Hi,
I'm having some issues with my current water main leaking. We had an extension put onto our house back in 2013, during which we moved our kitchen into the extension on the opposite side of the house.
The stop tap was positioned in what would become the middle of our lounge, so the plumber had to move it. The problem is he connected the lead 15mm pipe already in the house to a new plastic pipe with push fit connectors, which was then encased in concrete as the screed was laid after the plumber had finished.
Sitting in the lounge we noticed about a week ago a high pitch water noise coming from the wall, so this weekend i've been digging the pipe out to investigate. And after exposing the pipe as much as possible (as removing a few bricks) it turns out the pipe goes from the water meter, down to about 750mm where it enters a clay protection sleeve and appears to rise at a 45degree angle to the position in the lounge where the stop tap used to be, roughly a meter inside the property.
So, my choice is either i cut into the lounge floor to try and expose the pipe without causing any further damage, or I run a new pipe around the edge of the house to where the kitchen sink is and create a new stop tap position there.
I'm currently thinking of going for the second option, as this should eliminate any future issues with the pipe being so inaccessible. However I don't know what the regulations are for installing your own pipe beyond the water meter.
The plan at the moment is to purchase a trench spade and enough blue MDPE pipe to run around the house. Digging a trench approx. 750mm deep, with 350mm clearance from other utilities i run across on the way (should only be gas and drainage on the way, which I know the positions of).
Will I need to get a qualified plumber to sign off my work once i'm done?
Thanks
Jim
I'm having some issues with my current water main leaking. We had an extension put onto our house back in 2013, during which we moved our kitchen into the extension on the opposite side of the house.
The stop tap was positioned in what would become the middle of our lounge, so the plumber had to move it. The problem is he connected the lead 15mm pipe already in the house to a new plastic pipe with push fit connectors, which was then encased in concrete as the screed was laid after the plumber had finished.
Sitting in the lounge we noticed about a week ago a high pitch water noise coming from the wall, so this weekend i've been digging the pipe out to investigate. And after exposing the pipe as much as possible (as removing a few bricks) it turns out the pipe goes from the water meter, down to about 750mm where it enters a clay protection sleeve and appears to rise at a 45degree angle to the position in the lounge where the stop tap used to be, roughly a meter inside the property.
So, my choice is either i cut into the lounge floor to try and expose the pipe without causing any further damage, or I run a new pipe around the edge of the house to where the kitchen sink is and create a new stop tap position there.
I'm currently thinking of going for the second option, as this should eliminate any future issues with the pipe being so inaccessible. However I don't know what the regulations are for installing your own pipe beyond the water meter.
The plan at the moment is to purchase a trench spade and enough blue MDPE pipe to run around the house. Digging a trench approx. 750mm deep, with 350mm clearance from other utilities i run across on the way (should only be gas and drainage on the way, which I know the positions of).
Will I need to get a qualified plumber to sign off my work once i'm done?
Thanks
Jim