The installation of a bidet with a hose handset or ascending spray (water outlet submerged i.e. below the bidet spill over level) is notifiable. If notification is not required, for example because the work is undertaken by an approved contractor, there remains a legal obligation for the premises owner or occupier to ensure the plumbing work is.
Toilet and bidet douche sprays are becoming increasingly popular. Here's clear guidance on how to install them safely in compliance with regulations. Spray sprinkler bodies must include an integral pressure regulator and must meet the water efficiency and performance criteria and other requirements of environmental protection agency water sense program product specification for spray sprinkler bodies.
Even vertical spray bidets (the kind that shoots water up from the bottom of the basin) use in-wall water supply pipes/shutoff valves. The minimum size for a water supply pipe to bidet (via shutoff valves on the wall) is 3/8" according to IPC code and 1/2" per the UPC. User notes: About this code: Because fixture design and quality are paramount to ensure that plumbing fixtures operate properly, Chapter 27 specifies numerous product and material standards for plumbing fixtures.
Regulations for locating plumbing fixtures and constructing field-built shower receptors are provided. Code development reminder: Code change proposals to this chapter will be. If you suspect your toilet douche or bidet spray isn't compliant: Stop using it immediately and disconnect it from the mains Do not attempt to modify or 'make compliant' with simple add.
Installing a bidet spray in your toilet can significantly improve personal hygiene, but it's crucial to understand the legal requirements in Australia. There are regulations around non return valves or similar too that you'll have to be aware of. I can't remember exactly what they are but it's come up before when discussing bidets and preventing contaminated water returning if there was a negative change in water pressure.
IRN R070 The Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999, the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009, and the Water Supply (Water Fittings) (scotland) Byelaws 2014, preclude the connection of rim feed or ascending spray type bidets or bidets with hand. I'm looking to install a bidet spray gun by the toilet, ideally this would involve sending hot and cold water into a thermostatic mixer then that would feed into the spray gun which would hang next to the cistern. What I'm worried about is whether the spray gun would have to follow the same regulations as a full bidet system, i.e.
the IRN R070 regulations discussed here.