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Regulations 16, 18, 27, 29,
31, 33, 35 and 37
REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO PLUMBING WORK
PART 1—REQUIREMENTS FOR DRAINAGE WORK
1 Requirements for below ground sanitary drainage systems
(1) If an inspection shaft or boundary trap riser in a below ground sanitary drainage system is located clear of a building and is not likely to be damaged by vehicular traffic, a light cover must be installed at surface level in accordance with Clause 4.4.2.1 of AS/NZS 3500.2.
(2) Discharge pipes measuring DN50 or smaller must not be installed in a below ground sanitary drainage system, except for discharge pipes connected to floor waste gullies.
(3) The PCA is modified to the extent that AS/NZS 3500.2, as incorporated by the PCA, is to be read as if—
(a) there were substituted for Clause 13.2.1—
Testing of a sanitary drainage installation—
(a) if installed at a property provided with non-drinking water by the network utility operator, may be carried out by way of a water test in accordance with Clause 13.3.1 or an air test in accordance with Clause 13.3.2;
(b) in any other case, must be carried out by way of an air test in accordance with Clause 13.3.2.";
(b) Clause 13.2.2 were omitted;
(c) there were substituted for Clause 13.3.2—
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An air test must be applied to every new below-ground drain and to any section of an existing below-ground drain that has been repaired or replaced.
The test must be applied by—
(a) sealing all openings of the below-ground drain to be tested;
(b) applying a pressure of 15 kPa to the drain and holding this pressure for 3 minutes to allow the air temperature to stabilise;
(c) shutting off the air supply and measuring the period of time taken for the pressure in the pipe to drop from 15 kPa to 10 kPa.
The drain is considered to have passed the test if the time taken is greater than 90 seconds for pipes of a size not greater than DN 225.".
2 Requirements for low risk on-site liquid trade waste management appliances
(1) A low risk liquid trade waste appliance must—
(a) be located as close as practicable to the fixtures that it serves and if of the portable type must be installed above ground; and
(b) be fitted with a cover which is able to withstand vehicular or pedestrian traffic or other loads likely to be imposed on it and is readily removable by one person; and
(c) be constructed of materials suitable for the nature of the wastes likely to be discharged through the appliance.
(2) A low risk liquid trade waste appliance must—
(a) if fitted with an airtight cover, be provided with a DN32, DN50 or DN80 sized vent as nominated by the relevant network utility operator; and
(b) be provided with the following
outlet ventilation—
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(i) if installed outside a building, a DN100 sized riser off a disconnector gully in accordance with Clause 4.6.2 of AS/NZS 3500.2;
(ii) if not of the portable type and installed inside a building, a DN50 sized vent off a disconnector gully in accordance with Clause 4.6.5 of AS/NZS 3500.2; and
(iii) if of the portable type installed inside a building, a DN50 sized vent off a DN80 sized trap riser in accordance with Clause 4.6.5 of AS/NZS 3500.2.
(3) If a low risk liquid trade waste appliance and outlet vent are interconnected, the interconnection must be in accordance with Clause 6.8.3 of AS/NZS 3500.2.
(4) The outlet from a low risk liquid trade waste appliance must—
(i) if of the portable type receiving a hydraulic loading of up to 5 fixture units, be a minimum size of DN50;
(ii) if of the portable type receiving a hydraulic loading of more than 5 fixture units, be a minimum size of DN80;
(iii) in any other case, be a minimum size of DN100; and
(iv) have a separate trap, of the same size as the outlet pipe, installed at its outlet.
(5) In this clause—
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"hydraulic loading" means the rate of discharge imposed on a sanitary plumbing installation and is measured in fixture units;
"low risk liquid trade waste" means water-borne discharges other than sewage that are classified by an Authority within the meaning of the Water Act 1989 as being of low risk from causing harm to the environment and the assets of that Authority;
"low risk liquid trade waste appliance" means an appliance that traps and partially treats low risk liquid trade waste and prevents it from entering the sewerage system.
Note
The relevant Authority under the Water Act 1989 or the holder of a licence under the Water Industry Act 1994 may specify conditions of connection to a sewer for low risk liquid trade waste to enter that sewer and may also require that the waste passes through a low risk liquid trade waste appliance of a type nominated by the Authority or holder of a licence before it enters the sewer.
