Since July 1, these 5 new standards in the sanitary ware industry have been implemented one after another
2023 is about to enter the second half, the sanitary ware industry will usher in new changes. According to incomplete statistics, the second half of the year there will be five new standards on sanitary ware products will be implemented soon, involving commode flushing valve, bath bar, shower room, bathtub, floor drain. In addition, including the “intelligent shower seat shower”, “water spout water efficiency labeling rules,” including the new standards are also in the development or consultation stage. The development of product standards is an important step to improve the overall level of the industry, the standard is ready and perfect will promote the overall quality of sanitary ware products to further enhance.
Toilet Flushing Valve Water Efficiency Limit Values and Water Efficiency Levels
Implementation time: July 1, 2023
According to the General Administration of Market Supervision, Standards Committee Announcement No. 19 of 2022, GB 28379-2022 “Commode Flushing Valve Water Efficiency Limit Value and Water Efficiency Level” national standard will be implemented on July 1, 2023, when it will replace the current GB 28379-2012 “Commode Flushing Valve Water Efficiency Limit Value and Water Efficiency Level” national standard.Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
Data show that the new standard drafting unit than the current standard has expanded significantly from the original 6 to 31, including Nine Muk, Hengjie, Ruiltek, Huayi, Luda, Huida, Dongpeng, in the kitchen, Pu Lemei, Shen Luda and other mainstream sanitary ware enterprises, the China National Institute of Standardization, China National Testing and Testing Holding Group, and other professional organizations are also involved in the drafting.
Up to now, the toilet, squatting toilet, shower, urinal and spout 5 types of sanitary products have corresponding water efficiency limits and water efficiency level of mandatory national standards, “toilet flushing valve water efficiency limits and water efficiency level” after the implementation of the toilet flushing valve will become another implementation of water efficiency limits and water efficiency level of the sanitary category.
Bathroom Electric Heating Appliances (Bath Bar)
Implementation time: October 1, 2023
According to the General Administration of Market Supervision, Standards Committee Notice No. 1 of 2023, GB/T 22769-2023 “Bathroom Electric Heating Appliances (Bath Bar)” national standard will be implemented on October 1, 2023, replacing the existing GB/T 22769-2008 “Bathroom Electric Heating Appliances (Bath Bar)” national standard.
Compared with the old version of the standard, the main revisions to the new standard include: the proposed “temperature gradient” indicators and test methods; modification of the thermal performance of fan-type appliances test methods and related requirements; modification of the noise requirements and the content of the noise test. The new standard was drafted by 31 units, including Kohler, Panasonic, Wrigley, Xiaomi, Oppo, Emmett, Oppo, Bull and other well-known enterprises in the sanitary ware and home appliance industries.
The Shower Room
Implementation time: November 1, 2023
According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Announcement No. 7 of 2023, QB/T 2584-2023 “Shower Room” industry standard will be formally implemented on November 1, 2023, when it will replace the 2007 release and implementation of QB/T 2584-2007 “Shower Room” industry standard.
It is reported that the new standard revision process draws on GB/T 36266-2018 “Shower Room Glass”, T/CNHA 1022-2019 “Shower Room”, EN 14428-2015+A1:2018 “Shower Partition Functional Requirements and Test Methods”, EN 14527:2016 “Household Shower Room Chassis”, IAPMO IGC 154- 2012 “Shower Enclosures and Shower Columns” and other domestic and international standards, the technical level reaches international advanced.
The revision of this standard is the second revision since the first release of QB 2584-2003 “Steam Shower Room”, and the revision unit includes more than 20 units such as Jiu Mu Kitchen & Sanitary Ware Company Limited, China Hardware Association, Xiamen Zhuo Biao Kitchen & Sanitary Ware Technical Service Co.
Vitreous Enamel Sanitary Ware Bathtubs
Implementation date: November 1, 2023
According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Announcement No. 7 of 2023, QB/T 2664-2023 “Vitreous Enamel Sanitary Ware Bathtub” industry standard will be implemented from November 1, 2023 onwards. After implementation, it will completely replace the current industry standard QB/T 2664-2004 “Vitreous Enamel Bathtub” which has been implemented from June 2005 onwards.
Vitreous enamel bathtub has the advantages of easy cleaning, long service life, etc., which is generally welcomed by the market.QB/T 2664-2023 “Vitreous Enamel Sanitary Ware Bathtub” is a revision of QB/T 2664-2004 “Vitreous Enamel Bathtub”, which has been implemented for nearly 20 years, along with the development of the industry and the emergence of new technologies and test methods, the product standard also needs to be revised in due course to meet the development needs of the industry. With the development of the industry and the emergence of new technologies and test methods, the product standard also needs to be revised in time to meet the needs of industry development.
The main revisions of the new standard include: increasing the definition of A, B, C, D surface and the corresponding schematic diagram; modifying the material requirements of steel plate blanks; modifying the requirements of steel plate bathtub slope and increasing the test methods; modifying the requirements of bathtub deformation; modifying the requirements of the appearance of the bathtub and the test method; modifying the dimensional tolerances of the test method, the luster of the test method, and so on.
General Technical Conditions for Pre-embedded Boxes for Floor Drains
Implementation date: November 1, 2023
November 1, 2023, QB / T 5828-2023 “General Technical Conditions for Floor Drainage Box” industry standard will be formally implemented. The standard applies to the installation of civil buildings in the underground drainage pipe port, used to connect the floor drain and drain pipe buried box production, inspection and sales.
Many standards in the development, consultation stage
In addition to the new standards to be implemented in the second half of the year, the sanitary ware industry there are many standard documents in the drafting and development or consultation stage. Among them, according to the China Light Industry Federation, No. 137 of 2023, the “intelligent shower shower” group standard has been included in the group standard development plan project summary table, drafting units including Nine Mou, small pastoral superiority and other enterprises.
In addition, the National Development and Reform Commission has also recently made public the draft of the “water nozzle water efficiency marking implementation rules”, the solicitation time is from June 8, 2023 to July 8, 2023. According to the draft, the flow of water nozzles, flow uniformity and other related parameters of the test, will be based on GB 25501 “water nozzle water efficiency limit values and water efficiency level” currently valid version; product filing, the draft shows that the producer or importer need to be unified through the “China Water Efficiency Labeling Network” to apply for the record, and fill out the “Water nozzle water efficiency labeling filing form” and other “water efficiency labeling management approach” provided by the relevant filing materials.
