Is This Legal?

[bolo 2]

Had a bathroom makeover around 4 months ago and yesterday discovered that just below a shelf in the airing cupboard there are 2 rubber/plastic pipes, each around 5 feet long supported only by the joints at each end. Both are hanging down and it seems that given the vibration from the pump together with gravity, the end result could be disastrous. My question is, is it legal to fit lengths of such pipes without supports between the joints at each end? Thank you.

 

[Exedon]

Dead rough instalation yes against manufacturers instructions yes should it be sorted yes
Illegal? Bit of a stretch.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Cheapest quote by any chance?

Andy

 

[muggles]

Legal? Yes, absolutely. Advisable? Definitely not

 

[bolo 2]

Cheapest quote by any chance?

Andy

Not by a long shot Andy! At just under £16,000, it was £5,000 more than the original quote we got from another firm, took 4 months longer than scheduled for, and was a disaster from beginning to end. Of all the plumbing faults, the daddy of them all was when the plumber drilled through a wall into a radiator feed pipe the location of which was clearly marked on the surface of the plasterboard.

 

[ianmcd]

It is a flood waiting to happen, but not illegal

 

[Gasguru]

IMHO

The water regs are a statutory document ie. it's the law!

The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999

These Regulations make provision for preventing contamination and waste of water supplied by a water undertaker. They do not apply to certain water fittings in connection with water supplied for non-domestic purposes, or to water fittings lawfully installed before 1st July 1999: regulation 2.

www.legislation.gov.uk

And to demonstrate a "workmanship" installation (reg 4 part 5/6) the installer should show compliance with standards such as...

BS 6700:2006 Design, installation, testing and maintenance of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings and their curtilages​

BS 6700:2006 Design, installation, testing and maintenance of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings and their curtilages – Specification NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW

BS 6700:2006 Design, installation, testing and maintenance of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings and their curtilages – Specification NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW

www.academia.edu

Page 86 onwards but it looks like a typo on the clipping distance. Points 6.1.7.2 and 6.1.7.6 and Table 12 etc.

And then there are the pipe manufacturers installation documents..

Of course 99% of homes do not comply and the local water authority are only likely to prosecute with a serious offence.

 

[Madrab]

Well within your rights to have them back and sort it at that price IMO, though I am a bit surprised it took 4 months to spot it!!