BS EN 806-5:2012

BS EN 806-5:2012 Specifications for installations inside buildings conveying water for human consumption. Operation and maintenance

BS EN 806-5:2012 specifies requirements and gives recommendations for the operation and maintenance of potable water installations within buildings and for pipework outside buildings but within the premises in accordance with EN 806-1.

Contents for BS EN 806-5:2012 includes:

• Scope
• Normative references
• Terms and definitions
• General
• Documentation
• Operation
• Interruptions to operation and disconnection
• Resumption of supply
• Damage and faults
• Change in water quality
• Insufficient water supply
• Noise emission
• Alterations, extensions and refurbishment
• Accessibility of installation components
• Maintenance

BS EN 806-5:2012 has been written in the form of a practice specification. It is the fifth part of BS EN 806 "Specifications for installations inside buildings concerning water for human consumption" which consists of five parts:

• Part 1: General
• Part 2: Design
• Part 3: Pipe sizing — Simplified method
• Part 4: Installation
• Part 5: Operation and maintenance

Supersession

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 806-5:2012. Together with BS EN 806-1:2000, BS EN 806-2:2005, BS EN 806-3:2006 and BS EN 806-4:2010, it supersedes BS 6700:2006+A1:2009, which will be withdrawn on 01 August 2012.