BS 8558:2011 - Page 3

BS 8558:2011 Guide to the design, installation, testing and maintenance of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings and their curtilages. Complementary guidance to BS EN 806

BS 8558:2011 provides complementary guidance to BS EN 806. It is a guide to the design, installation, testing, operation and maintenance of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings and their curtilages.

Contents for BS 8558:2011 includes:

• Scope
• Normative references
• Terms and definitions
• Guidance on BS EN 806-2
• Guidance on BS EN 806-4
• Guidance on BS EN 806-5

BS 8558:2011 relationship with BS EN 806 and BS 6700:2006+A1:2009

After the publication of BS EN 806-5 (June 2012) BS 6700 will be withdrawn and BS 8558 will become the lead document in the area of domestic water supply. The following parts of BS EN 806 include:

• BS EN 806-1:2000 Specifications for installations inside buildings conveying water for human consumption. General
• BS EN 806-2:2005 Specifications for installations inside buildings conveying water for human consumption. Design
• BS EN 806-3:2006 Specifications for installations inside buildings conveying water for human consumption. Pipe sizing. Simplified method
• BS EN 806-4:2010 Specifications for installations inside buildings conveying water for human consumption. Installation
• BS EN 806-5:2012 Specification for installations inside buildings conveying water for human consumption. Operation and maintenance