Standard

BS EN 806-1:2000

Specifications for installations inside buildings conveying water for human consumption - General

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BS EN 806-1:2000 specifies potable water installation requirements and gives recommendations on:

  • design
  • installation
  • alteration
  • testing
  • maintenance and operation.
  • This standard also covers the system of pipes, fittings and connected appliances installed for supplying potable water.

If there is a private drinking water supply within the property boundary, the scope of this standard also covers the pipe system from the point of entry from that private water supply.

BS EN 806 parts 1-5 will eventually fully replace BS 6700:1997.

ISBN 0 580 36706 1 

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BS EN 806 is divided into 5 parts; the following parts are now available:

BS EN 806-1:2000 - Specifications for installations inside buildings conveying water for human consumption. General

BS EN 806-2:2005 - Specifications for installations inside buildings conveying water for human consumption. Design

BS EN 806-3  Specification for installations inside buildings conveying water for human consumption. Pipe sizing  

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This European Standard specifies requirements for and gives recommendations on the design, installation, alteration, testing, maintenance and operation of potable water installations within buildings and, for certain purposes, pipework outside buildings but within the premises.

This standard covers the system of pipes, fittings and connected appliances installed for supplying potable water.

This standard also covers the pipe system from the point of entry from that of private drinking water supply within the property boundary.

Product Details
Descriptors
Pipe fittings
Potable water
Installation
Pipelines
Maintenance
Water supply (buildings)
Mechanical testing
Water
Buildings
Pipes
Design
ICS Codes
23.040.01 Pipeline components and pipelines in general
91.140.60 Water supply systems
Committee
B/504/2
International relationships
Identical to:

EN 806-1:2000

ISBN
0 580 36706 1
Publisher
BSI