G2/AS1 Laundering

Who the laundry serves

Length and width measured 200 mm below the spill level, where a bowl that narrows is tightest.

The floor

What this laundry needs

Laundering facilities

1

Table 1

Clear floor, at least

800mm

Figure 1

1. Laundering facilities

   Table 1's row for “Detached dwelling or separate household unit to accommodate 3 or more people, and early childhood centres” asks for 1, and the design provides 1.

   1.3.1, Table 1

2. Tub space

   600 mm, against Figure 1's 600 mm.

   1.2.1, Figure 1

3. Machine space

   700 mm, against Figure 1's 650 mm.

   1.2.1, Figure 1

4. Depth from the wall

   650 mm, against Figure 1's 600 mm.

   1.2.1, Figure 1

5. Clear floor

   1000 mm (1 m) clear, against Figure 1's 800 mm.

   1.2.1, Figure 1

6. Tub capacity

   45 litres, against 35 litres.

   1.0.2 a)

7. Tub size

   The bowl holds a solid cylinder 400 mm in diameter and 200 mm deep.

   1.0.2 b)

1. Laundering facilities A laundry tub, or space and service connections for a washing machine.

   1.0.1

2. Tub capacity A laundry tub holding at least 35 litres to its spill level.

   1.0.1 a), 1.0.2 a)

   N/A
3. Tub size The tub fully contains a solid cylinder 400 mm in diameter and 200 mm deep.

   1.0.2 b)

1. Water to the tub A cold water supply to the tub.

   1.1.1

2. Washing machine connections The washing machine's space has a cold water supply, a discharge pipe, a water trap, and a 10 amp socket outlet beside it.

   1.0.1 b), 1.1.2

   N/A
3. Waste water Plumbing and drainage for waste water from the tub and from the washing machine's discharge pipe, as Clause G13 Foul water requires.

   1.1.3

1. Tub space Floor space for the tub at least 600 mm wide, or as wide as the tub if that is wider, and 600 mm deep from the wall, with 800 mm of clear floor in front of it.

   1.2.1, Figure 1

2. Washing machine space Floor space for the washing machine at least 650 mm wide, or as wide as the machine if that is wider, and 600 mm deep from the wall, with 800 mm of clear floor in front of it.

   1.2.1, Figure 1

3. Turning circle Where the laundry facilities are intended for people with disabilities, space for a turning circle of 1500 mm (1.5 m) in front of the tub or washing machine.

   1.2.2, Figure 2

   N/A

1. How many Laundering facilities in the number Table 1 gives for the building: none for a detached dwelling or household unit for up to 2 people; 1 for 3 or more people, and for an early childhood centre; 1 for each 20 people in group dwellings, old people's homes and work camps; 1 for each 4 dwelling units in a multi-unit dwelling's common laundry; and 1 for each 70 people in a camping ground.

   1.3.1, Table 1

AccessibleDefinitions

Having features that let people with disabilities use it.

Discharge pipeDefinitions

Any pipe meant to carry the discharge from sanitary fixtures or sanitary appliances.

FixtureDefinitions

An article meant to stay permanently attached to a building, as part of it.

Person with a disabilityDefinitions

A person with an impairment, or a combination of them, that limits how far they can take part in everyday activities: physical, sensory, neurological or intellectual, or a mental illness.

Socket outletDefinitions

A fitting fixed to a wall or ceiling that takes a plug, carrying the electrical supply to an appliance on a flexible cable.

Water trapDefinitions

A fitting that holds a depth of water, its water seal, to stop foul air and gases from the plumbing or drainage getting into the building.

Why the cylinder1.0.2 COMMENT

The COMMENT says it is so a bucket can be filled or washed in the tub.

Another route for the tub1.0.3

A laundry tub that complies with AS/NZS 1229 is acceptable, and more than meets 1.0.2.

Other clauses1.1.3 COMMENT

The COMMENT names G9 Electricity, G12 Water supplies and G13 Foul water as also bearing on laundering facilities.

The laundry floorE3/AS1 3.1.1

A laundry tub is a sanitary fixture and a washing machine a sanitary appliance to E3/AS1, which asks for an impervious floor in the laundry. The E3 tool reads it.

Bigger machines1.2.2 COMMENT

The COMMENT says the machine's space allows for a range of popular machines, and asks designers to check current models and make the space bigger where they need it.

A laundry people walk through1.2.1, G3/AS1 1.5.1

G3/AS1 keeps a kitchen's clear space off every access route. G2/AS1 has no such sentence, so it does not say whether the clear floor in front of a tub or washing machine may also be the way through, as it is in a laundry that leads to the back door.

Whose laundries must be accessibleClause G2.3.4, limits on application

The Clause asks for accessible laundry facilities only in camping grounds. 1.2.2 is how to provide them wherever they are intended.

Which buildingsClause G2.2, limits on application

The Clause asks for laundering facilities in five uses only: Housing, work camps, camping grounds, early childhood centres and old people's homes.