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Part B3 Non-Drinking Water Services (Deemed-to-Satisfy)
Performance RequirementsBP3.1 to BP3.4 are satisfied by complying with B3.2 to B3.3.
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The design, construction, installation, replacement, repair, alteration and maintenance of a non-drinking water service must be in accordance with—
AS/NZS 3500.1; or
for a Class 1a or Class 10 building only, Section 2 of AS/NZS 3500.5;
and the requirements of this Part.
The design, construction, installation, replacement, repair, alteration and maintenance of a non-drinking water service used for fire-fighting purposes must be in accordance with Part B4.
The distribution of non-drinking water must be limited to the following uses:
Garden watering.
Toilet and urinal flushing.
Clothes washing.
Vehicle washing.
Path/wall washing.
Industrial purposes.
Fire-fighting.
Dust suppression.
Any other use authorised by the authority having jurisdiction.
NCC Volumes One and Two deal with a number of areas of on-site construction which are relevant to non-drinking water services. These include, but may not be limited to, the following:
NCC Volume One Class 2 to 9 buildings
NCC Volume Two Class 1 and 10 buildings
Excavations for pipework adjacent to a building and footings
B1 Structural Provisions
3.1.1 Earthworks
Termite management for attachments to a building and penetrations through a slab
B1 Structural Provisions
3.1.3 Termite Risk Management
Penetrations for pipework through a vapour barrier
B1 Structural Provisions
3.2.2 Preparation
Pipework in timber bearers and joists of solid timber or engineered wood products
B1 Structural Provisions
3.4.0 Framing
Fittings, fixtures and pipework installations in steel framed construction
B1 Structural Provisions
3.4.2 Steel Framing
Penetrations through a fire-resisting wall or floor
C3 Protection of Openings
3.7.1 Fire Separation
Fixtures or fittings in a wet area
F1 Damp and Weatherproofing
3.8.1 Wet Areas and External Weatherproofing
Service pipework external to the building and penetrations through roof cladding in a bushfire prone area
G5 Construction in Bushfire Prone Areas
3.7.4 Bushfire Areas
Pipework sound insulation
F5 Sound Transmission and Insulation
3.8.6 Sound Insulation