The Ontario Building Code | Application of Tests

7.3.7.1. application of Tests

(1) After a section of a potable water system has been completed, and before it is placed in operation, a water test or an air test shall be conducted.

(2) A test may be applied to each section of the system or to the system as a whole.

(3) Where a prefabricated system is assembled off the building site in such a manner that it cannot be inspected and tested on site, off-site inspections and tests shall be conducted.

(4) Where a prefabricated system is installed as part of a water system,

(a) all other plumbingwork shall be tested and inspected, and

(b) the complete system shall be pressure tested.