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Flushing Cistern Discharge Guidelines

This document discusses flushing volumes for flushing cisterns under building regulations. It states that the regulations require flushing cisterns to have a discharge between 9 and 14 litres, but modern technology allows for effective flushing with reduced discharge. Both the Building Authority and Water Authority have no objection to discharges under the regulations if the design ensures effective waste clearance and meets water authority requirements. The regulations also do not apply if flushing water comes from waterworks, but the building authority may grant modifications for reduced discharge in other cases if requirements are met.

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Flushing Cistern Discharge Guidelines

This document discusses flushing volumes for flushing cisterns under building regulations. It states that the regulations require flushing cisterns to have a discharge between 9 and 14 litres, but modern technology allows for effective flushing with reduced discharge. Both the Building Authority and Water Authority have no objection to discharges under the regulations if the design ensures effective waste clearance and meets water authority requirements. The regulations also do not apply if flushing water comes from waterworks, but the building authority may grant modifications for reduced discharge in other cases if requirements are met.

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Practice Note for Authorized Persons,

Buildings Department Registered Structural Engineers and APP-99


Registered Geotechnical Engineers

Flushing Volume for Flushing Cisterns

Regulation 19 of the Building (Standards of Sanitary Fitments, Plumbing,


Drainage Works and Latrines) Regulations (the “Drainage Regulations”) requires flushing
cisterns of watercloset fitments to have a discharge between 9 and 14 litres.

2. With the application of modern technology in the design of watercloset


flushing system, the effectiveness of flushing can be maintained with a reduced discharge.
Therefore, to conserve our valuable water resources, both the Building Authority (BA) and
Water Authority (WA) would have no objection to accepting the use of flushing cisterns
with discharge less than that required by the current regulations provided that the design
flushing volume is compatible with the toilet bowl to ensure effective clearance of waste by
a single flush and the flushing apparatus meets the requirements of the WA.

3. Under the Drainage Regulations, Regulation 91 stipulates that Regulations


19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 shall not apply to any soil fitment which is flushed with water from
the waterworks. As such, modification of Regulation 19 to accept the reduced discharge
of the flushing cistern is not required if the flushing water is from the waterworks. The
authorized person should ensure that the flushing apparatus comply with the requirements
stipulated in the Water Works Ordinance and Regulations and the respective technical
circular letters that may be issued by the WA from time to time. On occasions when the
soil fitments are flushed with water other than from the waterworks, the BA is prepared to
grant a modification of Regulation 19 to accept the reduced discharge for individual
watercloset flushing system provided that the requirements stated in paragraph 2 above are
compiled with.

( AU Choi-kai )
Building Authority

Ref. : BD GP/BREG/SF/1(V)

This PNAP is previously known as PNAP 220


First issue May 2000
This revision February 2012 (AD/NB1) – (General revision)

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