Document name: Maintenance & Operational Procedures for the control of Legionella, water hygiene, ‘safe’ hot water, cold water, drinking water and non-drinking water. Document type



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2.21 Cleaning and Disinfection

Water systems will be cleaned and disinfected under the following circumstances:

System / Service

Circumstance Requiring Cleaning and Disinfection

Frequency

File

Section

Domestic

cold water

tank


New installations and small modification/ additions.

As required

B.2

Empty tank re-commissioning.

As required

C

Tank temperature exceeds 20oC.

As required

A.4

Tank contains moderate sediment, i.e. a complete covering of the tank base.

As required

C

Tank contains moderate corrosion.

As required

C

Contamination of tank by vermin or vermin faeces.

As required

C

Gross organic contamination e.g. large number of dead insects.

As required

C

Regular programme for high risk healthcare category.

Annually

C

Regular programme for medium risk healthcare category.

Annually

C

Regular programme for non-healthcare premises [excluding small tenanted residential properties].

As required

C

Consultant advice - interpretation of microbiological results

As required

A.4

Domestic cold water

distribution

system


New installations and small modification/ additions.

As required

B.2

Contamination of system by vermin or vermin faeces.

As required

A.4

Gross organic contamination e.g. large number of dead insects.

As required

A.4

Consultant advice - interpretation of microbiological results.

As required

A.4


System / Service

Circumstance Requiring Cleaning and Disinfection

Frequency

File Section

Domestic hot water

generator



New installations and modifications / additions.

As required

B

DHW Generator falls below 45oC.

As required

A

Empty DHW Generator re-commissioning.

As required

C

Contamination of header tank by vermin or vermin faeces.

As required

A

Regular programme [excluding small tenanted residential properties].

Annually

A

Consultant advice - interpretation of microbiological results.

As required

A

Domestic hot water

distribution

system


New installations and modifications / additions.

As required

B

Contamination of system by vermin or vermin faeces.

As required

A

Consultant advice – interpretation of microbiological results.

As required

A

Air handling

unit


Contamination by vermin or vermin faeces.

As required

A

Gross organic contamination e.g. large number of dead insects.

As required

A

Chiller battery, drip trays, humidifiers and drainage pipework.

Quarterly*

Biannually**



C

C

* Critical ventilation plant

** Non critical ventilation plant





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