AS NZS 3500.5-2000 Plumbing and Drainage - Domestic installations

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AS/NZS 3500.5:2000

This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint Technical Committee WS-014, National Plumbing and Drainage Code. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 28 July 2000 and on behalf of the Council of Standards New Zealand on 21 November 2000.

This Standard was published on 15 December 2000.

The following are represented on Committee WS-014:

• ACT Department of Urban Services
• Association of Hydraulic Services Consultants Australia
• AUSTAP
• Australian Building Codes Board
• Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Australian Industry Group
• Building Research Association of New Zealand
• Business New Zealand
• Certification Interests (Australia)
• Department of Building and Housing (New Zealand)
• Department of Health (South Australia)
• Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (Tasmania)
• Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment (NT)
• Department of Local Government, Planning, Sport and Recreation (Queensland)
• Energy Networks Association
• Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association of Australia
• Housing Industry Association
• Master Builders Australia
• Master Plumbers Australia
• Master Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers New Zealand
• National Association Sanitary Plumbing and Drainage Contractors
• National Fire Industry Association
• National Plumbing Regulators Forum
• New Zealand Water & Waste Association
• Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association Incorporated
• Plastics Industry Pipe Association of Australia
• Plastics New Zealand
• Plumbers, Gasfitters & Drainlayers Board
• Plumbing Industry Commission
• The Institute of Plumbing Australia
• Water Services Association of Australia

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This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 97126.

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AS/NZS 3500.5:2000

(Incorporating Amendment Nos 1, 2, 3 and 4)

Australian/New Zealand Standard^™

Plumbing and drainage

Part 5: Domestic installations

Originated as AS/NZS 3500.5:2000.

Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (November 2002).

Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 2 (July 2004).

Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 3 (February 2006).

Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 4 (July 2006).

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Jointly published by Standards Australia, GPO Box 476, Sydney, NSW 2001 and Standards New Zealand, Private Bag 2439, Wellington 6020

ISBN 0 7337 3530 4

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PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia Standards New Zealand Committee WS-014, National Plumbing and Drainage, to provide a suitable Standard for domestic-type plumbing and drainage.

This Standard incorporates Amendment No. 1 (November 2002), Amendment No. 2 (July 2004), Amendment No. 3 (February 2006) and Amendment No. 4 (July 2006). The changes required by the Amendments are indicated in the text by a marginal bar and amendment number against the clause, note, table, figure or part thereof affected.

The objective of this Standard is to describe in a simplified way the installation requirements for hot and cold water services, sanitary plumbing and drainage and stormwater drainage. Alternative systems are not included in this document and reference should be made to the relevant Parts of AS/NZS 3500.

The Standard incorporates extracts from the National Plumbing and Drainage Standards to suit domestic plumbing installation. Readers of this Standard are advised that some network utility operators may have additional or varied requirements to those described herein.

Section 5 of this Standard is a Building Code of Australia primary referenced Section by way of BCA Amendment 8 to be published by 1 January 2001.

Statements expressed in mandatory terms in notes to tables and figures are deemed to be requirements of this Standard. Other notes are informative only.

Support and contribution is acknowledged from Master Plumbers Australia, Exhibition Street, Melbourne.

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