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PART 2—REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE PROTECTION WORK
3 Requirements for fire protection
work
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Fire protection work must comply with the following standards—
(a) AS/NZS 1530.3 Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures Part 3: Simultaneous determination of ignitability, flame propagation, heat release and smoke release, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(b) AS 4118.1.1 Fire sprinkler systems Part 1.1: Components—Sprinklers and sprayers, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(c) AS 4118.1.2 Fire sprinkler systems Part 1.2: Components—Alarm valves (wet), as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(d) AS 4118.1.3 Fire sprinkler systems Part 1.3: Components—Water motor alarms, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(e) AS 4118.1.4 Fire sprinkler systems Part 1.4: Components—Valve monitors, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(f) AS 4118.1.5 Fire sprinkler systems Part 1.5: Components—Deluge and pre-action valves, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(g) AS 4118.1.6 Fire sprinkler systems Part 1.6: Components—Stop valves and non-return valves, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(h) AS 4118.1.7 Fire sprinkler systems Part 1.7: Components—Alarm valves (dry), as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(i) AS 4118.1.8 Fire sprinkler systems Part 1.8: Components—Pressure-reducing valves, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(j) AS 2941 Fixed fire protection installations—Pumpset systems, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(k) AS 2118.2 Automatic fire
sprinkler systems Part 2: Wall wetting sprinklers (Drenchers), as issued,
published or remade from time to time;
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(l) AS 2118.3 Automatic fire sprinkler systems Part 3: Deluge, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(m) AS 2118.8 Automatic fire sprinkler systems Part 8: Minor modifications, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(n) AS 2118.10 Automatic fire sprinkler systems Part 10: Approval documentation, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(o) AS 1851 Maintenance of fire protection systems and equipment, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(p) AS 1682.2 Fire dampers Part 2: Installation, as issued, published or remade from time to time.
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PART 3—REQUIREMENTS FOR MECHANICAL SERVICES WORK
4 Requirements for mechanical
services work
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Mechanical services work must comply with the following standards—
(a) AS/NZS 2918 Domestic solid fuel burning appliances—Installation, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(b) AS 2896 Medical gas systems—Installation and testing of non-flammable medical gas pipeline systems, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(c) AS 2473.3 Valves for compressed gas cylinders Part 3: Outlet connections for medical gases (including pin-indexed yoke connections), as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(d) AS 2568 Medical gases—Purity of compressed medical breathing air, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(e) AS 2902 Medical gas systems—Low pressure flexible hose assemblies, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(f) AS/NZS 4859.1 Materials for the thermal installation of buildings Part 1: General criteria and technical provisions, as issued, published or remade from time to time.
5 Requirements for residential
heating, cooling and air-conditioning equipment
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Residential heating, cooling and air-conditioning equipment must be installed in accordance with HB 276—2004 A Guide to Good Practice for Energy Efficient Installation of Residential Heating, Cooling and Air Conditioning Plant and Equipment, published jointly by the Commission and Standards Australia, as issued, published or remade from time to time.
6 Requirements for condensate and bleed down drains
(1) Condensate drains and bleed down drains installed in heating, cooling and air-conditioning equipment (including evaporative coolers) other than cooling towers must discharge to any of the following—
(a) an evaporative tray if specified by the manufacturer;
(b) a sanitary drainage system by way of a tundish or self-sealing device, which complies with either Clause 4.6.7.8 or Clause 11.22 of AS/NZS 3500.2;
(c) a surface water drainage system;
(d) an absorption pit, but only if a sanitary or surface water drainage system is not available and the discharge water will not cause damage to buildings or facilities by changing soil moisture conditions;
(e) a stormwater downpipe directly over the connection to the roof gutter; or
(f) directly to the stormwater downpipe below the connection to the roof gutter provided a means of overflow or reverse flow protection is incorporated.
(2) Drains from a cooling tower must discharge to a sanitary drainage system in accordance with any applicable trade waste agreement.
(3) In this clause—
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"bleed down drain" means a drain that collects fluid from a valve used for bleeding or purging;
"evaporative tray "means a tray used to gather excess moisture or condensation for the purpose of evaporation.
