I have purchased my first property and faced with a small budget i bought a victorian terrace in need of a total refurb, rather than a plasterboard box with underground parking.
I am trying to find out what size the mains water connection will take as currently i have a 7lb lead pipe coming in and would like to remove it back to the water meter. which brings me to my next question how easy is it to connect to the water mains/meter, do i require any special joints?
Many thanks for any help.
Si
2007-11-27 11:23:36 · 12 answers · asked by Simon B 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You will need to lay in a new MDPE plastic pipe with a minimum diameter of 25mm. the pipe and any fittings are available from any good plumbers merchant.
Most of the Water Companies will connect a new pipe to their stop tap/meter for free as long as you put the pipe in to their requirements.
Give your local Water Company a ring and ask the question.
2007-11-27 13:52:21 · answer #1 · answered by captainflack2 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Water Pipe Sizes
2016-10-14 08:58:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lead Pipe Sizes
2017-01-05 08:22:30 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your incoming main is most probably a half inch lead pipe which looks much bigger than it is. This is because lead pipe has a thick wall but the bore inside is a half inch ( 15mm). To connect to your water meter would entail turning off the waterboards stop tap outside which I would not recommend. As you say it is a Victorian property and the outside stop tap was most probably installed when the house was built. These old stop taps can be liablte to have the whole tap body unscrewed when you turn the water back on which results in a fountain of water., and the waterboard don't treat lightly anyone who mistreats their property. If you still what to do the job yourself, then get the water board to turn the main tap off and back on when you have finished the Job. As to any fittings, this is difficult to say without seeing the meter, but i can only suggest that you purchase two fittings.
1. 15mm female iron to copper fitting
2. 15mm Male iron to copper fitting.
Ignore the term "iron" in the naming of the fitting as the are all brass. It is just a plumbing term still used today. I have named 2 fittings but you will only need one which one I can't say.
2007-11-28 10:27:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The service line coming in for a well system is 1". Also for most service lines coming in from and to the meter is usally 1". However, I have seen some of the older meters the line out was 3/4". Most fittings are brass and no special joints are required. Since your running a new line - Id use flexible copper and install a shut off valve in line. I would also recommend - if the meter is outside the residence - after you have dug and installed the line to the meter - Id back fill with P-fill. Its great if you ever have any issues and have to dig down to the line. Hope this was helpful.
2007-11-27 12:04:05 · answer #5 · answered by randyya_randyyaa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are in the UK, then replacement water pipes from the meter are blue 20mm PE tubing. You will need an adaptor to connect it to your meter and a new stop-c*ck (stupid Yahoo won't let me use the correct word) in your property. (The new pipe won't fit the old one). The fittings for 20mm water pipes are readily available in DIY or plumbing shops. Don't forget the inserts for the pipe ends so they don't collapse in the compression fittings. It is not a job to be taken lightly unless you feel confident in this area as it has to work properly AND comply with the Water Regulations. As for difficulty .... you will be working down a hole in the ground, probably about 500mm down, on fittings that have not moved for years. I do a lot of DIY but would use a contractor for this job, not least because a contractor will use a pneumatic 'mole' to pull the new pipe through the ground without the need for a trench. Good luck.
2007-11-27 11:58:34 · answer #6 · answered by scullion 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the UK water pipes are in mm., and domestic sizes are 15 mm and 22 mm The incoming mains will be 22 mm, connecting copper pipe to lead is what is called a wiped joint and needs a skilled plumber as that was the only way to join lead to copper, getting a plumber to do this now-days will not be easy, so there are fittings available for this, ask at any good plumbers merchants, not at DIY stores.
2007-11-27 12:52:28 · answer #7 · answered by John L 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In my experience of old houses, the lead inlet pipe is about 1 1/2 inches and is often wrapped in cloth tape and black sticky gunck.
If you have a meter it is likely that some of the pipework will have been replaced already. There are many easy fit jointing systems on the market now - but for the mains inlet I would suggest that you solder the new copper pipe in place.
This needs some skill - so maybe you could do the main donkey work and just get a plumber to solder the pipe in place for you.
2007-11-27 11:31:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nowadays the pipes are usually 3/4" in diameter. It's not dificult at all to hook up new piping to the meter box. It's straight forward and doesn't require anything special
good luck
2007-11-27 11:33:30 · answer #9 · answered by stretch 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
captain f is right ..25mm blue poly ..if water pressure is low you could go up to 32mm but 25 is normally fine ..its not a diy job for connection though ..
2007-11-27 22:08:26 · answer #10 · answered by boy boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