Regulations for fitting new water main from meter to house

[gpbeck]

DIY is permissible. Utility needs to approve as my previous post and they have to connect street end. Why can’t you buy a longer pipe? Why only 20mm if it’s long?

 

[Ben-gee]

Get 25mm pipe and try not to use elbows if possible - just dig your trench such that it can go in continuous slow bend - in fact this is even easier if you stick with your 20mm pipe .

 

[Tim Court]

The supply to your house from the main/stopcock/meter is your responsibility. As long as you lay it in accordance with good practice using wras approved pipework and fittings you may diy. If it leaks you will be paying a bigger bill! It does not need to be laid in a duct. Just make sure after you have installed the new service leave it under pressure for an hour or two to check for leaks, surround in sharp sand and backfill avoiding large or sharp stones. All just common sense reallly. One other point about ducts the service will flex a little when shut off/opened so can rub on the side of ducting and may cause a failure in the future. Best to surround in compatible expanding foam or similar so it is held firmly and cannot rub against brickwork/concrete when going through your walls and floors.

 

[JimUK]

Yes this is what South Staffs water said to me on Monday I own the pipework and can do whatever I like to fix my water leak, so i'm currently digging a trench around the garden to run a 25mm MDPE continuous pipe (to 750mm top of pipe) from the water meter outlet, to an Insuduct box i'll be installing on the outside of the kitchen.

It's a 22 meter run so it's a lot of digging, but i'm getting there with it now. Our soil is very heavy clay and it seems our garden was used for dumping rubble with the number of bricks i'm finding buried in the garden!

I've already got some sharp sand as I'm partway through laying slabs. I think the only points I could have a problem would be where I connect to the meter or where I connect to the Insuduct hockey stick, but at least I'll be able to access these points in future!

 

[exedon2]

All sounds good the insuduct is a nice bit of kit only thing I would add is don't lay service in strait line should sort of wavy from one side of trench to other just allows for a bit more movement.
Wish you luck with digging!