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with the EN 1074 standard
You need to demand a certain level of quality from your supplier and a basic demand
for quality are the standards outlined by national and international institutes such as
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN).

Most European national standards bodies are members of this Committee and therefore they are
bound to comply with the standards and implement them as national standards. So if a company’s
products comply with the standards outlined by CEN the products also comply with most national
standards.

But what do these standards actually specify? In the following we will cover one of the major standards
in our line of business - the EN 1074 standard - that outlines requirements and test conditions when
designing valves for water supply.

EN 1074 incorporates provisions from other publications and as such also comprises standards as EN
558-1, EN 681-1 and EN 12982.

EN 1074 consists of six parts. Part 1 covers general requirements and test procedures whereas parts
2-6 are more detailed and covers certain types of valves. 
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Materials, that are in contact with water intended for human consumption, must comply to the
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requirementsA/ in the National Regulations in the country of use, and must not affect the water in any
way. This means that the chemistry and physical appearance of the water must not change after
having been in contact with a valve – you must not be able to see, smell, feel or taste any difference in
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by appropriate means. 

At AVK we have taken our precautions to be sure the water remains clean and fresh when using our
products. We use drinking water approved EPDM rubber in our products for water. We use our own
rubber to be certain of the ingredients and processes used. Read more about our rubber compounds
here.

Furthermore, we coat our products in compliance with DIN 3476 part 1, EN 14901 and GSK making
sure our products are highly resistant to corrosion. You can read more about our coating process here.

Designing in accordance with service life time and temperature

specifications
The standard states it is essential that the valves are designed for minimum 50 years’ service life time
and can withstand temperatures from 0⁰C to 40⁰C while in service and between -20⁰C and 70⁰C when
stored. It is recommended that the resistance of the valve wedge is tested. The test has to be
performed according to the stated temperature in service, while the pressure is maintained at least 10
minutes. If the material of the valve is of a so-called time-dependent material (e.g. plastic etc.) it is
recommended that the valve must be pressure tested at a temperature corresponding to the
surroundings as well as at an elevated temperature to demonstrate that the valve is designed for a 50
years’ lifetime.

In the design phase AVK makes sure that every single component in a valve meets the requirements
and ask our suppliers to document this before choosing the material. The valves are thoroughly tested
and approved by independent institutes such as DVGW if so required.

Tightness is essential
One of the most important requirements to a valve is tightness. You need to be aware of multiple
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flowing inside. Valves for water must withstand a pressure equalizing 1.5 x their PN. When pressure
tested the valves must not have any visual detectable leakage. 
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The valves also have to be controlled while in closed position and exposed to differential pressure. The
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valves therefore have to undergo a seat tightness test and an operational test.

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Another focus point in the EN 1074 Standard is the tightness of valves when connected with pipes. It is
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essential, that
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therefore the valves have to be designed according to bending measures specified by CEN. 

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are bend tested in the development process. In the production every single valve is
shell tested at 1.5 x PN with a clear specification of no leakage. Also the valves are seat tested with
water at PN x 1.1 from both sides and with one end open.

Operating torques when testing for tightness and strength

The requirements for tightness while in closed position are the same as when open: 1.5 x PFA or PFA +
5. (PFA = Maximum continuous pipe line water pressure). To be able to pass both tests the closing and
opening torque must not exceed the MOT. 

If the valves are without an operating device and intended to be operated by a T-key the MOT is
specifically defined for butterfly valves as 125Nm and for gate valves as 1 x DN Nm. Manually operated
valves are to be closed with a torque equal to the maximum operating torque (MOT) and no leakage is
to be detected.

The minimum operation strength in the closing and in the opening direction have to be equal to the
minimum strength torque (mST), where the mST has to be equal to twice the maximum torque (MOT). 

At AVK we test, not only with 1 x DN Nm, but we expect our products to be tight even when the torque
is lower than the defined values. We test our valves down to 0,6 x DN depending on size. 

Specification of MOT (Maximum Torque) 

The MOT is dependent on the associated operating device. If the valve is delivered with a handwheel
the MOT is defined as 0.5 x the maximum operating manual force (in Newtons) x the diameter of the
handwheel (in metres). For valves delivered with a lever the MOT is defined as the maximum operating
manual force (in Newtons) x the length of the lever (in metres). 

Operating cycles while testing for endurance

Valves must be designed to last a period of minimum 50 years. Therefore they need to undergo an
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requirements depends on the type and size of valve. Each part of the EN 1074 standard specifies the
requirements for each type of valves.
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As the design of AVK valves is similar for handwheel-operated valves as for the ones with ISO flanges
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for electrical operation, all our valves up to DN1200 are designed for 2500 operations although only
250 cycles are required in the standard. 
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Required operating cycles

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Manually operated isolating valves have to be designed for 250 cycles whereas electrically,
hydraulically and pneumatically operated valves have to be designed for 2500 cycles. The pressure
in all types of isolating
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and maintained for at least five seconds. 
Check valves have to be designed comprising 2500 opening/closing cycles. 
Air valves have to be designed to be able to undergo 250 cycles of filling and draining while opening
and closing the valve fully. The pressure of water while filling the valve has to be +/- 10% of their PN
while maintained for at least two minutes. 
Control valves have to be designed to have a differential pressure of +/- 10% of 1.5 x their PN while
maintained for at least 15 seconds and repeated for 2500 cycles. 
Hydrants have to be designed to undergo a differential pressure equal to their PN. The
opening/closing cycle has to be of 1000 cycles. 

Required test procedures

In the EN 1074 Standard, all test procedures are described in detail. It is essential that the tests are
done on valves representative for the current production and that all the tests are recorded in test
reports stating type, quantity, DN and PN as well as what equipment has been used and how the
valves performed.  

In the design phase AVK tests the valves according to the following requirements: EN 1074, EN 1171,
official approval requirements like forex, DVGW, local market requirements and not least AVKs own
requirements based on more than 40 years of experience with producing valves for drinking water
supply systems worldwide.

In the production of valves according to EN 1074, we test every single valve before it is released for
sale and the documents associated to the tests are all archived and can be located 20-25 years back.

Documents and marking

The quality of the valves also needs to be checked regularly and the quality system of the company
needs to be controlled by a third party certification body. 

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Finally, the EN 1074 standard states that products need to hold the correct marking; where DN, shell
material, PN, ID and year of manufacturer, as well as the number of the relevant part of the EN standard
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