warksfarmer
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Anybody recently had dealing with a local water authority about connecting to the mains? Its about an 800m run so I am after an idea of cost per metre if possible?
Connecting to a water main
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Exfarmer
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
If you want the utility to bring the water to you it wl be an arm and leg job.
Can you not run pipe to the main so just a meter connection, which alone will bring tears.
LD100 which I think is the new replacement for MDPE ( or so I was told ) have just had a quote 87 pence a meter for 32mm. Not sure how competitive that is.
Trenching should be no more than 2 days work for a machine plus any road crossings which will need licence and thrust bore
Can you not run pipe to the main so just a meter connection, which alone will bring tears.
LD100 which I think is the new replacement for MDPE ( or so I was told ) have just had a quote 87 pence a meter for 32mm. Not sure how competitive that is.
Trenching should be no more than 2 days work for a machine plus any road crossings which will need licence and thrust bore
warksfarmer
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Sorry I wasn't clear. We have been asked to send a mini digger and man to dig a trench to connect a water supply to a property. The property owner has then asked us for some advice as follows. So they have got to cross 400m of private land to reach the main road (will have to cross private tarmac drive and then in farmland for the rest of the run). Once on the main road they then have to run 400m on a grass verge (councils at a guess) to meet up with the main water supply coming from the local town. We have priced up the pipe, fittings and machinery and it seems like a ball ache of a job thats going to cost a lot and I wondered whether water authorities do this as a fixed charge to property owners and whether these people would be better off going to direct to them? After all at the mains pipe end the water authority will have to connect anyway. All we can do is run the pipe to it.
Exfarmer
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
My only experience of connecting to a main the local AW just supplied a meter at the edge of the road. We then had to get the pipe to the meter which they then slotted in?
The grass verge will normally belong to the landowner alongside but I have never know a utility bother to contact landowner. You will need a licence and part of this you wil be informed if there are pipes and cables there.
The grass verge will normally belong to the landowner alongside but I have never know a utility bother to contact landowner. You will need a licence and part of this you wil be informed if there are pipes and cables there.
warksfarmer
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Any idea on the actual connection cost when we have all the pipes in place? I tried ringing the local authority to be told that they needed £140 up front to talk about it and then it may require a survey so could be more just to find out.
Exfarmer
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
Sorry can't help on this one
A house will only need half inch connection
A house will only need half inch connection
Lincs Lass
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- Location
- north lincs
6 months ago my landlord laid a 300 mtr length in 50mm bore plastic,
water board made him put non return valve in before they would connect to the mains supply and because it was new supply they wanted the pipe flushing out with clorine incase of any comtaminents in the pipe
,bloke came with his back hoe to dig the trench ,we put the pipe in so saved a fair amount there
He did tell me how much they charged to connect to mains ,it wasnt cheap
water board made him put non return valve in before they would connect to the mains supply and because it was new supply they wanted the pipe flushing out with clorine incase of any comtaminents in the pipe
,bloke came with his back hoe to dig the trench ,we put the pipe in so saved a fair amount there
He did tell me how much they charged to connect to mains ,it wasnt cheap
Lincs Lass
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- Location
- north lincs
Anglian water wanted £1200 +vat just to dig a hole and make the conection,,pipe ran straight down a field side and mains pipe was on the same side so nothing complicated
Hesston4860s
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- Location
- Nr Lincoln
Then they are taking the p155 as if you've put your pipe in and there pipe is same side of road they told me £180. That's for new connection to my new shed
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
I don't think any water would come out of the end of 800 metres of half inch pipe.
Lincs Lass
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- Location
- north lincs
Its Balfor Beatty that are sub contracted to do their work ,also had a site inspection weeks before hand ,,not sure where he got the pipe from
all our supply's are on 20mm plenty of flow
we had a connection done about ten years ago under £200
We were involved in a 60mm pipe being run from main to Mum and Dads house plus a steading delevopment. Was all done local digging contractor then testing/ flushing and connecting was done by an authorised contractor http://nicolofskene.co.uk/. It was live connected to the main with a special fitting.
Water board refused to adopt new pipe that we put it though.
Sorry don't know cost. Was a lot cheaper than Scottish Water would be. Local water company will have authorised contractors who can make connections etc.
Water board refused to adopt new pipe that we put it though.
Sorry don't know cost. Was a lot cheaper than Scottish Water would be. Local water company will have authorised contractors who can make connections etc.
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
20mm is 3/4 inch and is usually OK.
I find half inch pipe over long distances has so much friction loss that water won't go through it.
Timbo
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- Location
- Gods County
25mm is 3/4"
Timo@hattonfarms
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- Location
- Warwickshire
Try Paul badger pipelines they are a very reputable firm and are based in Warwick 01926840247 I know I work for him
Grassman
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- Location
- Derbyshire
By the time all that work is done then pay for the water per cubic meter it would perhaps make more sense to drill a borehole.
del_boy
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- Location
- Herefordshire
Just had a new connection to a new property, welsh water charged 70 quid for an admin fee and connection was 780 quid. I had to lay the pipe, they dug down, connected to mains and fitted metre