The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations of 1999 laid down the installation criteria for all plumbing systems. It works no differently than the way building regulations set out the criteria for buildings. There is a long and quite detailed history of the regulation of plumbing systems in domestic and commercial plumbing in the UK. This is done to guard public health by safeguarding the drinking water with the enforcement of the water company’s Water Supply Byelaws. As an example, particular valves to prevent siphoning if the head of the shower reaches below the bath top. Some work, however must be inspected and unless it is only a minor job this work really has to be carried by a professionally qualified service like Streatham Plumbers who know and work within the rules and regulations.

I.E.E Wiring Regulations:
For in excess of one hundred years the IEE Wiring Regulations have given us the rules which must be adhered to so that all electrical installations are deemed to be safe. A Streatham Plumber is a trained professional who works in accordance with the current regulations. There are many rules and regulations in the UK that govern the installation and electrical wiring including equipotential earth bonding, this in particular is very relevant in the plumbing world. It can be very easy to dismiss these rules, but, if you consider for a second, you may have a plumbing problem that requires the replacement of copper pipe with a plastic pipe, or you use a plastic fitting for a supply for a new dishwasher. In these types of cases there would be a lack of bonding as the pipework is now plastic and not metal. Therefore, the earth bonding continuity must be maintained with an earth bonding cable and metal earth clamps to link the break in the pipework, so that the integrity is maintained. “