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Preface | p. xiii |
About the Author | p. xxiii |
Introduction | p. 3 |
Rain | p. 5 |
How will climate change affect water? | p. 5 |
What about drinking water? | p. 6 |
Where is the Earth's freshwater located? | p. 7 |
Potable water | p. 7 |
What about contamination of drinking water? | p. 8 |
Water pollution | p. 9 |
Drainage | p. 9 |
Sewerage and storm water treatment works | p. 10 |
Rivers | p. 10 |
What about the water industry? | p. 10 |
What problems do the water companies have to contend with? | p. 11 |
Saltwater | p. 11 |
Ice and snow | p. 11 |
Weathering | p. 11 |
Typical requirements: weather and precipitation | p. 12 |
What is the Water Regulations Advisory Scheme? | p. 12 |
What are the Water Regulations? | p. 16 |
What is the aim of the Regulations/Bye-laws? | p. 16 |
How do the Regulations affect you? | p. 17 |
What is their content? | p. 17 |
What are the essential requirements? | p. 20 |
Installation of water fittings | p. 20 |
Notification by persons proposing to install a water fitting | p. 20 |
Contractor's certificate | p. 21 |
Enforcement | p. 22 |
Approval of the water undertaker | p. 22 |
Penalty for contravening Regulations/Bye-laws | p. 22 |
Inspections, measurements and tests | p. 23 |
Relaxation of requirements | p. 23 |
Disputes | p. 23 |
What are the fluid categories? | p. 23 |
What are the mandatory requirements for water fittings? | p. 29 |
General | p. 29 |
Design and installation | p. 30 |
Prevention of cross-connection to unwholesome water | p. 31 |
Backflow prevention | p. 32 |
Cold water storage cisterns | p. 32 |
Hot water heating services | p. 33 |
Water closets and flushing devices | p. 35 |
Baths, sinks, showers and taps | p. 37 |
Washing machines, dishwashers and other appliances | p. 38 |
Water intended for outside use | p. 38 |
Testing installations | p. 38 |
What are the Building Regulations? | p. 40 |
Building legislation | p. 40 |
What happens if I contravene any of these requirements? | p. 40 |
What about civil liability? | p. 41 |
Who polices the Act? | p. 41 |
Building Regulations | p. 41 |
What is the purpose of the Building Regulations? | p. 42 |
What building work is covered by the Building Regulations? | p. 42 |
Are there any exemptions from Building Regulations? | p. 42 |
What about planning permission and Building Regulations approval? | p. 43 |
How is my building work evaluated for conformance with the Building Regulations? | p. 43 |
What about water supplies? | p. 44 |
What happens if there is more than one property? | p. 44 |
Can I ask the local authority to provide me with a supply of water? | p. 44 |
What about plumbing? | p. 45 |
What happens if the plans mean building over an existing sewer, etc.? | p. 45 |
What about the buildings and drainage to buildings in Inner London? | p. 45 |
What are approved documents and technical handbooks? | p. 47 |
How do the requirements of the Building Regulations affect water services? | p. 47 |
Site preparation | p. 49 |
Resistance to moisture | p. 49 |
Protection against sound within a dwelling-house, etc. | p. 49 |
Sanitary conveniences and washing facilities | p. 49 |
Bathrooms | p. 50 |
Drainage and waste disposal | p. 50 |
Rainwater drainage | p. 50 |
Foul water drainage | p. 51 |
Separate systems of drainage | p. 51 |
Wastewater treatment systems and cesspools | p. 51 |
Building over sewers | p. 52 |
Hot water storage | p. 52 |
Conservation of fuel and power | p. 52 |
Performance tests | p. 53 |
Electrical earthing | p. 53 |
Meeting the Requirements of the Building Regulations | p. 57 |
Compliance | p. 57 |
Materials and workmanship | p. 58 |
What materials can I use? | p. 58 |
Technical specifications | p. 59 |
Independent certification schemes | p. 59 |
Standards and technical approvals | p. 59 |
European pre-standards | p. 60 |
Design and Installation | p. 61 |
What are the mandatory requirements for water fittings? | p. 62 |
What are the mandatory requirements from the Building Regulations? | p. 62 |
Water fittings | p. 63 |
Building Regulations: environment | p. 65 |
Building Regulations: ventilation | p. 67 |
Building Regulations: energy | p. 67 |
Building Regulations: safety | p. 68 |
Building Regulations: commissioning building services | p. 69 |
Testing installations | p. 70 |
Written information | p. 70 |
Location of an energy performance certificate | p. 70 |
Site Preparation | p. 71 |
Requirements | p. 71 |
Meeting the requirements | p. 73 |
Subsoil drainage | p. 73 |
Groundwater | p. 74 |
Surface water | p. 75 |
Existing drains | p. 75 |
