Australian Building Codes Board removes portable spas from BCA heating restrictions

In an update to the earlier SPLASH! eNews story regarding confusion over the Building Code of Australia (BCA) 2011, the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) has now clarified the spa heating issue.

The ABCB has issued a corrigendum to amend the BCA 2011 Volume One and Volume Two to clarify the energy efficiency provisions that only spa pools that share a water recirculation system with a swimming pool are subject to restrictions on the type of heating able to be used.

These provisions do not apply to portable spa pools.

To view the affected provisions click below.

• J7.3 Swimming pool heating and pumping 2

• J7.3 Swimming pool heating and pumping UPDATE

It’s suggested that if you already have a copy of the BCA 2011, you should insert the new pages within your hard copy. The online version has already been updated.