Foreword

Publishing information

This British Standard is published by BSI Standards Limited, under licence from The British Standards Institution, and came into effect on 30 September 2015. It was prepared by Sub-committee B/504/2, Internal systems and components, under the direction of Technical Committee B/504, Water Supply. A list of organizations represented on these committees can be obtained on request to their secretary.

Supersession

This British Standard supersedes BS 8558:2011, which is withdrawn.

Information about this document

The content of this British Standard was originally taken from BS 6700:2006+A1:2009, which was withdrawn on publication of BS EN 806 (all parts). This is a full revision of the standard to keep it up to date.

Figure 12f) is reproduced by permission of the Water Regulations Advisory Scheme (WRAS). Copyright is claimed on these figures. Copyright holders are WRAS, Willow Road, Pen y Fan Industrial Estate, Crumlin, Gwent NP11 4EG.

Figure 15 is reproduced by permission of the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE). Copyright is claimed on these figures. Copyright holders are CIPHE, 64 Station Lane, Hornchurch, Essex RM12 6NB, United Kingdom.

Presentational conventions

The guidance in this standard is presented in roman (i.e. upright) type. Any recommendations are expressed in sentences in which the principal auxiliary verb is “should”.

Commentary, explanation and general informative material is presented in smaller italic type, and does not constitute a normative element.

Contractual and legal considerations

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

In particular, attention is drawn to the following statutory regulations which may be amended from time to time.

• The Water Industry Act 1981 [1];
• The Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, as amended [2];
• The Water (Scotland) Act 1980, as amended [3];
• The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 [4];
• The Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002, as amended [5];
• The Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 [6];
• The Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 [7];
• The Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 [8];
• The Water Industry Act 1999 [9];
• The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 [10];
• The “Water Quality Regulations”, which set out provisions for the quality of drinking water provided by a public water supplier (water undertaker):
- • The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000, as amended, in England [11];
- • The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2010, as amended, in Wales [12];
- • The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007, as amended, in Northern Ireland [13];
- • The Public Supply Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2014, in Scotland [14];
• The “Private Water Supplies Regulations”, which set out provisions for the quality of water from a private supply:
- • The Private Water Supplies Regulations 2009, as amended, in England [15];
- • The Private Water Supplies (Wales) Regulations 2010, as amended, in Wales [16];
- • The Private Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2006, in Scotland [17];
- • The Private Water Supplies (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2009, as amended, in Northern Ireland [18];
• The “Water Fittings Regulations”, which set out provisions for plumbing systems in premises to which a supply of public mains water has been provided:
- • The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999, in England and Wales [19];
- • The Water Supply (Water Fittings) (Scotland) Byelaws 2014, in Scotland [20];
- • The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009, in Northern Ireland [21];
• The “Building Regulations”:
- • The Building Regulations 2010 [22];
- • The Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004, as amended [23];
- • The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012, as amended [24].

BS 8558:2015

Guide to the design, installation, testing and maintenance of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings and their curtilages. Complementary guidance to BS EN 806

Current

Published:

30 Sep 2015