MDPE MAINS WATER PIPE - ATPLAS CHAMBER - Plumbing Tips
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- All about MDPE mains water pipe. How to fit on your water mains coming into your house and fit an ATPLAS chamber. We show you how the couplings work and how to fit to imperial iron thread. We show you how to measure and cut the pipe and how to make sure it's clean. We also show you how to use the inserts to prevent the pipe from collapsing.
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Top quality video mate. Straight talking, no bs. Fkin love it m8
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I'm sitting here in my office at Philmac thoroughly enjoying your video. Well done on your very down-to-earth style and your obvious enthusiasm. We're immensely proud of this company and our products. Thank you very much and again, well done.
Hi Tony, no worries mate! Glad you like the video!
I have to say the fittings are great - I've even seen where someone pulled a pipe out of the ground by accident with a digger - the fitting on the end leaked not one jot!
LOVE GETTING MUDDY! Hows your Sunday going people!? I'm playing Ping Pong and having a BBQ....just got to do a call out first!
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ive gotta fix a pipe and here i am doing research about the basics of plumbing on youtube
Epic🤣🤣 Thanks for this. Wondered why our joints didnt seal well!
Now ive got to go back to Mole valley and get some 20mm inserts🤣🤣🤦♂️
I held tight today and now in hospital having a wrench removed. I will be suing!
Nice. Did your water board not want the blue pipe ducted and insulated at entry point to the house?
There can be some serious spring in the large blue MDPE pipes, think it was either 63 or 50mm. Got hit in the face by a bit as it came out of a fitting. The resulting cut required a bit of superglue.
+Ed R (Oran) Ouch!
Great vid, thanks for posting.
Great video. A joy to watch
Brilliant video as always
What he did not tell you about this product is, that in cold periods down towards freezing the pipe going into this type of fitting will shrink and eventually pull out of the fitting. Also on during hot temperature it expands. If it is fitted to pipe in warm to hot weather it may seem tight but if it the pipe shrinks when cold it will leak.
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wouldnt use grips on the fittings, really not required. Great video for beginners xx
Thanks once again for a useful, James. 👍
+Dont Get by Get Bry No worries B-Ry!
I have a copper pipe in the main water supply. The pipe has been damaged at the garden side. Therefore, we want to join a new pipe from that point as the builder told us. However, I started to wonder if it would be a good idea to have a joint underground and looked for any videos to see if there are any sort of inspection chamber kind of things to keep that joint accessible and observable. That's how I came across this video.
What is the common practice to follow here? Instead of replacing the entire pipe that will require breaking the concrete floor from the garden towards the main road and digging the driveway to put a new pipe, what is the best way to join a new pipe segment from the point it has actually been damaged?
My old plumbing tutor always said that ptfe on threads means the plumbings failed. Should never need tape on brass or plastic threads.
You spin me right round looool 😂
This was great explains a lot. I am taking on re-plumbing our whole house and we are going from a Black Alkathene mains inlet to after the stopcock 22mm PEX (reducing to 15mm for taps etc.) We have very high water pressure so as well as a new Stop-cock we also need a new pressure reducing valve. I have looked at a few of your videos and think I can fit the stopcock no problem, but not so sure about the PRV, cant seem to find one that is compatible with PEX. Any advice? Or links to videos on how to fit a brass PRV to PEX pipe? cheers!
Nice vid how about ducting to protect pipe under breeze block
Thanks for a great video! Can I ask - are the inserts always needed? I have read that "Most water utilities say they are not needed."
Hi mate
Any tips on making a tee connection in an already fitted pipe underfloor?
Nice demo thanks. Do you have any tips for connecting 20mm MDPE to a standard 22mm brass stopcock. I'm removing a 3/4" black water pipe that has been connected to 20mm in the ground outside the house adjacent to the D/S WC. The black pipe has a rupture in it. Inside the WC I'm working in a fairly tight space next to the stack pipe and there's also a 15mm copper cold feed in the same space that was boxed in. I thought it would be possible to get a brass 20mm to 22mm compression coupling but have only seen the plastic ones like the one you fitted here (with the 22mm copper adaptor grommets etc). These are massive by comparison. Am I just going to have to make space to fit this monster? Thanks
that needs to be 750mm in the ground!
used plenty of these fittings being a groundworker lol
always fixing pipes people have ripped through with a digger
Thanks for the great videos as always. Firstly I’m not a plumber! Ha! Could I use this pipe to fit a outside tap for the garden. I need to run it from a tee on mains water pipe in the loft then out down the wall to the outside tap. Can’t seem to find any information on this. Be great if you could do a video. Much appreciated for your help.
excellent video mate
+OfficialKamz Cheers dude!
How long do I hold tight for, it's been a year!
Hi, my mains water supply is a black plastic 1/2 inch, I want to fit a 15mm stopcock to it, but the 15mm compression fitting is to small, do they have a conversation kit for that plz, thank you, and your videos are great, bloody hooked on em
I prefer the Talbot pushfit fittings much easier and quicker to use.
