S.D. Admin. R. 44:73:12:35

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 44:73:12:35 - Hot water systems

A facility shall ensure any hot water distribution system over fifty feet, or 15.24 meters, long recirculates to provide hot water at each fixture at all times. The hot water heating equipment must have sufficient capacity to supply water at the temperature of one hundred forty degrees Fahrenheit, or sixty degrees centigrade, and amounts indicated in the following:

(1) Three gallons an hour, or .0033 liters a second, for each bed;

(2) Two gallons an hour, or .0020 liters a second, for each bed for dietary; and

(3) Two gallons an hour, or .0020 liters a second, per bed for laundry. Each storage tank provided must be fabricated of noncorrosive metal or lined with noncorrosive material.

S.D. Admin. R. 44:73:12:35

42 SDR 51, effective 10/13/2015; 51 SDR 053, effective 11/11/2024

General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13.

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13.