EICR known; is there such for Plumbing?

don't be silly

There is a general duty of care, and responsibilities under the Housing health and safety rating system (HHSRS).

There is a requirement for unvented hot water over 15 litres to be annually inspected by a qualified person.

There is a requirement for a legionella risk assessment.

"Since the L8 Approved Code of Practice (3rd edition) (ACOP) was published in 2001, there has been a requirement for landlords of both domestic and business premises to assess the risks from exposure to Legionellato their tenants. "Most landlords can assess the risk themselves and do not need to be professionally trained or accredited; but if they do not feel competent, or inclined to do so, they can arrange for someone who is to do it on their behalf."

If someone intelligent were to read the Approved Document for Part G of the Building Regulations, and then to look at a region of a certain rented flat (not mine), and the manuals for installing certain hot water devices there, they would see the need for intelligent inspection; and, as far as I can tell none of the principals involved will do that willingly and competently.

Thank you. Do you have a URL for the prime authority what you have quoted?

Since many tenants have near neighbours, I think that the Legionella risks to neighbours ought to have been included.

What about the rights of tenants to also be protected from their owner/occupier neighbours? You seem to be suggesting that all properties should have these inspections. I doubt if this expensive exercise would reduce the 6 cases per year per million of the population.

Yeah, so many tenants dying from banging their heads on awkwardly placed pipework. Don't give the politicians ideas.

Although beware even more flimsy evidence brought us Part P!

Legionella, the HSE link.

Building Regulations (Part G: Sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency).

G3(2) and G3(3) will be met (e.g. BS EN 12897:2006 Water Supply. Specification for indirectly heated unvented (closed) hot water storage systems or BS 6700:2006 + A1:2009 Design, installation, testing and maintenance of services supplying water for domestic use within buildings and their curtilages).

And manufacturers' instructions - which usually require the annual service.

Owain

I am not. I am saying that while the required risk assessment is being done, the risks to neighbours should also be considered.

I'd have thought that an installation which was a risk to neighbours would also be a risk to tenants. Do you have in mind particular circumstances in mind where it wouldn't?

The classic one might be roof mounted water cooled air con units breeding legionella.

Hot tub displays at garden centres are probably more at risk than wet aircon systems since the latter are generally regularly maintained by people who (now) know about legionella

Fair cop.

(I wondered if I overlooked them because of the additional requirements to notify cooling towers and condensers them, which can trigger a council inspection. But that's mitigation, not an excuse.)

It was coumcil-run swimming pool ?? where a serious contamination occurred once that blew a nice bacteria laden aerosol over the pavement. Someone died, from what I remember.