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PART 4—REQUIREMENTS FOR REFRIGERATED AIR-CONDITIONING WORK
7 Requirements for refrigerated
air-conditioning work
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Refrigerated air-conditioning work must comply with the following—
(a) AS/NZS 1677.1 Refrigerating systems Part 1: Refrigerant classification, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(b) AS/NZS 1677.2 Refrigerating systems Part 2: Safety requirements for fixed applications, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(c) HB 276—2004 A Guide to Good Practice for Energy Efficient Installation of Residential Heating, Cooling and Air Conditioning Plant and Equipment, published jointly by the Commission and Standards Australia, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(d) Australia and New Zealand refrigerant handling code of practice 2007 Part 1—Self-contained low charge systems, prepared jointly by the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating and the Institute of Refrigeration, Heating and Air Conditioning Engineers New Zealand, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(e) Australia and New Zealand
Refrigerant handling code of practice 2007 Part 2—Systems other than
self-contained low charge systems, prepared jointly by the Australian
Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating and the Institute of
Refrigeration, Heating and Air Conditioning Engineers New Zealand, as issued,
published or remade from time to time.
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PART 5—REQUIREMENTS FOR ROOFING (STORMWATER) WORK
8 Requirements for roofing
(stormwater) work
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Roofing (stormwater) work must comply with the following––
(a) SAA HB 39—1997 Installation code for metal roof and wall cladding, published by Standards Australia, as issued, published or remade from time to time (except for Appendices B, C and D);
(b) AS 1562.1 Design and installation of sheet roof and wall cladding Part 1: Metal, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(c) AS 1562.3 Design and installation of sheet roof and wall cladding Part 3: Plastic, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(d) AS/NZS 4200.1 Pliable building membranes and underlays Part 1: Materials, as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(e) AS/NZS 4200.2 Pliable building membranes and underlays Part 2: Installation requirements as issued, published or remade from time to time;
(f) SAA/SNZ HB 114:1998 Guidelines for the design of eaves and box gutters, published jointly by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand, as issued, published or remade from time to time.
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PART 6—REQUIREMENTS FOR SANITARY WORK
9 Requirements for sanitary work
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The PCA is modified to the extent that AS/NZS 3500.2, as incorporated by the PCA, is to be read as if there were substituted for Clause 13.2(a)—
"(a) When tested, the respective sections of any soil pipe, waste pipe, vent pipe or above-ground drain must be free of leaks when subjected to an air test to 15 kPa for a minimum period of 3 minutes.".
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PART 7—REQUIREMENTS FOR WATER SUPPLY WORK
In this Part—
"automatic or manual interchange device" means a device that by way of manual or automatic means can alternate between varying water sources;
Class 1 building has the same meaning as it has in the building regulations;
"heat pump water heater" means a water heater using vapour compression cycle and incorporating a compressor, an evaporator and a condenser, which delivers heat to the water either directly or indirectly;
"solar pre-heater "means a solar water heater without a booster heating unit;
solar water heater means a system for heating water consisting of—
(a) a solar collector and a container which may be integral, close coupled or remote, and which heats water by means of radiant energy from the sun and may include—
(i) a single container solar water heater with electric or gas boosting; or
(ii) 2 or more solar pre-heat containers connected to each other and to an electric booster or a gas booster; or
(iii) a solar pre-heater coupled with a conventional storage water heater; or
(iv) any other solar powered heater configuration that incorporates a heater referred to in subparagraph (i) and a component referred to in subparagraph (ii); or
(b) a heat pump water heater.
11 Drinking water
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Drinking water that is not intentionally heated must be delivered at a temperature of less than 40 degrees Celsius.
12 Requirement of hose tap in men's public toilets
A hose tap must be provided in men's public toilets adjacent to the urinals.
13 Water meter must be installed in water supply to cooling tower
If required by the relevant network utility operator, a water meter must be installed in the water supply system supplying water to a cooling tower.
14 Requirements where rainwater used for sanitary flushing
(1) If a reticulated water supply from a network utility operator is connected, or proposed to be connected to a building where a rainwater tank is installed for the purpose of sanitary flushing, an automatic or manual interchange device that allows alternate use of water from the rainwater tank or the reticulated water supply must be installed to ensure that there is a continual supply of water for sanitary flushing.
(2) A rainwater tank installed in a new Class 1 building in order to comply with the requirements of the building regulations must—
(a) be installed in such a way that it receives the rainfall from a minimum catchment area of 50 square metres; and
(b) have a minimum capacity of 2000 litres; and
(c) be connected to all toilets in the building for the purpose of sanitary flushing in accordance with subclause (1).
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The 5 star requirements as set out in the Victorian variation to the energy provisions of the Building Code of Australia provide that, in the case of a new Class 1 building, either a rainwater tank connected to all sanitary flushing systems or a solar water heater system is to be installed in accordance with the Plumbing Regulations.
