- Health and safety of individuals.
- Safety of property and house.
- Health and safety of tank inhabitants.
- Sustainability and good stewardship of natural resources.
- To provide enjoyment.
- Assume that each piece of equipment will fail eventually.
- Assume simultaneous failures.
- All work must be done to the latest NEC.
- Outlets must be GFCI protected.
- GFCI testing must be part of regular maintenance.
- GFCI trips of critical equipment must cause an alarm.
- Outlets must be protected from corrosion and spray.
- Cabling must be protected from chewing and other damage.
- Cabling must be run with drip loops, to prevent water draining into the outlet.
- Electric equipment must be UL-approved.
- The tank must be self-sufficient for 72 hours without power.
- All work must be done to code.
- No check valves.
- Valves must be used in accordance with their design.
- Each drain must have at least one backup drain, in the case of a blockage.
- Plumbing will be self-sufficient, except for the return pumps.
- Enough extra volume will be built into the sump to accomodate the return pumps not working.
- Enough extra volume will be built into the display tank to accomodate the drains not working.
- Plumbing will be glued.
- Valves will include unions.
- Extra unions will be placed to allow replacement of any portion of the plumbing.
- Leak sensors will be placed where leaks could occur, and periodically tested.
- Plumbing will be FDA food-safe.
- Waste water will be reduced and reused as possible.
- Care will be taken to extend the life of filters and resin.
- Tubing must be protected from chewing and other damage.
- Filters will be FDA food-safe.
- Mur-lok double O-ring fittings will be used.
- Designed to allow easy access and maintenance.
- Well-suited to tank size and conditions.
- Equipment with available spare parts preferred.
- Equipment will be used in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.