Warning pipe
According to the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999, a warning pipe can be defined as ‘an overflow pipe with an internal dip tube so fixed that its outlet, whether inside or outside the building, is in a conspicuous position where the discharge of water can be readily seen’.
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