Installation: FAQs
How do you protect a cold water storage cistern from undue warming?
Undue warming is of concern for two reasons. It can potentially cause a deterioration of water quality and often result in customers leaving taps to run to waste.
Cold water storage cisterns and associated pipework should be sited away from heat sources and insulated.
Systems supplying cold water should be ideally designed to ensure that they distribute water at temperatures no greater than 20°C. This requirement may also apply under other legislation and code of practices, such as those relating to legionella control.
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