Welsh Water not for profit?

[Wendy10]

We are trying to get a meter fitted at our new build. We have paid almost £1300. Just for them to connect us. We have to dig all the trenches, even out onto the road.
Ok, done all that and inspector came out today to give the ok for the contractors to come and do the fitting. "You need a reducer" he says, but don't worry you have paid for that already, we will fit it. Half an hour later we get a phone call saying because we need a reducer it is going to cost another £600. I thought the other half was going to jump down the phone! But the nice lady said if we wanted to get one and fit it we could. Rang JDP and they are ordering one in, £53!!!!!! We just need to fit it on the end of our pipe, a maximum of another £20 for bits and pieces.
If Welsh Water is not for profit, where is the remaining £527 going?

 

[JeepJeep]

Utility Contractor I should Imagine. It all seems to be Morrison's round here in North Wales now.

 

[GTB]

There's a farm not a million miles from here who connected (on the quiet) into the mains one weekend in the seventies and no one has ever twigged.

 

[phillipe]

We are trying to get a meter fitted at our new build. We have paid almost £1300. Just for them to connect us. We have to dig all the trenches, even out onto the road.
Ok, done all that and inspector came out today to give the ok for the contractors to come and do the fitting. "You need a reducer" he says, but don't worry you have paid for that already, we will fit it. Half an hour later we get a phone call saying because we need a reducer it is going to cost another £600. I thought the other half was going to jump down the phone! But the nice lady said if we wanted to get one and fit it we could. Rang JDP and they are ordering one in, £53!!!!!! We just need to fit it on the end of our pipe, a maximum of another £20 for bits and pieces.
If Welsh Water is not for profit, where is the remaining £527 going?

a pressure reducing valve ,put it on as the pipe enters the house

 

[Wendy10]

We have to branch off to the sheds too so it has to go by the meter.

 

[phillipe]

We have to branch off to the sheds too so it has to go by the meter.

i wouldnt ,you may need a bit more oomph in pressure in sheds

 

[phillipe]

We have to branch off to the sheds too so it has to go by the meter.

what sort of pressure ?

 

[Wendy10]

Just told if we don't reduce it, it will blow the washing machine through the ceiling! Didn't ask the pressure.
Up till now we have been sharing with the home farm. Really tired of that as if someone is running water down stairs there is none upstairs. The old farm house has an ancient meter, 3 8ths, so of coarse when it comes into an inch pipe it can't cope. But we have an 8 inch main going through our field, so I can't see why we can't get a decent pressure!
Plus it will be nice to just have our own water bill to pay!

 

[phillipe]

Just told if we don't reduce it, it will blow the washing machine through the ceiling! Didn't ask the pressure.
Up till now we have been sharing with the home farm. Really tired of that as if someone is running water down stairs there is none upstairs. The old farm house has an ancient meter, 3 8ths, so of coarse when it comes into an inch pipe it can't cope. But we have an 8 inch main going through our field, so I can't see why we can't get a decent pressure!
Plus it will be nice to just have our own water bill to pay!

welsh water put a new main thru our village ,12 bar ,been putting on prv s every where ,water board put some in at around 4 bar ,thats plenty

 

[phillipe]

Just told if we don't reduce it, it will blow the washing machine through the ceiling! Didn't ask the pressure.
Up till now we have been sharing with the home farm. Really tired of that as if someone is running water down stairs there is none upstairs. The old farm house has an ancient meter, 3 8ths, so of coarse when it comes into an inch pipe it can't cope. But we have an 8 inch main going through our field, so I can't see why we can't get a decent pressure!
Plus it will be nice to just have our own water bill to pay!

you might need another in the house if plumbing is ancient,turn down low to see if it doesnt blow to bits, be careful

 

[Wendy10]

4 bars would be luxury here.

 

[Wendy10]

you might need another in the house if plumbing is ancient,turn down low to see if it doesnt blow to bits, be careful

I will be having words if it does. Only been in the house 8 months. Mind you the plumbers left a lot to be desired. The pipes in the house are 15 mil. One of our plumbers, hailing from Germany, said they be 22 minimum!

 

[phillipe]

I will be having words if it does. Only been in the house 8 months. Mind you the plumbers left a lot to be desired. The pipes in the house are 15 mil. One of our plumbers, hailing from Germany, said they be 22 minimum!

hope they are not plastic pipes and joints

 

[Wendy10]

hope they are not plastic pipes and joints

Copper, Just central heating upstairs plastic. Under floor downstairs.

 

[phillipe]

Copper, Just central heating upstairs plastic. Under floor downstairs.

cool ,thats good ,you will not know youself when you have decent pressure

 

[Bald Rick]

Just told if we don't reduce it, it will blow the washing machine through the ceiling! Didn't ask the pressure.
Up till now we have been sharing with the home farm. Really tired of that as if someone is running water down stairs there is none upstairs. The old farm house has an ancient meter, 3 8ths, so of coarse when it comes into an inch pipe it can't cope. But we have an 8 inch main going through our field, so I can't see why we can't get a decent pressure!
Plus it will be nice to just have our own water bill to pay!

You can do a lot with 8" ............

We have a 9" main through one of our fields and accidentally took off the vent with a plough. The water spout was at least 40ft up. We have to have reducers for the milking robots as the pressure is too high so probably correct to have one fitted. They are adjustable in any case if you need more

 

[multi power]

hope they are not plastic pipes and joints

What is wrong with plastic pipe?
15 mm copper here, under 10 years old and lot of leaks

 

[phillipe]

What is wrong with plastic pipe?
15 mm copper here, under 10 years old and lot of leaks

plastic pipe joints only guarenteed for five years,if your copper is leaking it was poorly installed,been to plenty of jobs where water pressure has pushed plastic joints apart,

 

[phillipe]

i like copper

one for @Adeptandy

 

[multi power]

plastic pipe joints only guarenteed for five years,if your copper is leaking it was poorly installed,been to plenty of jobs where water pressure has pushed plastic joints apart,

Get pin holes in the pipe, always near soldered joints , water is quite acidic and I'd say too much pressure
When I build my own house i think I will use blue pipe