Tap flexi on a school

[Last Plumber]

I am intrested, in what way do
flexible couplings promote
bad bugs ?. I get the not strong
case and I dont really like them
per se, but legionella how
centralheatking

Read the link I posted earlier, it tells you in that.

 

[Burger]

Read the link I posted earlier, it tells you in that.

I didn’t realise it was the same link as the one I posted - 😳

 

[Millsy 82]

I always thought if it was wras approved it was good to go. Problem is most dont say they are wras approved and a lot of legionnaires companies just point blank say no to them.

When I worked for a company for the last year and a half they did work in schools and every year apparently we had to go back to change something that had been picked up on legionaires test.

 

[Rob Foster]

I always thought if it was wras approved it was good to go. Problem is most dont say they are wras approved and a lot of legionnaires companies just point blank say no to them.

When I worked for a company for the last year and a half they did work in schools and every year apparently we had to go back to change something that had been picked up on legionaires test.

Wras is an advisory service, it has no criminal status but failure to use wras stuff can lead to civil court problems
Rob Foster

 

[Last Plumber]

Problem is most dont say they are wras approved

On the link I posted there are details such as markings that the flexes have on. I don't know if that helps?

 

[Chris1990]

On the link I posted there are details such as markings that the flexes have on. I don't know if that helps?

Yes that does help. But i can just see it causing hassle if i write i report back saying they are wras approved via the data codes and ok to use. You know how these people inspecting hate to be told by use plumbers and heating engineers. They all think they are above us. The mechanical engineer couldnt even draw up a decent plan, then he reveals he doesnt like heating really and was a failed parky in his warly life. This jobs great! Not ha

 

[The Ancient One]

Hi All
If you can't beat 'em etc!
Why not become one of these bloody nuisance 'inspectors' charging a blooming fortune just to frighten people into spending their hard earned shekels.

 

[Rob Foster]

Hi All
If you can't beat 'em etc!
Why not become one of these bloody nuisance 'inspectors' charging a blooming fortune just to frighten people into spending their hard earned shekels.

I think protecting the mains water drinking supply is very important, talk to anybody in Africa without decent water. If a little bit of listeria can wipe out 5 people I am all for Wras.
centralheatking

 

[Aire]

I think protecting the mains water drinking supply is very important, talk to anybody in Africa without decent water. If a little bit of listeria can wipe out 5 people I am all for Wras.
centralheatking

We need wras approved sandwiches.

 

[Scott_D]

Some organisations wont allow press fittings as water can sit in the gaps and bacteria can grow
Also had a job where no 'dead legs' were allowed. Even had to remove drain offs.

 

[Aire]

Some organisations wont allow press fittings as water can sit in the gaps and bacteria can grow
Also had a job where no 'dead legs' were allowed. Even had to remove drain offs.

Removing drainoffs is a little OTT, technically it's not even a dead leg.

 

[Scott_D]

Removing drainoffs is a little OTT, technically it's not even a dead leg.

Yeah, was an odd one

 

[ne1ls0n]

its the rubber in the hoses, if its made from EPDM rubber its not allowed as it isen"t wras approved and also the EPDM is linked back to legonella, we have this problem with sites over the country and are now being sent to replace all flexible hoses with copper tails, not on jobs we have done mind so its a pain in the arse but jobs a job

 

[centralheatking]

its the rubber in the hoses, if its made from EPDM rubber its not allowed as it isen"t wras approved and also the EPDM is linked back to legonella, we have this problem with sites over the country and are now being sent to replace all flexible hoses with copper tails, not on jobs we have done mind so its a pain in the arse but jobs a job

I just thought I would bring this thread forwards as it’s going to be an increasingly serious issue over the next few years ....Centralheatking

 

[Ric2013]

If a little bit of listeria can wipe out 5 people I am all for Wras.
centralheatking

Point is that WRAS apparently says the flexi is ok!

 

[centralheatking]

Point is that WRAS apparently says the flexi is ok!

See Health service advice previously published, you can fit what you like
Chking

 

[Ric2013]

See Health service advice previously published, you can fit what you like
Chking

Hi. Can't get the file to open on this PC I'm afraid. My point was in reply to Rob Foster who said he was all for WRAS. My point was that if we are in favour of WRAS, then their advice should stand. Unfortunately I can't open the file. My understanding is that flexis, if approved, are acceptable, but should be replaced at 5 year intervals, but I only have this word-of-mouth.

Contractually, however, the work only needs to be in accordance with the contract and if the customer doesn't accept the flexis that the customer has supplied with the tap, then the customer needs to specify and any remedial work should be chargeable.

 

[centralheatking]

Hi. Can't get the file to open on this PC I'm afraid. My point was in reply to Rob Foster who said he was all for WRAS. My point was that if we are in favour of WRAS, then their advice should stand. Unfortunately I can't open the file. My understanding is that flexis, if approved, are acceptable, but should be replaced at 5 year intervals, but I only have this word-of-mouth.

Contractually, however, the work only needs to be in accordance with the contract and if the customer doesn't accept the flexis that the customer has supplied with the tap, then the customer needs to specify and any remedial work should be chargeable.

Wras is as it says an advisory service it has no civil or criminal teeth. It is actually owned by the big players in the water, plumbing and heating industry and is essentially a big club. I respect Wras because I have Wras approved products. Some well known suppliers sell non approved products
but most UK manufacturers have Wras as a benchmark. With regard to rubber cored flexies I expect Wras to not approve them as they come up for renewal. One of my products included a flexi ..no longer it has stainless steel flexi instead now and will be Wras approved as such. Chking