Apply Legislation and Standards to the Design of Cold and Hot Water Supplies
By Tom Hopton
Task: - Carry out the necessary calculations to size, select and specify pipework, plant and equipment for the hot water installations in accordance with your design in Task 3.
Task:- Produce a simplified schematic of your cold and hot water installation. Also write a short paragraph explaining the following consideration of design in relation to your building (why do you need to consider this, where would you put it, and why?)
Pipe expansion, Pipe material, Legionella requirements, Water treatment: conditioning / softening and HWS-R or Tracing heating
Task: - Create a list of between 3-5 legislative documents & design guides applicable to your designs. Pick one legislation and one design guide and in your own words outline the intent/purpose of the document summarising its contents? Also give an example of a design recommendation or legislative requirements (one or two sentences)
Task:- Explain testing and commissioning requirements for cold and hot water storage and distribution systems, use tables, bullets and or diagrams where possible.