Draft 11/12/2018

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Ministry of the Environment Decree


§ 1

Scope of the Decree
Scope

This Decree shall apply to the essential technical requirements for plumbing fixtures intended for conveyance of drinking water and domestic hot water located in the building and property.


The concentration of lead leached from the construction material of plumbing fixtures into the test water shall not exceed five micrograms per litre when the material is tested in a 26-week leaching test under conditions similar to the actual operating conditions. The acidity (pH value) of test water shall be between 6.7–8.4, alkalinity value between 0.5–1.3 millimoles per litre and oxygen saturation value more than 70 per cent. Test water shall be allowed to stand for four hours before a water sample is collected.

The alternative product-related requirement for the maximum allowable lead content leached from the plumbing fixtures into the water shall not exceed five micrograms when the leaching has been tested over a ten-day test period. In the test, cadmium dissolved in the water shall not exceed two micrograms. Replaceable synthetic drinking water with the acidity value of 7.0±0.1 shall be used as a test solution.
The alternative product-related requirement for the maximum allowable lead content leached from the plumbing fixtures into the water shall not exceed five micrograms when the leaching has been tested over a ten-day test period. In the test, cadmium dissolved in the water shall not exceed two micrograms. Replaceable synthetic drinking water with the acidity value (pH value) of 7.0±0.1 shall be used as a test solution.

§ 4


Table 2. Standard flow rates in accordance with intended use of plumbing fixtures under pressure of 3.0+0.2/-0 bar.

Intended use of plumbing fixture Standard flow rate dm3/s Flow rate Limit values Kitchen tap 0.2 0.07–0.30 Dishwasher valve 0.2 0.15–0.30 Washbasin tap and hand shower 0.1 0.07–0.20 Shower tap 0.2 0.15–0.30 Bath tap 0.3 ≥ 0.30 Bibcock tap 0.2 0.15–0.30 Garden valve DN 15 0.2 0.15–0.30 Garden valve DN 20 0.4 0.30–0.50 Urinal flush valve 0.4 min. 0.40
Intended use of plumbing fixture Standard flow rate dm3/s Flow rate Limit values Kitchen tap 0.2 0.07–0.30 Dishwasher valve 0.2 0.15–0.30 Washbasin tap and hand shower 0.1 0.07–0.20 Shower tap 0.2 0.15–0.30 Bath tap 0.3 ≥ 0.30 Bibcock tap 0.2 0.15–0.30 Garden valve DN 15 0.2 0.15–0.30 Garden valve DN 20 0.4 0.30–0.50

§ 10


Entry into force

This Decree shall enter into force on [date] [month] 20XX.
This Decree shall enter into force on 1 January 2020..

The provisions in effect at the time of the entry into force of this Decree shall be applied to any pending projects.

Helsinki, [date] [month] 20XX
Helsinki, 11 April 2019

Minister of the Environment, Energy and Housing
Minister of the Environment, Energy and Housing Kimmo Tiilikainen

Senior Engineer
Senior Engineer Kaisa Kauko

Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council (32015L1535); OJ L 241, 17.9.2015, p. 1