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44 44 PROJECT PROJECT company rule, all our team leaders are required to have their copies of the latest SANS codes available at all times to assist them in their daily duties.” Kwikot’s industrial heat pumps and 450ℓ boilers as storage vessels were specified. Each was positioned outside the building with an enclosure around to ensure adequate ventilation. Scope of work The scope of work involved the removal and discarding of all the old infrastructure in terms of stormwater sewerage water supply and rainwater harvesting. Thereafter, it was the installation and implementation of a more cost-effective means of hot water generation. “The old resort had over 40 hot water cylinders providing hot water to the different rooms and buildings. We installed an integrated system whereby all WCs could be supplied by borehole water that has been filtered in case of water shortages. Rainwater is to be harvested to supplement the irrigation system and for the filling of the public swimming pools. “Nothing was simple about this as all the buildings were different and had different requirements. When work commenced, the pressure was immediately intense.” First delivery of large diameter stormwater pipes from Johannesburg. www.plumbingafrica.co.za @plumbingonline @plumbingonline @PlumbingAfricaOnline September 2019 Volume 25 I Number 7