installing drinking water fountain, double check valve?

[Mgrant]

I have a drinking water fountain to fit, Is a double check valve needed on the supply? Also are they usually piped up in the small bore plastic I have seen them fit with before presuming this comes with it?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

depends on type im guessing its internally?

something like this?

or is it like the bottle type?

 

[Mgrant]

yes its something like the picture you have posted

 

[ShaunCorbs]

normally hard pipe (15mm) and no check valve is needed but always good to fit a double

 

[Mgrant]

thank you. the double check valve advisable. Encase someones mouth touches the spout?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

thank you. the double check valve advisable. Encase someones mouth touches the spout?

excatly or someone tries to fill a cup up on it

 

[Daniel Hall]

I've just finished a spa/gym/swimming pool place and I've got them on all water fountains. Stops the jobs worth m+e consultants picking anything uo

 

[Mgrant]

Its like the one in the picture, what kind of height would you generally set these at off the floor?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

What age ?

And normally ask / look around the school if there's any others

 

[Mgrant]

Thanks its not a school a workshop so all adults