Paragraph 7

(1)

No water fitting shall be embedded in any wall or solid floor.

(2)

No fitting which is designed to be operated or maintained, whether manually or electronically, or which consists of a joint, shall be a concealed water fitting.

(3)

Any concealed water fitting or mechanical backflow prevention device, not being a terminal fitting, shall be made of gunmetal, or another material resistant to dezincification.

(4)

Any water fitting laid below ground level shall have a depth of cover sufficient to prevent water freezing in the fitting.

(5)

In this paragraph “concealed water fitting" means a water fitting which–

(a)

is installed below ground;

(b)

passes through or under any wall, footing or foundation;

(c)

is enclosed in any chase or duct; or

(d)

is in any other position which is inaccessible or renders access difficult.