Running new water main into house above ground

I'm having some work done in the garden at the moment, which has revealed my water feed is in lead pipe, coming from another lead pipe.

I would like to have a non-lead feed, partly because of the lead issue but also as this would be an opportunity to boost the flow-rate coming in. Thing is, where the new feed would come into the house is at a different place to the current feed (old main, lead, runs through gardens at the back of the house. New main, plastic, runs along street at the front of the house).

Everything I have seen online shows water mains are at least 750mm underground until the point they are inside the house, and then you can bring it up either in insulated duct or 750mm inside the house.

I don't want to have to dig a 750+mm deep hole through the concrete slab inside the house and under the foundations if I can help it. Is there any approved way to run a new water incomer up the outside wall and to enter above ground level?

You could try something like http://groundbreaker.co.uk/products/insuduct/ at point of entry

Yes. Use an Insuduct Groundbreaker.

How much are they to buy?

We use them at work and buy in bulk so I might be able to get you one discounted.

Do you know how thick your floor is, and could you core drill a hole in it. Obviouly, you don't need to go down 750mm inside the house, and as long as you angle the hole outwards, then you can insulate the pipe outside as it comes up and into the house.

Stingray13 said:

You could try something like http://groundbreaker.co.uk/products/insuduct/ at point of entry

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That looks like exactly the thing i need. Thanks!!!