SINGAPORE STANDARD

CP 48 : 2005
(ICS 91.140.60)

CODE OF PRACTICE FOR

Water services

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Singapore 159835
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SINGAPORE STANDARD
CP 48 : 2005
(ICS 91.140.60)

CODE OF PRACTICE FOR

Water services

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Contents
Page

Foreword 6

CODE OF PRACTICE

1 General
1.1 Scope 7
1.2 Definitions 7
1.3 Preliminaries 9
1.4 Standards of materials and fittings 10
2 Distribution
2.1 Pipework 11
2.2 Choice of materials for piping 12
2.3 Mains 13
2.4 Services 14
2.5 Hot water supply systems 16
2.6 Mode of water supply 17
2.7 Distribution in tall buildings 18
2.8 Fire-fighting services 18
3 Storage
3.1 General 19
3.2 Storage capacity 21
3.3 Storage tanks 22
4 Fittings and appliances
4.1 Rates of flow 22
4.2 Fittings 23
4.3 Appliances 25
5 Work on site
5.1 Jointing of pipes 27
5.2 Connections between different materials 29
5.3 Jointing pipes to cisterns and tanks 29
5.4 Mainlaying 30
5.5 Service pipes 30
5.6 Meters 31
5.7 Pipework in services 32
5.8 Draw-off taps 33
5.9 Sterilisation of installation 33

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6 Inspection, testing and maintenance

6.1 General 33
6.2 Mains 33
6.3 Services 34
6.4 Maintenance 34
7 Water conservation
7.1 General 36
7.2 Water conservation measures 36

ANNEX

A Sterilisation of installation 38

TABLES

1 Flow rates at various fittings or appliances 23

2 Maximum allowable flow rates and timing for self-closing delayed-action taps 23
3 Recommended meter sizes 32
4 Spacing of fixings for piping 33

FIGURES

1 Mode of water supply to water fittings located below 125 m reduced level 41
2 Mode of water supply to water fittings located above 125 m reduced level but below
137 m reduced level 42
3 Mode of water supply to water fittings located above 137m reduced level 43
4 System for raising and distributing water in high rise buildings with
multi-stage pumping 44
5 Water meter in chamber 45
6 Water meter in chamber (with separate underground valve chamber) 46
7a Water meter and valves in chamber 47
7b Water meter and valves in chamber (alternate view) 48
8 Meter fixed horizontally and enclosed in gate pillar (for landed properties) 49
9 Sub-meters fixed vertically and enclosed in service duct 50
10 Sub-meters fixed horizontally and enclosed in service duct 51
11 Installation of water saving devices for various taps 52
12 Installation of water saving devices for showers taps and mixers 53

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Foreword

This Singapore Standard was prepared by the Technical Committee on Building Services under the
purview of the Building and Construction Standards Committee.

The requirements under this Code are supplementary to the Public Utilities (Water Supply)
Regulations and subsequent amendments and any guidelines which the Public Utilities Board may
issue from time to time. Where any requirement of this Code conflicts with any specific requirement
specified in the Public Utilities (Water Supply) Regulations and subsequent amendments or any
guidelines issued by the Public Utilities Board (PUB), the requirements stipulated by PUB shall
prevail.

This Code is based on the 1981 edition of the Public Utilities Board Code of Practice on Water
Services and is intended to provide guidance to Professional Engineers, Registered Architects and
Licensed Water Services Plumbers in the design, installation, fixing, testing and maintenance of water
services in all residential, commercial and industrial buildings/premises.

In preparing this Code, reference was also made to BS 6700 “Specification for design, installation,
testing and maintenance of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings and their
curtilages”.

Acknowledgement is made for the use of information from the above references and the publications
listed at the end of this Code.

NOTE

1. Singapore Standards are subject to periodic review to keep abreast of technological changes and new
technical developments. The revisions of Singapore Standards are announced through the issue of
either amendment slips or revised editions.

2. Compliance with a Singapore Standard does not exempt users from legal obligations.