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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>tony</author>
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			<![CDATA[We are discussing over regulation on another thread  I know<br /><br />But there seems to be singular lack or regulations relating to the domestic use of recycled rain water.<br /><br />I think that a regulation colour of pipe would be a good idea for a start. then there is labelling, and I'm sure they could turn it into a book.]]>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>barney</author>
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			<![CDATA[Isn't that all covered in WRAS and second tier guidance (EA, manufacturers etc)<br /><br />It's a notifiable system - as long as you can't contaminate drinking water, what other regulation (as opposed to good practice) would you want<br /><br />Labelling is a requirement of the WRAS guidance<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Barney]]>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>tony</author>
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			<![CDATA[The thought of a future plumber finding and teeing into a recycled rainwater pipe is something that is going to happen one day.  The consequences are pretty horrid for all concerned.]]>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>barney</author>
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			<![CDATA[It's happened already - the visible case was an eco-housing development in Northampton (Upton)<br /><br />I would have thought any competent pumber would be able to work out what he's cutting into for the alteration - all the guidance recommends pipe labelling however. In simple terms, wouldn't he need to find an isolate the pipework before cutting the T anyway<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Barney]]>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>pmusgrove</author>
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			<![CDATA[The guidance is to use green pipes for rainwater systems.  As they do not exist (so far as I am aware) my answer was to wrap green insulation tape around them in a helical fashion.  Hopefully any future plumber will say "what the hell" when he sees them and go to the Building Manual which I have written for our house and is written (or should be) for all new properties.  Please no more regulations; recommendations and education in best practice yes but more rules, bureaucracy and people doing the checks no. {Edit: this was done before the new WRAS Rules came out; cannot find any labels that they recommend].]]>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>Ed Davies</author>
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			<![CDATA[If yet more rules were needed here (much sympathy for pmusgrove's last sentence) why wouldn't we already have different colouring for potable water and water from loft tanks?]]>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>barney</author>
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			<![CDATA[We do - BS 1710 and subsequent ?<br /><br />It's not common on little domestic set ups but pipework identification is pretty much the norm outside of that.<br /><br />So down feeds from potable water tanks should be basic green with white/blue/white colour ID<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />Barney]]>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>tombuild.com</author>
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			<![CDATA[I came across this when installing a rainwater flush system - the coloured pipes don't exist yet ( at least not in local plumbers shops) so I made it plainly obvious by using clear 25mm pvc pipe, even get to watch the odd leaf head towards the cistern. <br />I put a non return valve on the domestic cold water feed to the cistern and as there is an air gap (in the cistern) that's all that was necessary. <br />One day something somewhere is going to go wrong but no more than normal.]]>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>tombuild.com</author>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<author>djh</author>
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			<![CDATA[I think the real guidance may be this<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wras.co.uk/PDF_Files/IGN%209.02.05%20version%203%20Sept%202011.pdf" target="_self" rel="nofollow">http://www.wras.co.uk/PDF_Files/IGN%209.02.05%20version%203%20Sept%202011.pdf</a>]]>
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