Polypipe 25 metre Roll of 25mm Blue Water Mains Service MDPE Pipe 2525BU

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Consult the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999, which require installers and owner/user/occupier to install pipework and use suitable pipework and fittings. Your local water authority should also offer a guide on how to install new supply pipework. Browse the literature library to find all product related literature including technical information, specification documents, datasheets, installation guides and much more. Browse Literature Library >

Specifications include SDR 9 with a maximum 12.5 bar operating pressure, WRAS approved PE80 materials, approved under regulation 31 of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000, BS EN 12201-2:2011+A1:2013 (BS EN 12201 replaced BS 6572).

BSI approved (Kitemarked) to BS EN 12201-2:2011 + A1:2013. Approved under regulation 31 of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000.

This 25mm MDPE mains water supply pipe comes in coils of 25m, 50m, 100m & 150m, complete with an end closure at each end to protect the pipe from any dust or unwanted substances from manufacturing to installation. Also known as alkathene, this flexible & lightweight pipe is made from MDPE and fully compatible with approved mechanical, push-fit, compression and electrofusion jointing techniques. BSI approved (Kitemarked) to BS EN 12201-2:2011 + A1:2013. Approved under regulation 31 of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2000 above ground water distribution only. Great customer service. An item arrived damaged by the courier. We called JDP and they brought a replacement item out the following day on their own van.

According to 'The Department of the Environment', they recommend that pipes should be buried at least 600mm (two feet) underground. At this depth, the soil acts as a natural insulator and prevents them freezing.

BS EN 12201 replacedBS 6572 and is the latest standard for plastic pipe systems for water supply. If BS 6572 is specified, use BS EN 12201 pipework. Solid wall 25mm blue MDPE (also known as alkathene) pipe coil suitable for below ground potable water mains supply distribution. Where water pipe enters or runs underneath a building it must be located within ducting, and it is essential they are sealed with a blanking cap (and usually also with foam pipe insulation). No joints or fittings should be used if pipe is located within ducting.The following process describes conventional open cut trench installation of below ground water supply: