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This information is to be read in conjunction with the Application for Special Plumbing Permit for an On-Site Waste Water Management System checklist and form.
Legislation
For an application for a Special Plumbing Permit for an On-Site Waste Water Management System the Building Act 2000 requires that Written detail of the proposed fixture unit load on the system or parts of the system is provided.
Futher Information
For more information about fixture unit loads talk to your plumber or hydraulic design engineer.
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TABLE OF FIXTURE UNIT RATINGS FOR DWELLINGS Fixture Basin Bath (with or without a shower) Bath (shower) Bidet Domestic clothes washing machine (see Note 1) Domestic dishwashing machine (see Note 2) Floor waste gully Without fixture With fixture (see Note 3) Shower Sink Single, double (with or without disposal unit) Bar, domestic Laundry trough (single or double) Water closet Bathroom group in a single room (basin, bath, shower, water closet) Fixture abbreviation B Bth. Bath (shr) Bid CWM DWM FW 0 as per fixture rating Shr S BS(D) Tr.(L) WC 2 3 1 5 4 6 Fixture unit rating 1 4 4 1 5 3
NOTES: 1. Where a clothes washing machine (CWM) is connected to a trough trap, only the trough fixture unit rating is considered. 2. Where a dishwashing machine (DWM) is connected to a sink trap, only the sink fixture unit rating is considered. 3. Where waste fixtures are connected to a floor waste gully (FW), the fixture unit rating of the floor waste gully is the sum of the fixture unit ratings of the fixtures connected.
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