The Building Regulations 2010 Part G - Sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency

From the 6th April 2010, 'The Building Regulations 2010, Part G – Sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency' aims to improve water efficiency and hot water safety in the domestic environment.

Building Regulations 2010 Part G

Of particular interest on hot water safety is that "the hot water supply temperature to a bath should be limited to a maximum of 48°C by use of an in-line blending valve or other appropriate temperature control device, with a maximum temperature stop and a suitable arrangement of pipework."

Logicor's InLine Hot Water System fully complies with the new regulations, having a maximum temperature set at 46°C, a full 2°C below the safety level.

Read more about how The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) fought a long and successful campaign to prevent horrific bath water scalds in homes across the UK, as well as tips on how to prevent hot water scalding in the home.

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Water efficiency is also at the heart of Logicor's InLine Hot Water System and a key element in the new regulations.

From the 6th April 2010 the Regulations limit the amount of estimated water use in new dwellings to 125 litres per day per person.  This is based on a water efficiency calculation for new properties. A revision in 2015 provides an alternative to calculating the water  consumption based on the maximum water flow from water fittings. Where the fittings approach is used, the water consumption of the fittings provided must not exceed set values; for example 6 litres per minute for a bath.

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Logicor's InLine Hot Water System meets this requirement by setting a maximum flow rate of hot water to 6 litres per minute.