MikeSharp01 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) Just working, in the drizzle that is Whitstable today, on re routing the water from the meter to the utilities building. Just dug down to find the existing pipe and found it is lead going into 25mm MDPE. See pic My question is / are two fold. 1 can I just unscrew the connection to the blue pipe coming out of the meter and make my new connection or do I need to go bacl to the meter itself? Also I correct in assuming I can do this myself or are there regs I should be reading? Edited February 19, 2018 by MikeSharp01 Adjusted.pipe size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miek Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 If its from the water meter then it's your responsibility I believe, so you can do your own pipework. Is it lead from the meter? Or is there a bit of mdpe? Either way I would remove any lead altogether Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Construction Channel Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 agreed , while you are at it, get rid of the lead, is the lead from that joint to the meter or the other way round? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSharp01 Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 It is mdpe out of the meter then the 90 deg bend connects to the lead pipe. I guess I was wondering what I might find if I undo the white nut, will the pipe end be damaged / have a olive on it or just be ready to connect my 25mm dia mdpe straight on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 7 minutes ago, MikeSharp01 said: It is mdpe out of the meter then the 90 deg bend connects to the lead pipe. I guess I was wondering what I might find if I undo the white nut, will the pipe end be damaged / have a olive on it or just be ready to connect my 25mm dia mdpe straight on? You just want a 25mm MDPE elbow don't you? That white one should come off easy enough. Doing mine was daunting as per the pm but it all worked out with no leaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miek Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 It should be fine to just undo the white nut and attach a new fitting straight on, obviously you need the same make of fitting to match threads. Try not to accidentally push the olive up the blue pipe as it grips the pipe and is hard to reset unless you can move the white nut clear of it, you are limited with space by the look of it, so potentially you could end up with the nut up against the meter with the olive pushed up too far, which will be a royal PITA. Been there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 The fitting looks very much like a Plasson to me : https://www.pipestock.com/plasson/mechanical-fittings so to be absolutely confident of getting a match for the thread it's probably best to get Plasson fittings. They are also, IMHO, the best made MDPE fittings, so are, I think, a good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 First job is to dig around that joint at least 12” each direction including downwards. Then pour clean water around that joint and then remove it. You do not want crud and sand getting into the joint or the pipes. Thats 99% a Plasson MDPE to lead joint - Plasson olives are split so should come off quite easily with a small screwdriver in the split and twist it slightly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 This is a Plasson 25mm MDPE fitting disassembled to show the split olive and how it fits in the locknut. I reckon you'll be able to remove it ok. The slot in the olive is at 6 o'clock in the second picture: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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