Water efficiency check

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  1. giraffez

    giraffez Well-Known Member

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    How to check water efficiency (ie 9 L per minute)? Is this something you can do yourself or agent can do or needs a plumber to certify?

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    The presence of the water efficiency measures needs to be noted on the ingoing Condition report for the premises. There is no requirement to provide a report from a plumber or the water supply authority certifying their existence. However, it may help to keep:

    • invoices or file notes of work done
    • receipts for any items bought
    • packaging, warranties or instruction manuals.
    If you are unsure if your existing taps and showerheads meet the required standards you could carry out a simple bucket and stop watch test to see if, when fully turned on, the flow rate is less than 9 litres in a minute.

    For any water fixtures made from 2005 onwards, the easiest way to check if they meet the required efficiency standard is to look for products with a Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards scheme (WELS) rating of three stars or higher. A three star rating indicates a maximum flow rate of 9 litres per minute. WELS is Australia's water efficiency labelling scheme which rates fixtures including taps and showerheads according to water efficiency.
     
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    Thanks for that. So this needs to be done by the agent if it needs to be noted on the incoming report?
     
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    No, the agent is not going to perform the test for you. Do it yourself or pay a plumber.
     
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    The thing is, it was mentioned above that it must be noted on the ingoing report. If i do it myself, does the agent just take my word for it? Doesn't sound very right.
     
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    For some reason your location says Australia rather than your state.

    Are you in SA?
     
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    OK.

    In Vic a water efficiency test isn't required.