15 Requirements relating to solar
water heaters
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(1) A solar water heater installed in a new Class 1 building in order to comply with the requirements of the building regulations must comply with the following requirements—
(a) the solar water heater must perform to a standard under which the energy savings, relative to a conventional water heater, are 60% or more when calculated in accordance with AS 4234;
(b) except in the case of a heat pump water heater, the solar water heater must have a legible label in the following form, which contains the relevant information set out in that label, permanently attached to the heater's water heater storage container—
"This solar water heater installation complies with the Plumbing Regulations 2008 (Victoria) when installed with the following collectors
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No. of bedrooms in building |
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Number of collectors installed in building | | |
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Manufacturing number of each collector installed in building | | |
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(c) if a reticulated gas supply from a gas company is available for connection to the building, the solar water heater—
(i) must be a
gas boosted solar water heater if it incorporates booster heating and is not a
heat pump water heater; and
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(ii) if it is a heat pump water heater, no part of the heater that is capable of heating water must be capable of being connected to the mains electricity supply for that part of the heater to operate.
Note
The 5 star requirements as set out in the Victorian variation to the energy provisions of the Building Code of Australia provide that, in the case of a new Class 1 building, either a rainwater tank connected to all sanitary flushing systems or a solar water heater system is to be installed in accordance with the Plumbing Regulations.
(2) The solar radiant collectors contained in a solar water heater installed in a building must—
(a) be oriented to face between 50 degrees east and 70 degrees west of magnetic north; and
(b) have an inclination of 30 degrees plus or minus 20 degrees to the horizontal.
(3) The PCA is modified to the extent that AS 4234, as incorporated by AS/NZS 3500.4 (as incorporated by the PCA), is to be read as if—
(a) there were substituted for
Clause 1.4.11—
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(a) a solar collector and a container which may be integral, close coupled or remote, and which heats water by means of radiant energy from the sun and may include—
(i) a single container solar water heater with electric or gas boosting; or
(ii) 2 or more solar pre-heat containers connected to each other and to an electric booster or a gas booster; or
(iii) a solar pre-heater coupled with a conventional storage water heater; or
(iv) any other solar powered heater configuration that incorporates a heater referred to in subparagraph (i) and a component referred to in subparagraph (ii); or
(b) a heat pump water heater."; and
(b) in Clause 1.4.13, "an evaporator" was substituted for "a flat plate evaporator"; and
(c) there were inserted after Clause
3.1.2—
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" 3.1A LOAD AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FOR EVALUATING HEATERS IN CLASS 1 BUILDINGS
Despite Clause 3.1, the following load and environmental conditions must be adopted when using the modified TRNSYS simulation model to evaluate the annual task performance of a solar water heater installed in a Class 1 building—
(a) all simulation inputs must be in accordance with the zone 4 climate zone set out in Tables A4, A5 and A6 in Appendix A;
(b) if the building has less than 3 bedrooms, the peak daily thermal energy load must be 25·2 megajoules per day;
(c) if the building has 3 or more bedrooms, the peak daily thermal energy load must be 42 megajoules per day;
(d) any reference to a requirement to comply with a direction, instruction, specification, requirement or recommendation of a manufacturer in relation to a matter were a reference to a requirement or recommendation (as the case may be) to comply with the relevant best practice in relation to the matter.".
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non-drinking water service
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The PCA is modified to the extent that AS/NZS 3500.1, as incorporated by the PCA, is to be read as if there were substituted for Clause 9.5.2—
The hose tap outlet must—
(a) be clearly marked with a prohibition sign in accordance with the requirements of AS 1319; and
(b) have a non-standard inlet connecting thread and a standard hose connection outlet; and
(c) be of a type that has a removable handle; and
(d) be coloured purple.".
17 Requirements for heated water services
The PCA is modified to the extent that AS/NZS 3500.4, as incorporated by the PCA, is to be read as if—
(a) there were inserted at the end of Clause 1.9.2—
"In this Clause " heated water installation " means either a heated water reticulation heater and a heated water reticulation system or a heated water reticulation system.";
(b) there were inserted after Clause 4.3.2.4—
The provisions of Clause 5.3.8 of AS/NZS 3500.1 apply to heated water
reticulation.".
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PART 8—REQUIREMENTS FOR BACKFLOW PREVENTION WORK
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backflow prevention work
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Backflow prevention work must comply with AS 2845.2 Water supply—Backflow prevention devices Part 2: Air gaps and break tanks, as issued, published or remade from time to time.
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