Geyser Installation

The content below represents my email of the 23/08/2023 to the COCT Water Department in regards a technical water related query. Subsequent to my email, I received an email indicating that I would receive a response within 7 days. In spite of phoning numerous times I have had no feedback.

By introduction my name is Doug Mc Dougall and I am the body corporate chairman of an apartment Block in Fish Hoek. Our apartment block consists of 6 apartments on the ground floor and 6 apartments on the first floor. The geysers for the apartments on the first floor are housed in the roof voids above the apartment ceilings. The geysers are supported by roof trusses and mounted on drip trays that are connected to drain pipes which discharge to the outside of the building in accordance with SANS 10254: 2012. The geysers for the apartments on the ground floor are situated in kitchens, and are bolted to the kitchen walls and encased in wooden boxes which visually appear to be part of the kitchen cupboards. It is extremely difficult to comply with SANS 10254: 2012 in regards a drip tray / drain pipe for the geysers on the ground floor. My question in regards the geysers on the ground floor is as follows: When a registered plumber either issues a COCT Certificate of Approval for a newly completed / altered water installation, or a COCT Certificate of Compliance of a water installation on transfer of ownership must he ensure that a drip tray / drain pipe is installed or is this requirement not necessary and can be overlooked.

Regards

Doug Mc Dougall