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OBC 2006 Division B

7.3.7.

Version 0 — in force 31 December 2006

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Provenance

OBC 1997 · continues from 7.3.7. — Pro

Base · O. Reg. 350/06 · ext← current

Original — base regulation

OBC 2012 · continues as 7.3.7. — Pro

7.3.7. — Testing of Potable Water Systems

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7.3.7.1. — Application of Tests

(1) After a section of a potable water system has been completed, and before it is placed in operation, a water test or an air test shall be conducted.

(2) A test may be applied to each section of the system or to the system as a whole.

(3) Where a prefabricated system is assembled off the building site in such a manner that it cannot be inspected and tested on site, off-site inspections and tests shall be conducted.

(4) Where a prefabricated system is installed as part of a water system,

(a) all other plumbing work shall be tested and inspected, and

(b) the complete system shall be pressure tested.

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7.3.7.2. — Tests of Potable Water Systems

(1) Every potable water system shall be capable of,

(a) withstanding without leakage a water pressure that is at least 1000 kPa for at least 1 h, or

(b) withstanding for at least 2 h without a drop in pressure an air pressure that is at least 700 kPa.

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7.3.7.3. — Water Tests

(1) Where a water test is made all air shall be expelled from the system before fixture control valves or faucets are closed.

(2) Potable water shall be used to test a potable water system.

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