Water fittings | p. 77 |
Drainage | p. 79 |
What are the rules about drainage? | p. 79 |
Can two buildings share the same drainage? | p. 80 |
What about ventilation of soil pipes? | p. 80 |
What happens if I need to disconnect an existing drain? | p. 80 |
Can I repair an existing water closet or drain? | p. 80 |
Can I repair an existing drain? | p. 80 |
Are there separate systems for drainage? | p. 81 |
Requirements | p. 81 |
Surface water drainage | p. 82 |
Rainwater drainage | p. 82 |
Wastewater drainage | p. 83 |
Foul water drainage | p. 83 |
Wastewater treatment systems and cesspools | p. 84 |
Existing sewers | p. 85 |
Septic tanks and holding tanks | p. 85 |
Private wastewater treatment plant or septic tank | p. 85 |
Solid waste storage | p. 86 |
Meeting the requirements | p. 86 |
Surface water drainage | p. 86 |
Rainwater drainage | p. 92 |
Wastewater drainage | p. 97 |
Foul water drainage | p. 104 |
Wastewater treatment systems and cesspools | p. 109 |
Private wastewater treatment plant or septic tank | p. 111 |
Drainage from sanitary facilities | p. 117 |
Grey water | p. 117 |
Solid waste storage | p. 119 |
Fuel storage | p. 119 |
Rodent control | p. 120 |
Drain pipes | p. 121 |
Ventilation | p. 127 |
Ventilation systems | p. 128 |
Passive stack ventilation | p. 128 |
Background ventilators | p. 130 |
Continuous mechanical extract | p. 130 |
Trickle ventilators | p. 132 |
Purge ventilation | p. 132 |
Night purge ventilation | p. 132 |
Requirements | p. 133 |
Meeting the requirements | p. 133 |
Floors | p. 135 |
Requirements | p. 135 |
Conservation of fuel and power | p. 135 |
Protection against sound within a dwelling-house, etc. | p. 135 |
Meeting the requirements | p. 136 |
General | p. 136 |
Moisture resistance | p. 136 |
Ground-supported floors exposed to moisture from the ground | p. 136 |
Enclosures used for drainage and/or water supply pipes | p. 136 |
Sanitary appliances below flood level | p. 138 |
Provision for washing down | p. 138 |
Hot water underfloor heating | p. 138 |
Roofs | p. 140 |
Requirements | p. 140 |
Meeting the requirements | p. 140 |
Precipitation | p. 140 |
Flat roof constructions | p. 141 |
Chimneys and Fireplaces | p. 144 |
Requirements | p. 144 |
Meeting the requirements | p. 144 |
Flashing | p. 144 |
Sanitary Facilities | p. 146 |
Requirements | p. 146 |
Sanitary facilities | p. 146 |
Water closets | p. 147 |
Urinals | p. 148 |
Bathrooms and shower facilities | p. 148 |
Access and facilities for disabled people | p. 149 |
Meeting the requirements | p. 149 |
Sanitary facilities | p. 149 |
Water closets | p. 163 |
Urinals | p. 168 |
Bathrooms and shower facilities | p. 168 |
Access and facilities for disabled people | p. 174 |
Provision of toilet accommodation | p. 183 |
Hot Water Storage Systems | p. 192 |
Requirements | p. 192 |
Hot water storage | p. 192 |
Heating and hot water system(s) | p. 192 |
Insulation of pipes, ducts and vessels | p. 193 |
Building services (non-domestic buildings) | p. 193 |
Health and safety | p. 193 |
Energy efficiency | p. 193 |
Commissioning of heating and hot water systems | p. 194 |
Information | p. 194 |
Meeting the requirements | p. 194 |
Heating and hot water systems | p. 194 |
Domestic hot water heating controls | p. 197 |
Insulation of pipes, ducts and vessels | p. 201 |
Unvented hot water systems | |
Discharge from unvented hot water storage systems | p. 204 |
Discharge of steam or hot water | p. 207 |
Solar water heating | p. 207 |
Solid fuel boilers | p. 208 |
Energy efficiency | p. 208 |
Work on existing buildings | p. 209 |
Written information | p. 210 |
Cold Water Storage Systems | p. 211 |
Requirements | p. 211 |
Heating Systems | p. 212 |
Requirements | p. 212 |
Meeting the requirements | p. 213 |
Heating appliances | p. 213 |
Heating systems | p. 214 |
Heating and hot water systems | p. 215 |
Hot water underfloor heating | p. 218 |
Heat pumps | p. 219 |
Boilers | p. 221 |
Fuel storage | p. 224 |
Work on existing buildings | p. 225 |
Efficiency and credits | p. 226 |
Commissioning building services | p. 229 |
Written information | p. 229 |
Metering | p. 230 |
Conservatories | p. 230 |
Acronyms and Abbreviations | p. 231 |
Legislation and Standards | p. 233 |
Index | p. 237 |
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ISBN: 9781856176286
ISBN-10: 1856176282
Published: 30th September 2009
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 270
Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 22.23 x 15.24 x 1.91
Weight (kg): 0.48
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