water for domestic use within buildings and their curtilages.
Any installation must be in accordance with the relevant requirements of
the Gas Safety Regulations, Building Regulations, I.E.E. Wiring Regulations
and the Water Fitting Regulations (England and Wales) or Water Byelaws
(Scotland). It should be read in accordance with the relevant recommendations
of the following:
BS EN 12828 2012 Heating systems in buildings - Design for water-based
heating systems.
BS EN 12831 Heating systems in buildings - Method for calculation of the
design heat load
BS EN 14336 Heating systems in buildings - Installation and commissioning
of water based heating systems
BS EN 806-1 Installations Inside Buildings Conveying Water for Human
Consumption - Part 1: General
BS EN 806-2 Specification for installations inside buildings conveying water
for human consumption - Part 2: Design
BS EN 806-3 Specifications for installations inside buildings conveying
water for human consumption - Part 3: Pipe sizing
BS EN 806-4 Specifications for installations inside buildings conveying
water for human consumption - Part 4: Installation
BS EN 806-5 Specifications for installations inside buildings conveying
water for human consumption - Part 5: Operation and maintenance
BS 8558 : 2015 Guide to the deisgn, installation, testing and maintenance
of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings and their
curtilages - complementary guidance to BS EN 806
BS 7593 : 2019 Code of practice for the preparation, commissioning and
maintenance of domestic central heating and cooling water systems
- IGEM publications.
IGEM/UP/1B Tightness testing and direct purging of small Liquefied
Petroleum Gas/Air, Natural Gas and Liquefied Petroleum Gas installations.
IGE/UP/1 Strength testing, tightness testing and direct purging of industrial
and commercial gas installations
IGE/UP/1A Strength and tightness testing and direct purging of small low
pressure industrial and commercial Natural Gas installations
IGE/UP/10 Installation of flued gas appliances in industrial and commercial
premises
- Additional standards
Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974
Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
The water supply (water fittings) regulations 1999
- Fire Safety Regulations:
a) General requirements:
- Building regulations 2010 approved document B.
b) Special requirements for each type of establishment receiving the public
(hospitals, shops, etc.).
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