Australian New Zealand Standard AS/NZ 4234:2008 Solar Water Heaters - Heated Water Systems - Calculation of Energy Consumption - Victoria

Description

Note that this standard has been updated and you will need to meet the requirements set out in Australian New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 4234:2021 Heated Water Systems - Calculation of Energy Consumption.

You will be required to comply with this standard if you are a plumber and supply or install solar water heaters in Class 1 residential buildings such as sole occupancy homes and guest houses.

This standard sets out a method of evaluating the annual energy performance of water heaters using a combination of test results for component performance and a mathematical model to determine the standardized annual purchased energy use. The procedure is applicable to electric, gas and solar water heaters with integral boosting or preheating into a conventional storage or instantaneous water heater and to heat pump water heaters. For solar and heat pump water heaters, displaced purchased energy relative to reference water heaters is also calculated.

Service type

Code of Practice

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Act(s) name

Building Act 1993 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Plumbing Regulations 2018 Victoria

Administering agency

Victorian Building Authority

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