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REMS Multi-Push, REMS V-Jet TW and REMS V-Jet H may not be thrown in
the household waste after use. They must be disposed of according to the legal
regulations. Take partially emptied REMS Peroxi, REMS CleanH and REMS
NoCor containers along to a collection point for special waste. Empty containers
can be disposed of with the domestic waste.
7 Manufacturer’s Warranty
The warranty period shall be 12 months from delivery of the new product to the
fi rst user. The date of delivery shall be documented by the submission of the
original purchase documents, which must include the date of purchase and the
designation of the product. All functional defects occurring within the warranty
period, which are clearly the consequence of defects in production or materials,
will be remedied free of charge. The remedy of defects shall not extend or
renew the warranty period for the product. Damage attributable to natural wear
and tear, incorrect treatment or misuse, failure to observe the operational
instructions, unsuitable operating materials, excessive demand, use for unau-
thorized purposes, interventions by the customer or a third party or other
reasons, for which REMS is not responsible, shall be excluded from the warranty.
Services under the warranty may only be provided by customer service stations
authorized for this purpose by REMS. Complaints will only be accepted if the
product is returned to a customer service station authorized by REMS without
prior interference and in a fully assembled condition. Replaced products and
parts shall become the property of REMS.
The user shall be responsible for the cost of shipping and returning the product.
A list of the REMS-authorized customer service stations is available on the
Internet under www.rems.de. For countries which are not listed, the product
must be sent to the SERVICE-CENTER, Neue Rommelshauser Strasse 4,
71332 Waiblingen, Deutschland. The legal rights of the user, in particular the
right to make claims against the seller in case of defects as well as claims due
to wilful violation of obligations and claims under the product liability law are
not restricted by this warranty.
This warranty is subject to German law with the exclusion of the confl ict of laws
rules of German International Private Law as well as with the exclusion of the
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods
(CISG). Warrantor of this world-wide valid manufacturer’s warranty is REMS
GmbH & Co KG, Stuttgarter Str. 83, 71332 Waiblingen, Deutschland.
For spare parts lists, see
→ Downloads → Parts lists.
9 Appendix
Excerpts from and remarks on standards and rules of technologyk
1)
Technical Rules for Drinking Water Installations
European standard EN 806-4:2010 “Technical Rules for Drinking Water Instal-
lations – Part 4: Installation”
Based on the currently valid European directive 98/83/EC “on the quality of water
for human consumption”, the European standard EN 806-4:2010 “Specifi cations for
installations inside buildings conveying water for human consumption – Part 4:
Installation” was adopted by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) on
the 23rd of February 2010 and had to receive the status of a national standard in
all European countries by September 2010. This standard defi nes Europe-wide
regulations for the commissioning of drinking water installations, e.g. for fi lling,
pressure testing, fl ushing and disinfection for the fi rst time.
Section 6 “Commissioning” of EN 806-4:2010 describes the “fi lling and hydrostatic
pressure testing of installations inside buildings for water for human consumption”
under 6.1 “Installations inside buildings must be subjected to pressure testing. This
can be done either with water or,
if national regulations allow
if national regulations allow
, oil-free, clean air with
low pressure or inert gases may be used. The possible risk from high gas or air
pressure in the system must be considered.” However, the standard EN 806-4:2010
contains no test criteria at all for testing with air apart from this note.
offer 3 test methods A, B, C for hydrostatic pressure testing
depending on the material and size of the installed pipes The test methods A, B and
C differ in different test sequences, pressures and times.
Section 6.2 “Flushing the pipes” defi nes under 6.2.1: “The drinking water installation
must be fl ushed with drinking water after installation and pressure testing as well as
immediately before commissioning.” “If a system is not put into operation immediately
after commissioning, it must be fl ushed at regular intervals (up to 7 days).” Pressure
testing with compressed air is recommended if this demand cannot be fulfi lled.
Section 6.2.2 describes “fl ushing with water”.
In section 6.2.3 “Flushing method with a water/air mixture” is described whereby the
fl ushing effect is reinforced by manually or automatically generated compressed air
Section 6.3 “Disinfection” points out in 6.3.1 that no disinfection is necessary in many
cases but that fl ushing is suffi cient. “However, drinking water installations may be
disinfected after fl ushing is a responsible person or authority prescribes this.” “All
disinfections must be carried out in accordance with national or local regulations.”
Section 6.3.2 “Selection of the disinfectant” states that: “All chemicals that are used
for the disinfection of drinking water installations must meet the requirements for
chemicals for water treatment which are specifi ed in European standards or, if
European standards are not applicable, in national standards.” Moreover: “Transport,
storage, handling and use of all these disinfectants can be dangerous, therefore
health and safety requirements must be strictly observed.”
