been published for comments until 02-09-2021 and will replace the version with the date 14-09-2017. This BRL has been prepared by de Board of Experts – LSK.

BRL-K14016 is withdrawn per 1 January 2021. The HC is a components in sanitary bath-mixers and is tested with the diverter of the bath mixer. For the other models there are more practical solutions available.

As of December 21, 2020 a revised version of BRL-K656 is published for criticism. BRL-K656 contains requirements for a product certificate for "Heat exchangers intended for the indirect heating of drinking water”.

As of January 29, 2020 a revised version of BRL-K778 is published for criticism. BRL-K778 contains requirements for a process certificate for ‘Internal cement mortar lining for pipes’.

From 8 July 2019 BRL 5217, parts 1 and 2 are published for comments. The draft version you can find under ‘Downloads’.