Stop cock and polypipe

[m1119]

Hi all
I need some help!
I have bought an old property terraced house and the stop cock in my front path is leaking i have turned the one off in the public path and want to renew with blue poly pipe through to the kitchen then have the stopcock there, the water board want to charge me between £200 and £400 to connect to the main stop cock in the public path.
Should i forget that and put new stop cock in and run new polypipe from there as the old is lead and no good.also should the blue pipe underground be insulated with armaflex or is that just for copper?
Thanks

 

[ManxPlumber]

Should be ok if it's at the correct depth (0.75 - 1.35m)

 

[compheat]

If your replacing an existing LEAD water main the water authority usually connect free of charge (north west area) You need to dig the trench and lay the pipe, get it inspected and they do there bit and connect.
25mm MDPE water pipe not polypipe thats something else.

 

[m1119]

Sorry yes it is mdpe pipe.
The water people want to charge £47 to inspect it if it is ok or not ok and then £200-£400 to connect to their stopcock in the street. yes it will be .75m but only .3m when it enters the house as the current one is.
Thanks lads

 

[compheat]

Its a lot of money for what they are doing and what i dont understand is its there DUTY to remove Lead from the drinking water supply

 

[m1119]

yes thats exacly what i thought.
So what do you think i should do about it?
Just replace the existing stop cock and connect the mpde from there?just means ill have 3 foot of the old pipe left under the path.
Is there any law against me changing my stopcock on my path?
Thanks

 

[compheat]

No none at all. Its your property you dont need to involve them. I would make further enquiries thow before digging everthing up to see why they wont replace there little bit of pipe.

 

[m1119]

Great thanks i might give them a ring again and ask why they are going to charge that amount.
Thanks