Important if you change vanntilkoblete appliances in the kitchen – DinSide

Important if you change vanntilkoblete appliances in the kitchen – DinSide

Your Page One of five water damage occurs adjacent to solve water installations heater, washing machine, dishwasher or refrigerator with water supply, according to SINTEF.

These installations are often situated in rooms without sinks and clogged floor and can quickly cause severe and costly damage.

In order to avoid it, it is now under building regulations from 2010 (TEK10) mandatory leak stops, if you are building new, renovating – or just replace.

There are not so many who have been with him.

– We meet clients every day who do not realize that, according TEK10 requirements today actually have to mount the leak stops on certain products – products that we sell to thousands of customers every year. Far fewer picks up a leak stopper in the process, says Øystein Andre Schmidt, Head of Communications Elkjøp to DinSide.

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Refrigerators, coffee machine and dishwasher

DO IT YOURSELF Does not leak stops, you should call a plumber. (Photo: ANNE ROSS SOLBERGELVA)

Rules includes all kitchen appliances and appliances connected to the water. This is especially dishwashers, but also some refrigerator with ice-maker (some have their own water tank, but most connected to the piping network) and some innebyggete coffee machines.

Consumers are skeptical. It is perhaps not surprising. When you are in a store to buy an item, it is often not the way how many additional products sellers will impose on you. But just leak the top you should say yes to.

At worst, you could get a reduction on the insurance payout should there be a leak.

You have obviously not buy Leak top the same place you buy white goods. Do you live in newer housing, it may already be installed. Most plumbers can offer this.

Can you mount the dishwasher itself? Plumbing industry says no, while insurers say yes – subject.

These can drop

This says rules:

Technical Regulations under the Planning and Building Act (TEK10) requires that water installations shall be such that leakage is prevented to the greatest extent possible.

Any leaks should be easily detected and do not cause damage to other equipment or building components. Placed installations in rooms without sinks, they must be secured against leakage.

See all regulations on Lovdata.no

There is only one reason why you can drop the leak stops when changing vanntilkoblete appliances: That they have built. We know that there are in some dishwashers, Siemens speedMaticSR44201SK and water heater OSO Super Smart.

In all other cases, we highly recommend that you follow the law.

Also make sure the price. There are not many solutions on the market, and competition is relatively low. However, there is no reason to pay too much. Prices vary widely, but you come away with more than two thousand if you check around.

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