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Greetings all....
My house has a stop-cock and water meter at the road (well, in the middle of the pavement outside actually) running down to another stop-cock inside the house which I'd like to relocate. The stop-cock in the house doesn't look too good, and I'd like to replace it. It looks at least 40 years old (the house is victorian).
A friend told me that it was highly likely I had lead pipes, so he recommended replacing the water main with a plastic one up to the road while I'm at it.
Before I start digging things up I have some questions:
- Who do I need to notify of such work? I believe I'm responsible for maintaining the system up to the meter, however I'm not sure about access over the 10 inches or so of pavement I've got to go under to reach the meter. Is this BCO, water board or both? Should I try to make a 'tunnel' under the pavement to make the coupling?
- Do I need any special tools for working with the plastic pipe?
thanks for any comments,
-Simon.
My house has a stop-cock and water meter at the road (well, in the middle of the pavement outside actually) running down to another stop-cock inside the house which I'd like to relocate. The stop-cock in the house doesn't look too good, and I'd like to replace it. It looks at least 40 years old (the house is victorian).
A friend told me that it was highly likely I had lead pipes, so he recommended replacing the water main with a plastic one up to the road while I'm at it.
Before I start digging things up I have some questions:
- Who do I need to notify of such work? I believe I'm responsible for maintaining the system up to the meter, however I'm not sure about access over the 10 inches or so of pavement I've got to go under to reach the meter. Is this BCO, water board or both? Should I try to make a 'tunnel' under the pavement to make the coupling?
- Do I need any special tools for working with the plastic pipe?
thanks for any comments,
-Simon.