Cold water storage cisterns: overflow pipes
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Failures: collapse of ceiling; wetting - with permanent loss of strength - of chipboard floors; damage to wiring, decorations, furnishings, etc.
Defects: overflow/warning pipe of inadequate bore, sagging or with insufficient slope, not protected against freezing
Withdrawn and replaced by Defect Action Sheet 141: Water storage cisterns: warning pipes in February 1990.