Tapware
| Product type | Product scope/application | Specification | Year | Lead Free Applies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tapware | Metallic taps, plastic taps, mixing taps, sensor (non-touch) taps, lever taps, timed flow taps, mixing taps mechanical (non-thermostatic), and tapsets in a range of nominal sizes from DN 6 to DN 50, generally for continuous operating temperatures not exceeding 80°C. Including the following tap types: bib, bidette, stop, mixing (non-thermostatic), non-touch, washing machine stop, hose, diaphragm, pillar, laboratory, hand spray, drinking fountain, self-closing, ferrule and tapware with an integral pop up-waste. *** Lead Free exceptions: Bidet tapware; shower mixers, shower bath diverter mixers, floor standing bath filler and included mixers & showers, bath outlets – unrestricted flow, commercial pre-rinse spray tapware (not to apply to included pot fillers) are excluded from the Lead Free requirements. | AS 3718 Water supply - Tap ware | 2021 | Yes (Exceptions: *** are excluded) |
| Tap accessories | Metallic taps, plastic taps, mixing taps, sensor (non-touch) taps, lever taps, timed flow taps, mixing taps mechanical (non-thermostatic), and tapsets in a range of nominal sizes from DN 6 to DN 50, generally for continuous operating temperatures not exceeding 80°C. Including the following tap accessories: Breaching set, jumper valve assembly, oring, outlet, removable tap seat, replacement seat – copper alloy, replacement seat – stainless steel, spindle, tap body, tap head, tap head assembly and tapset breaching piece. | AS 3718 Water supply - Tap ware | 2021 | Yes |
| Shower | A showerhead through which water is intended to pass to form a spray for bathing purposes, which may include a fixed or pivot arm, a flexible hose (with or without a flow controller), tap top assemblies, or other components. | AS/NZS 3662 Performance of showers for bathing | 2005 | No |
| Shower | Metallic taps, plastic taps, mixing taps, sensor (non-touch) taps, lever taps, timed flow taps, mixing taps mechanical (non-thermostatic), hand spray and tapsets in a range of nominal sizes from DN 6 to DN 50, generally for continuous operating temperatures not exceeding 80°C. | AS 3718 Water Supply – Tap ware | 2021 | Yes (Exception: Shower mixer tapware is excluded to align with international convention) |
| Hand wash station | Hand washing stations which automatically mix water, soap and air for hygienic washing. | WMTS-527 Automatic hand washing stations | 2019 | No |
| Thermostatically controlled taps | Thermostatic mixing taps used for ablutionary purposes for use with heated water: a) at a supply temperature not exceeding 90°C; b) with working pressures not exceeding 1400 kPa; and c) of nominal sizes not larger than DN 20. *** Lead Free exceptions: Bidet tapware; shower mixers, shower bath diverter mixers, floor standing bath filler and included mixers & showers, bath outlets – unrestricted flow, commercial pre-rinse spray tapware (not to apply to included pot fillers) are excluded from the Lead Free requirements. | AS 4032.4 Water supply - Valves for the control of heated water supply temperatures -Thermostatically controlled taps for the control of heated water supply temperatures | 2014 | Yes (Exceptions: *** are excluded) |
| Flexible hose assemblies | Class 2, 3 and 4 flexible hose assemblies for use with both heated water and cold water supplies with a maximum heated water temperature of 90 °C used for applications above ground and accessible. Nominal sizes range up to DN 50 and with a working pressure not exceeding 1 400 kPa at 20 °C. Class 1 flexible hose assemblies are not eligible for WaterMark Certification | AS 3499 Water supply - Flexible hose assemblies | 2022 | Yes |