Pre-commission Cleaning and On-line Flushing

Houseman Environmental strives to deliver contracting services of the highest quality and all works undertaken are in accordance with the relevant; British Standards, CIBSE, BSRIA, Health & Safety Executive Guidelines, Approved Codes of Practice and Government published legislation.

As the demand to design and deliver stylish new buildings which also offer energy saving and environmental efficiency increases, so does the complexity of the buildings' services installation. These systems require the highest standards of system cleanliness in order to function effectively meaning that the importance of system flushing and water treatment has never been higher.

Houseman has positioned itself in the market place to offer its customers a full range of water treatment services to ensure that the installed piped services operate effectively. These flushing and water treatment services are listed below:

  • Dynamic flushing of closed systems in accordance with BSRIA AG 1/2001.1
  • Biocide washing of closed systems in accordance with BSRIA AG 1/2001.1
  • Pre-commission cleaning of closed systems to BSRIA AG 1/2001.1
  • Chlorination/disinfection in accordance with BS6700 and HSE ACOP L8
  • UKAS accredited microbiological and chemical analysis services

In addition to the above core services Houseman can also provide:

Inhibitor/biocide dosing of water used for pressure testing and flushing of systems. Many mechanical contractors recognise the need to chemically treat the water used for the pressure testing and flushing of systems. The dosing of biocides (for protection against infection from Pseudomonas and other bio-film producing bacteria) is now commonplace. Houseman can provide automated chemical dosing systems which routinely treat the water used for pressure testing and flushing purposes.