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Just before and just after the meter box : quick check please


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22 hours ago, AnonymousBosch said:

 

This is the layout of the; stop tap, non return valve , and the drain off tap.

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Bottom 'row' is incoming, top 'row' outgoing

 

Is the sequence of piping and valves correct above, please? Thanks

 

Ian

 

Is it just me, or is that very nearly the plumbing arrangement for the inside of a cow?

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10 minutes ago, JSHarris said:

Isn't that through-the-wall arrangement a heck of a nasty thermal bridge?  [...]

 

Bang on.

That's why we're having the water come into our Piggery, and not the house. Have a look....

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 The 'Desired Connection Line' is marked by a line of red ====  and thus is outside the heated envelope of the house.

 

 

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Meanwhile, back at the ranch this is as far as we've got.....

 

Knocking the hole in the ICF took three hard hours' pleasant work: stitch drilling , hammering, chiselling , swearing (no need for the gym) 

Here's the hole from inside the Piggery with the outer sleeve fitted (digger arm protecting the nosey general public from falling in the trench )

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and the inner box (below) is slid into the outer sleeve  (above)

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The inner sleeve is fastened to the wall with  straps and screws.

 

A bit of foam is needed to jam the box in place - you can just see it in the upper foto.


I rang the pipestock people and got a very helpful operator. He suggested I use the combined stop valve and drain off point : good idea I thought.

Quick call to UU and they said it was Ok to use them since they are WRAS approved. Bit expensive, but with 40% discount (from what?) using two valves instead of four  makes sense to me. 

 

OK, they'll be delivered Friday or Monday, but UU  won't even have the quote for their work to me by then.

That went well then didn't it? Rare on my site.

 

Right, next job ... guttering. Hmmmm.

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