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Plumbing
You are responsible for the drains, water pipes and plumbing fixtures on your property.
You are also responsible for ensuring that the plumbing in your property conforms to the required standards. The required standard is BSEN806 Part II, which states that fittings must be capable of withstanding a maximum operational pressure of 10 bar, and a test pressure over one hour of 15 bar, without failure. There is a risk that plumbing fittings that do no conform to this standard may fail in use.
We are not responsible for regulating plumbing. Directgov has advice about choosing a plumber .
