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Table of Contents
Section 1 Scope And General
1.1 Scope
1.2 Referenced Documents
1.3 Definitions
1.4 Application
1.5 Termite Management
Section 2 Water Supply
2.1 Scope Of Section
2.2 Equivalent Pipe Sizes
2.3 Referenced Documents
2.4 Selection And Use Of Materials
2.5 Limitations On The Use Of Pipes And Fittings
2.6 Jointing
2.7 Location Of Water Meters
2.8 Installation Of Cold Water Service-Electrical Safety Precautions (Earthing)
2.9 Proximity To Electrical Cables, Gas Pipes And Other Services
2.10 Isolating Valves
2.11 Depth Of Cover In Private Areas
2.12 Corrosive Areas
2.13 Concealed Piping
2.14 Support And Fixing Of Pipes-Above The Ground
2.15 Standpipes
2.16 Protection Of Potable (Drinking) Water Supplies
2.17 Provision Of Backflow Prevention Devices
2.18 Irrigation And Lawn Watering
2.19 Sizing And Pressure Requirements Of Water Services
2.20 Velocity Requirements
2.21 Pipe Size Limitations
2.22 Sizing Of Piping For Dwellings
2.23 Testing And Commissioning
Section 3 Hot Water Supply
3.1 Scope Of Section
3.2 Water Quality
3.3 Equivalent Pipe Sizes
3.4 Water Temperature
3.5 Referenced Documents
3.6 Limitations On The Use Of Pipes And Fittings
3.7 Cistern (Cold Water Storage Tank) Materials
3.8 Safe Tray And Safe Waste Materials
3.9 Jointing Products
3.10 Miscellaneous Materials
3.11 Heat Protection
3.12 Water Heater Installation
3.13 Location
3.14 Protection Against Damage From Leaking Water
3.15 Support
3.16 Corrosion Prevention And Weather Protection
3.17 Connections To Water Heaters
3.18 Pressure Relief And Venting Of Water Heaters And Containers
3.19 Valves
3.20 Installation Of Hot And Cold Water Piping And Controls - Safety Precautions (Earthing)
3.21 General Requirements (Hot And Cold Water)
3.22 Installation Of Valves
3.23 Vent Pipes
3.24 Hot Water Pipe Layout And Sizing
3.25 Solar Water Heaters
3.26 Installation Of Solar Water Heater Container
3.27 Installation Of Collectors
3.28 Installation Of Close-Coupled And Integral Solar Water Heaters
3.29 Thermosiphon Flow Solar Water Heaters With Remote Containers
3.30 Solar Water Heaters With Forced Primary Circulation
3.31 Solar Water Heaters Used As Preheaters
3.32 Controlled Energy Sources
3.33 Water Heaters With Uncontrolled Energy Source- Installation
3.34 Thermostatic Mixing Valves (TMVs)
3.35 Temperature Control Devices
3.36 Testing And Commissioning
3.37 Operating Instructions (Valves And Heaters)
3.38 Energy Efficiency
Appendix 3a Australian Climate Regions
3a1 Scope
3a2 Climate Regions
Appendix 3b New Zealand Climate Regions
3b1 Scope
3b2 Climate Regions
Section 4 Sanitary Plumbing And Drainage
4.1 Scope Of Section
4.2 Pipe Grades
4.3 Referenced Documents
4.4 Limitations On The Use Of Pipes And Fittings For Non-Pressure Applications
4.5 Limits On Use Of Pipes And Fittings For Pressure Applications
4.6 Sheet Materials
4.7 Support And Fixing Of Piping
4.8 Fixture Unit Ratings
4.9 Size Of Drains
4.10 Location Of Drains
4.11 Grades Of Drains
4.12 Laying Of Drains
4.13 Proximity To Other Services
4.14 Depth Of Cover
4.15 Building Over Drains
4.16 Point Of Connection
4.17 Drains
4.18 Inspection Shafts And Boundary Traps
4.19 Reflux Valves
4.20 Inspection Openings (Io) Drains
4.21 Inspection Chambers
4.22 Concealment Of Pipes And Fittings
4.23 Testing And Inspection Openings (Sanitary Plumbing)
4.24 Junctions In Drains (See Figures 4.5 And 4.6)
4.25 Disconnection And Sealing
4.26 Excavation Of Trenches
4.27 Concrete Support For Drains
4.28 Bedding Of Drains
4.29 Backfill Materials
4.30 Drains In Other Than Stable Ground (Filled, Unstable, Expansive Or Water-Charged Ground)
4.31 Restriction On Connections In Proximity To A Stack
4.32 Re-Use Of Existing Drains
4.33 Venting Of Drains
4.34 Unvented Branch Drains
4.35 Gullies
4.36 Installation Of Fixtures
4.37 Trapping Of Fixtures And Appliances
4.38 Basins
4.39 Baths
4.40 Bidets
4.41 Floor Waste Gullies
4.42 Kitchen Sinks
4.43 Laundry Troughs (Tubs)
4.44 Showers
4.45 Connection Of Tundishes
4.46 Washing Machines
4.47 Water Closet Pans
4.48 Pumped Discharge
4.49 Pump Discharge From Waste Fixtures
4.50 Swimming Pool Discharge
4.51 Small Bore Macerator Systems
4.52 Electric Supply
4.53 Single Stack Design And Installation
4.54 Fully Vented Modified System (See Figure 4.20)
4.55 Fixtures Permitted To Be Connected-Using Single Stack Or Single Stack Modified Systems
4.56 Connection Of Fixtures Without Trap Vents-Separate Fixture Discharge Pipes
4.57 Venting Of Stacks
4.58 Trap Vents - Connection For Fixtures
4.59 Air Admittance Valves
4.60 Size Of Stack-Single Stack Systems
4.61 Bends In Fixture Discharge Pipes
4.62 Junction In Stacks
4.63 Graded Discharge Pipes
4.64 Connections Near Base Of Stacks
4.65 Connection Of Fixtures Using Drainage Principles To Above-Ground (Elevated) Piping
4.66 Common Effluent Drainage Systems
4.67 Sanitary Plumbing Testing
4.68 Sanitary Drainage Testing
Section 5 Stormwater Drainage
5.1 Scope And General
5.2 Network Utility Operator Requirements
5.3 Materials And Products
5.4 Jointing Systems
5.5 Roof Drainage Systems
5.6 Surface Drainage Systems
5.7 Subsoil Systems
5.8 Testing
5.9 Rainfall Intensities For Australia And New Zealand
Appendix 5a Stormwater Drainage Installation Plans
Appendix 5b Guidance On Eaves Gutter Design
Appendix 5c Design Examples
