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    New water mains (500m) in Scotland - advice please

    Hi, The comments came from the Fire Brigade and it seems, as yet, there are no compulsory design standards for a sprinkler system in Scotland. So, yes, you could have one without a storage tank - but I am not sure what the pressure we would have been. Apparently, domestic sprinklers are...
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    New water mains (500m) in Scotland - advice please

    It is the Fire Brigade and building regs that want the hydrant, or a sprinkler system or a 45,000l water tank. Sprinkler system is a bit on the expensive and complex side - and requires a decent sized tank in the house to feed it too. We have to put a water supply in anyway, so trench...
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    New water mains (500m) in Scotland - advice please

    Hi, Building a new private house on an airfield. Building control want a fire hydrant (90mm supply) for the house and I will, of course, need a mains supply for the house too. Scottish Water's mains is about 500m away. Fire hydrant needs to be within 100m of house. Can I run the one...
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