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what you are doing is the norm with commercial buildings where there are the little or not used tap and shower outlets as per L8 water regs. it does seem a waste of water but if somebody went down with legionella then the s**t would hit the fan (HSE). Only option is to rip out oulets that aren't used and cap them off without leaving any deadlegs.
A dead leg is a section of live pipe work that has been capped off and therefore water is in the pipe but does not flow through the pipe. This becomes a risk as it can stagnate and harbour bacteria like legionella and pseudenosa arginosa. As the pipe is still connected to the rest of the system it could contaminate the rest of it.
Hope that helps
It all depends on your water heat. If your hot water is around 60degrees then the tank is a danger... Water needs to hit 60 to 90 degrees to prevent legionella
After an outbreak of legionaires disease in our area several years ago, there were 8 deaths caused by some pillock like you who was not carrying out maintenance work he had been instructed to do & deservedly ended up in prison. If you feel that wasting a few litres of water is more precious than someones life I suggest you leave your employment & allow someone who will do the job properly take your place.Today I said its a wast of water and I am not doing it any more! you stand more chance of getting runover than getting legionella,there are people in the world who have no water, I think people should start saying no use yer common .........H&S they will tell us what to wear on a tuesday next!!!!!!Sack me then
Your all talking about how to solve the hot water problem, what about the cold?
Surly if it's a large house cold water will stay in the pipes for a while.