Giffor​d Plum​bing Services
Underground and external pipework ​
Underground and external pipework ​
We undertake outside plumbing work, be it an emergency or a planned project, in the garden, at your small holding or stables.
We can:-
- install or renew outside taps- replace/service inlet valves on paddock/field water troughs
- unblock drains
- replace broken drain covers or grills
- repair leaking blue (MDPE) water main pipe
- connect up new water troughs to the mains water supply
- install water meters on feed pipes to horse paddocks
- install water supplies to home offices, outbuildings, etc
We can carry out repairs to water mains or install additional spurs to new garden taps, outhouses, garages, etc as well as horse paddocks and stables.
The images above show a new coupler, we installed between the metal water main entering under a fence onto the property and the (blue) MDPE pipe, which takes the mains water into the house.
We always have a stock of MDPE pipe, in both the common sizes of 20mm and 25mm, and an assortment of different fittings.
We can connect -
metal to MDPE
MDPE to MDPE - equal or reduced
MDPE to 15mm or 22mm copper/plastic pipework
The images above show the process we had to follow in repairing a leaking underground metal pipe supplying mains water to a tap in a stable yard.
We used our concrete breaker to access the pipe, which was then cut, the rust and dirt was cleaned off to give a good surface on to which to install the metal to MDPE adaptor.
Once the adaptor is in place, the new blue MDPE pipe was installed terminating in a new tap on a wall plate to allow the customer to mount the tap on a wood or metal post at a later date.
A stopcock was installed in a nearby building to allow for easier future maintenance or isolating the supply in the winter months.