B-1.1, r. 3 - Safety Code

Section 7.3 Disposition versions

2013-02-11

7.3. The valves referred to in section 7.1 must be of the thermostatic or combination pressure-balanced/thermostatic type. They must be certified according to the edition of the plumbing supply fitting standard that, under a regulation, was in force at the time of their installation.

Valves supplying only bathtubs need not be of one of the types referred to in the first paragraph if the hot water supply is controlled by a thermostatic-mixing valve or an automatic temperature-limiting device installed within the limits of a bathroom and certified according to the edition of the standard relating to plumbing fittings that, under a regulation, was in force at the time of their installation.

Despite the first paragraph, pressure-balanced valves installed before the coming into force of this section (11 February 2013) and certified according to the edition of the plumbing supply fitting standard that, under a regulation, was in force at the time of their installation, are permitted in private seniors’ residences, except in the parts of those residences that are used as care occupancies.

This section comes into force on 27 December 2013.

This section applies as of 11 February 2013 to care occupancies and private seniors’ residences with respect to their plumbing systems equipped with one of the devices covered by section 7.3.

Section 7.2 and the requirement covered by section 7.1 to verify and adjust the water outlet temperature of valves supplying shower heads and bathtubs apply as of 11 February 2013 to care occupancies and private seniors’ residences with respect to their plumbing systems equipped with devices other than those covered by section 7.3 but that can nonetheless limit the temperature. (O.C. 1203-2012, 2012-12-12)

O.C. 1203-2012, s. 1.