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Waterworks Regulations

[1989 Ed.

[Subsidiary]

1.

PART VI

BATHS, LAVATORY BASINS AND SINKS

Every inlet to a bath, lavatory basin or sink shall be distinct from, and unconnected with, any outlet therefrom and every outlet for emptying such bath, lavatory basin or sink shall be provided with a well-fitting and easily accessible watertight plug or some other equally suitable apparatus.

2. The level of the point of discharge of hot or cold water to a bath, lavatory basin or sink shall be above the level of the overflow, or if there be no overflow, of the top edge of the bath, basin or sink.

3. The water supply to any bidet, sitz bath, slop or sluicing sink or similar apparatus, shall, if the inlet is liable to be submerged, be provided by-

(a) a storage cistern supplying water to such apparatus only;

(b) a storage cistern for flushing purposes only; or

(c) a hot water distribution system supplying such apparatus only.

4. All taps supplying baths, lavatory basins, sinks or similar apparatus shall have a stop valve fixed in a readily accessible position to control the supply to each fitting or branch pipe supplying a range of fittings.

(I made the following changes: - Corrected "(e)" to "(c)" as it is likely a typographical error due to OCR misrecognition. - Formatted the text into paragraphs using HTML

tags. - No other changes were made as per the instructions.)

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