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This Practice Note provides guidance on applying the solar water heater option to meet Victorian energy efficiency variation to the National Construction Code 2019 Volume Two and associated requirements in the Plumbing Regulations 2018. It replaces Plumbing Practice Note SH-01: Solar Water Heaters version 3 dated 1 May 2023 to provide updated information on amendments to the Plumbing Regulations 2018 which came into effect on 28 November 2023.
The content below provides guidance on:
- Changes to Regulations for solar water heaters installed in new Class 1 dwellings
- Requirements for solar water heaters in NCC 2019 Volume Two
- Requirements for solar water heaters in the Regulations
- Compliance with the requirement for NCC 2019 Volume Two and the Regulations
- Installation requirements
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Category
Solar water heaters
Document number
01
Version
4.0
Published
7 December 2023
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