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Standards

All post boxes and mailboxes on the Tobuyfor website marked with the European Norm reference “EN 13724” correspond to the high demands of the European standard and are recommended by the respective postal services. The European standard EN 13724 defines the size of the letter box, which means sufficient space for your post box and the slot dimensions. Furthermore the new European standard classifies the protection against breaking in and corrosion. All post boxes on the Tobuyfor website correspond to the higher quality levels. Even the lock quality and resistance of rainwater penetration is tested.

  • Expulsion of 2 different throw-in dimensions
  • Robustness against corrosion after EN 1670 and against penetration of water (rain test
         and definition of the permissible amount of the penetrated water).
  • Opposition against burglary by stable materials and locks with a division in 2 security steps
  • A test envelope in the format A4 must go without need to fold or to damage 229 x 324 mm can be      blocked
  • The centre line of the throw-in openings should lie between 700 mm and 1,700 mm installation      height, in special cases the area can be between 400 mms and 1,800 mms.
  • To the guarantee of the security, components of throw-in. Openings may have no sharp corners.
  • To guarantee the confidentiality, house mailboxes are to be equipped without view window.
  • Withdrawal protection against unauthorized inferring.
  • The least volume is fixed with a batch height of min 40 mms of postal property in the format C4.
  • If the manufacturer explains that their product corresponds, the product is to be marked according      to the regulation.

    National divergences of the mailboxes are possible. The procedures to the check of the above mentioned points are described in the mailbox norm. This norm is a recommendation, however, becomes by registration in advertisings the duty.

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