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  1. Mr Bridger

    [Help] Outside Tap Installation

    Yes exactly that, I’m on the Watersafe register which means I can do work on main supply pipe and I have to certificate when complete. You do a water regulation Day course then register with the local water authority so this means you can safely carry out works without it being inspected by the...
  2. Mr Bridger

    [Help] Outside Tap Installation

    You can if it’s on your property , not before the meter, but it has to be done by someone who’s qualified www.watersafe.org.uk Agree about running outside the house thou.
  3. Mr Bridger

    [Help] Outside Tap Installation

    Wouldn’t use lead Loc underground because of the ground movement. Been to a couple that leak due to swelling and contraction. Would use universal transition to Mdpe.
  4. Mr Bridger

    [Help] Outside Tap Installation

    You can tee off the mains, but you have to comply with the regs, try the Watersafe website for approved plumbers. http://watersafe.org.uk] Just put your postcode in and loads should come up, but plumbers can be a bit precious about digging, so to save you some pennies I would dig it out yourself.
  5. Mr Bridger

    [Help] Outside Tap Installation

    Probably lead pipe, maybe copper I would say, so might be a bit of a ball ache Teeing into the lead for a non professional . Check what pipe you have under your main internal stop tap to see what it is. Victorians used to run the mains up the side of the house in the same trench as the drains...
  6. Mr Bridger

    [Help] Outside Tap Installation

    Old house / new house? Paving / grass/ tarmac / gravel? Have you a water meter at the boundary ?

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