Commissioning Water Systems (BG 2/2010)

Overview

This revised guide supersedes AG 2/89.3 Commissioning Water Systems application procedures for buildings, it provides the latest information on water commissioning for practising engineers, and complements CIBSE's updated Code W.

Proper commissioning enables engineering systems to operate at optimum performance providing the building users with good quality internal environments. This guide encourages designers and clients to consider the requirements for commissioning at an early design stage of a project. This will ensure that the statically completed installations are fully checked and proved. This guide presents a detailed description of the practical aspects of commissioning procedures in a step-by-step format.

Editable Word versions of the pro-formas are attached to the pdf of this guide, and are available as a free download to anyone purchasing a hard copy of the guide.

Revision History

The original predecessor of this publication was AG 2/89, published in 1989. This was superseded by AG 2/89.1, which was superseded by AG 2/89.2, and again in 2002 by AG 2/89.3. This was superseded by BG 2/2010 Commissioning Water Systems.

Get the full set

This guide is available as part of our set of 7 Commissioning guides (COMPAK3). The set includes: 

• Commissioning Air Systems (BG 49/2015)
• Commissioning Job Book (BG 11/2010)
• Commissioning Water Systems (BG 2/2010)
• Model Commissioning Plan (BG 8/2009)
• Pre-Commission Cleaning of Pipework Systems (BG 29/2021)
• Domestic Ventilation Systems - guidance for measuring airflow rates (BG 46/2015)
• Seasonal Commissioning (BG 44/2013)