Section 6.3.3 “Procedure for the use of disinfectants” states that the specifi cations
of the disinfectant manufacturer must be observed and that a sample must be tested
bacteriologically after successful disinfection and subsequent fl ushing. Finally it is
demanded that: “A full record of the details of the entire procedure and the test
results must be compiled and submitted to the owner of the building.”
2)
Information leafl et “Leak tests of drinking water installations with compressed
of the German Central Association for
Sanitary, Heating and Air Conditioning (ZVSHK)
this information leafl et defi nes under “3.1 General” for the national
regulations: “Due to the compressibility of gases, the rules for the prevention of
accidents “Working on Gas Systems” and the “Technical Rules for Gas Installations
DVGW-TRGI” must be observed for physical and safety reasons when conducting
pressure tests with air Therefore, the test pressures have been defi ned as maximum
0.3 MPa (3 bar), the same as for load and leak tests for gas pipes, in agreement
with the responsible industrial liability insurance association and based on these
The national regulations are thereby fulfi lled.
The national regulations are thereby fulfi lled.
With regard to the test methods A, B and C offered in section 6.1 of EN 806-4:2010
for pressure testing with water, information leafl et “Leak tests of drinking water
installations with compressed air, inert gas or water” (January 2011) T 82-2011 of
the German Central Association for Sanitary, Heating and Air Conditioning (ZVSHK),
defi nes the following for
: “For reasons of practicability on the building site,
a modifi ed method based on practical tests which can be used for all materials and
combinations of materials was chosen. The test time has been extended in relation
to the time specifi ed in the standard to allow even the slightest leaks to be detected.
Test method B in accordance with DIN EN 806-4 is the basis for conducting the leak
test with water for all materials.”
The following is defi ned:
Leak test with inert gases
Leak test with inert gases
“In buildings with enhanced hygiene requirements such as medical facilities, hospi-
tals, doctors’ practices, the use of inert gases may be required to rule out conden-
sation of the moisture in the pipe.” (Not possible with REMS Multi-Push).
Leak testing with compressed air
Leak testing with compressed air
Leak testing with compressed air is to be conducted whenLeak testing with compressed air
a longer standstill time between the leak test and commissioning, especially at
average ambient temperatures > 25°C, is to be expected to rule out possible
the pipe system cannot remain completely full from the leak test to commissioning,
e.g. during a frost period,
the corrosion resistance of a material in a partially drained line is endangered
Leak testing with water can be conducted whenLeak testing with water
changing of the water can be ensured at regular intervals, after seven days at
the latest, from the time of the leak test to commissioning of the drinking water
installation. Additionally when
it is ensured that the house or building water connection is fl ushed and therefore
released for connection and operation,
the pipe system is fi lled using totally hygienic components,
the system remains full from the leak test to commissioning and partial fi lling can
3)
Drinking water directive in the version of 2nd of August 2013, § 11
the drinking water directive in the version of the 2nd of August 2013 in
Germany the drinking water directive in the version of the 2nd of August 2013 in Germany
§ 11 “Treatment materials and disinfection methods” defi nes that only treatment
materials contained in a list of the Federal Ministry of Health may be used for the
disinfection of drinking water. This list is maintained by the Federal Environment Offi ce.
4)
chnical Rule – Worksheet DVGW W 557 (A) October 2012 of the DVGW
German Gas and Water Association
, further instructions for the “Cleaning and Disinfection of Drinking Water
Installations” can be taken from the Technical Rule - Worksheet DVGW W 557 (A)
October 2012 of the German Association of the Gas and Water Trade (DVGW).
Section 6 “Cleaning” specifi es under 6.1 “General, aim of the cleaning”: “Cleaning
must be implemented as the fi rst measure in case of an existing microbial contam-
ination of the nature of the drinking water. It may be necessary to disinfect the
installation additionally after cleaning.”
Section 6.3 “Cleaning methods” describes the fl ushing methods “fl ushing with water”
and “fl ushing with an a water/air mixture” which are basically familiar from EN 806-4.
Contaminations can enter the pipe system during new installation and repair work;
there may even be a danger of microbial contamination. Section 6.3.2.2 “Flushing
with a water/air mixture” explains: “To remove encrustations, deposits or bio-fi lms
in existing pipes, fl ushing with water and air is necessary to achieve an enhanced
cleaning performance. The full coverage turbulent fl ow causes locally high forces
to mobilise deposits. The water requirement is reduced considerably in comparison
with fl ushing with water.”
Section 7 “Disinfection” describes the thermal and especially the chemical installa-
tion disinfection as a discontinuous measure for the decontamination of a drinking
water installation in detail. “Installation disinfection must only be carried out by
specialist companies.” Section 7.4.2 lists 3 “proven disinfection chemicals”, hydrogen
, sodium hypochlorite NaOCl and chlorine dioxide ClO
tive application concentration and exposure time. For example, the application
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