Internal Stop Tap
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http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/industry/wsregs99/guide/index.htm
might find that handy as well
might find that handy as well
yep, he's right, its at the bottom of this page
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/industry/wsregs99/guide/section3.htm#fig3.3
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/industry/wsregs99/guide/section3.htm#fig3.3
Must be my turn to go to specsavers cos I can't find it !
What I did find was
- figure 3.3a which suggests that the point of entry into the room can be less than 750mm so long as the duct is insulated [solid floor]
figure 3.3b which suggests that the pipe need not be insulated if the point of entry is greater than 750mm [solid floor]
figure 3.3c, which relevant to this topic as it refers to a suspended internal floor; that states the point of entry can be any distance and must be insulated
There is no reference related to the question posted about position of the stoptap in this document.
The only thing I can find is the bit I previously posted which states :-
and I found this here :-
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/industry/wsregs99/guide/section7.htm
[G10 generally refers to stopvalves]
So when the following was stated
I have yet to find a legal document to back that up
My point being that so long as the pipe being brought into the property is in accordance with figure 3.3c to answer the topic question; there is nothing wrong [reasonably practical] with running it straight back to the wall where it can be suitably accessed say at the back of a kitchen base unit
At present our old internal stop tap is about 350mm from the wall where it enters the property (cloakroom).
I recall that in our previous house the internal stop tap was in the basement next to the coal shute (it's one of them old house where coal was delivered down it into your basement) It was certainly no where near 750mm from the wall.
A surveyor friend did mention about the 750mm distance from the wall and the reason being to avoid the possibility of frost.
Anyhow I spoke to technical department of my water authority and was told that if the pipe is insulated it can be brought in closer and need not have to be 750mm from the external wall. So there you have it. A very interesting point of discussion.
Thank you to everybody who has contributed to this subject.
I recall that in our previous house the internal stop tap was in the basement next to the coal shute (it's one of them old house where coal was delivered down it into your basement) It was certainly no where near 750mm from the wall.
A surveyor friend did mention about the 750mm distance from the wall and the reason being to avoid the possibility of frost.
Anyhow I spoke to technical department of my water authority and was told that if the pipe is insulated it can be brought in closer and need not have to be 750mm from the external wall. So there you have it. A very interesting point of discussion.
Thank you to everybody who has contributed to this subject.
ChrisR said:
My stoptap is about 1.5 m from the external wall above floor level in the kitchen.
Its about 10 ft by 9ft.
Small by London standards.
Small by London standards.
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