- (a) The water supply used by the facility shall meet the requirements of the Department of Health.
- (b) There shall be procedures to ensure water to all essential areas in the event of loss of normal water supply.
- (c) The water service shall be brought into the building to comply with the requirements of the Arkansas Plumbing Code, 17 CAR pt. 65, and shall be free of cross connections.
(d)
- (1) The hot water heating and storage equipment shall have sufficient capacity to supply six-and-one-half gallons (6 1/2 gals.) of water at one hundred ten degrees Fahrenheit (110˚ F) (forty-three degrees Celsius (43˚ C)) per hour per bed for facility fixtures.
- (2) The water temperature in client areas shall not exceed one hundred ten degrees Fahrenheit (110˚ F) (forty-three degrees Celsius (43˚ C)).
- (e) The hot water storage tank, or tanks, shall have a capacity equal to fifty percent (50%) of heater capacity.
- (f) Temperatures of hot water at plumbing fixtures used by clients shall be automatically regulated by control valves.
- (g) All gas, oil, or coal heaters shall be properly vented to the outside.