Installation: FAQs
Do drinking water supplies need to be separated from fluids in primary systems and closed circuits?
Yes, appropriate separation is required. Minimising the risk of contaminated fluids coming into contact with water to be used for domestic purposes (drinking, bathing, washing, cooking etc) is a key objective of the water fittings regulations/byelaws.
Mindful of the need to ensure sufficient safeguards are in place to address the possibility of drinking water supplies coming into contact with fluids which are not considered to be wholesome, in determining whether systems making use of heat recovery or exchange are compliant with regulation 4(1) the following factors will be taken into consideration. Please note decisions will be taken on a case by case basis.
The actual fluid categories of the fluids within the system.
How readily identifiable any potential integrity failure of the system would be.
Whether the system design meets the requirements for single or double wall separation specified in BS EN 1717.
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