Lincs Lass
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- north lincs
Not many ,be either Balfors or Clancy Docra do their work ,,they work pretty quick
Connecting to a water main
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Exfarmer
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- Bury St Edmunds
1/2 inch connection is standard for domestic but that has nothing to do with the pipe size and you would normally use 3/4 or larger.
Suspect many farms on older connections are happily drawing water off 1/2 inch.
Flow rates are dictated by head, distance and pipe diameter, for many domestic supplies with a header tank even half inch pipe would be fine particularly if downhill from meter.
Exfarmer
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- Bury St Edmunds
Would think this will be thrust bored , it is the licence that will cost may well be over £750
Post Driver
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- South East
Have you missed a zero off that?
180 quid to connect from their main to a pipe you've laid within a few feet of their main?
Finally had AW around to survey. They wont do much digging! I have to find a contractor that has the correct paperwork to dig by the road, and get them to dig and lay the pipe pretty much from the main to where I want in on my property; fit the special valves; dig the fancy little manhole and the like.
AW want £2300 + VAT to dig from their main, under the road, plug into my work; fit meter. Didnt think that was too terrible, but as they wont do the work to my actual site, and it will be nigh on impossible to get AW and my contractor doign the work at the same time, it will mean two lots of traffic lights!
But still, the question is now I am getting someone in to dig up the verges, do I take the plunge and have them dig the 500m to exactly where I want it, or dig into the nearest point to get the connection, and then me lay my own pipe across my own field in the fullness of time. We have our own digger btw.
AW want £2300 + VAT to dig from their main, under the road, plug into my work; fit meter. Didnt think that was too terrible, but as they wont do the work to my actual site, and it will be nigh on impossible to get AW and my contractor doign the work at the same time, it will mean two lots of traffic lights!
But still, the question is now I am getting someone in to dig up the verges, do I take the plunge and have them dig the 500m to exactly where I want it, or dig into the nearest point to get the connection, and then me lay my own pipe across my own field in the fullness of time. We have our own digger btw.
Lincs Lass
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- north lincs
Ide let them dig to a point where you can make your own conection ,,they made my landlord put a non return valve in 2mtr from the meter ,,you can dig your own trench for following pipe work anytime you want ,,
Lincs Lass
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- north lincs
Have you got anybody to drive your digger ,,im cheap
Lincs Lass
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- north lincs
500 mtr run will need clorine sanatizing as its a new length ,,
Pheasant Surprise
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- Woodbridge, Suffolk
Cheap!! If you catch the alkathene feed in on there side of the meter with a digger bucket tooth it will be almost as much....don't ask me how I know!
YorkshireAndrew
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- West / North Yorks border
If you can get hold of the right bod at your water company they should give you a list of their approved contractors who should be considerably cheaper than their own .
Lincs Lass
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- north lincs
Balfor Beaty did all the work for AW ,,The main pipe was on the same side to the new length so they only had to dig a small hole to access it ,,they did the job in a morning
Yes, the only bit AW are saying that they will do it about a 10m stretch underground from their 3" spur to join on with the bit I have to sort myself, along with the meter. I would need a contractor who is on their list, or failing that one who is approved to work on the side of the road, which we would not be. Once to my own land I can do it myself. I am going to ask for a quote for the 60m stretch to the nearest point where it joins my land, and for a longer stretch which would be more where I actually want it. SO far it is under my budget, so hurrah!
tomlad
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- nr. preston
sorry to but in ..
how much water would a 25 mm external black ( alkathene ??) pipe supply on say 300 m ?
plenty for a house ect. ?
or is there big pressure loss
flat land
how much water would a 25 mm external black ( alkathene ??) pipe supply on say 300 m ?
plenty for a house ect. ?
or is there big pressure loss
flat land
Lincs Lass
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- Location
- north lincs
Its blue now ,300mtr is a long push even on good presure ,,be better putting 63mm in and reducing at the end of the run
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tomlad
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- nr. preston
okay
need a bigger pipe then
Thank
need a bigger pipe then
Thank
Lincs Lass
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- north lincs
Is it to a new conection or an excisting ,,only reason is if its a new line your water company may want the pipe steralising before use ,,anything over 100 mtr is supposed to be flushed with clorine before conecting to mains supply,allso will have to fit non return valve
Timbo
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- Gods County
63mm perhaps an over kill? 50 be adequate ?
Lincs Lass
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- north lincs
63 will be 50mm internal ,50mm would be around 30 internal ,,water board recomended my landlord to use 63 mm for his new yard and its 300mtr from the main
Lincs Lass
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- north lincs
Iff you only put a 25mm pipe in and in future times you want to take extentions off it ,,if you have low pressure you might strugle to get enough volume ,,better to big now than to small later