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I’m doing my bathroom pretty much via this channel, fantastic for a sparky to trade.
What I really could do with some help with is I am running my new plastic pipe to my sink and toilet locations but I’ve came across a problem.
Under my floor i have what I think is 22mm galvanised pipe with T fittings going down to 15mm at bits.
Can I connect this to existing galvanised pipe to use my jg speed fit stuff? Totally ruined my day today 🤨
Thanks. Rab
Can you get a MDpe elbow to Copper
Under my sink...
My mains water was incorrectly placed .needs a elbow bk to kitchen wall -up and another elbow out of the back of cupboard ☺️🤔 ready for 2nd fix of plumbing ....lol ie Waste pipes , washing machine etc ....
I want to extend some 25mm mdpe pipe from under a floor screed. Is it acceptable to bury the join in screed?
hey mate . we have a water leak in mains water supply somewhere (1 cubic meter every 10days) . 1. how we find it? . 2. once found would you need to 2 joiners or 1? . cheers
Thank you
Hi these tutorials are great but I need a bit of advice. My house is fairly modern, about 20 years old. The mains supply comes into the utility room but we want to reconfigure the room which would involve moving the mains about 6 foot. Ive had various plumbers in who have all promised to give me a quote but none of them have. I am assuming from watching your videos that the supply is going to MDPE is this a job a competant DIYer could do or is it so complicated that plumbers simply wont touch it?
Hi I am am building an extension and after digging some of my footings I have come across our mains water pipe. This is a 15mm copper pipe and it runs the length of or trench. We live in Melbourn, Cambs and I would like to know if laying a new MDPE pipe is something I can do myself? We have a main stopcock on our side of the boundary so it would be a case of digging a new trench for the blue pipe, laying the pile and connecting it up.
Hi! Have you got a video on how to convert a lead pipe to 15mm copper? Old house problems!
I did exactly that with a connector from ToolStation which gripped the Lead pipe perfectly down to a 15mm male compression. However - Get your water tested with the local water company (its FREE), I was shocked at how bad the lead was in the water (28950 parts p/ml) the accepted level is less than 10 parts! Even after 5mins running the water it was still above acceptable limits. So its a full replacement from building out to the street.
beautiful job. i had nightmare with some 3/4 polyork black mamba the other day. it's everywhere in norfolk !
peace
dave
Good 👍 job Good man
Spot on, no bs thanks
Plumbing my home from scratch and Thames Water just connected my new 25mm MDPE pipe to the street. Still need to fit internal isolator tap as it's wanging about in front yard with no stopper / tap. QUESTION: is it best to take 25mm all the way to back of house where megaflo and boiler will be, or should I convert to 15 or 22 at the incoming isolator tap at front of house? Need to get some services off it near front of house as well. What's the normal thing to do?
This would work to join the steel water pipe to copper?
How do you connect mdpe to an outside tap?
I thought you needed lagging or insulation on the water mains, does it freeze in winter?
Think if its 750mm or more below the surface its not affected by freezing
Good vid fella!
+mavezy Cheers!
A tip for anyone watching this. Make sure you have permission from your water board to remove any water meters. Do not just remove one willy-nilly as they are property of the water board and organisations like Severn Trent don't take too kindly to you technically getting free water!
Hi there is it okay to run couple of these MDPE internally to supply multiple flats to there internal stopcocks. I have four feeds coming in. Ive seen it done before what do you think of this any advise from you may help thanks
what if no inserts? will it leak or not?
What plastic pipe cutters are you using here?
how connect MDPE TO LCS METAL PIPE ? THANKS
u r professional thank you.
+Ali H Cheers!
you wanna be careful spinning round that many times the top of the digger might screw off lol
All fun and games until someone gets in the way.
I want to run water to my brewshed, the only water source is my outside tap so can you do a video on how we home brewers or gardeners extend water to a shed. What happens at the shed end, how do you fit a tap to MDPE?
they do plastic bibcock taps for mdpe.
+Mark Davies You can get all kinds of fittings for MDPE pipe, you could run the MDPE into the Brewshed (through wall) to either a wall plate elbow which would give you either 1/2" or 3/4" BSP fitting which you can put/wind a bib/garden tape into OR come through the wall into an elbow a bit of pipe then MDPE Stop Cock (MDPE to Copper, 20mm mdpe to 15mm copper) You are now back to household copper fittings "hold tight".
Hi. Would these fittings possibly be the reason for my meter box filling with water?
I noticed that the only accessible bit of water main after the meter is 15mm copper and it's only about a meter away from this chamber so I assume someone has joined it to a very small section of blue straight from the meter?
I was going to dig out a small section of ground and see if I could replace it but I'm not sure if my problem is inside the chamber or outside really.
Really appreciate any tips. :)
Hi... Quick question....I have a plumber installing a new water main for me...replacing the old lead main. From the stop tap backwards toward the street connection..... I have 22mm copper in the kitchen...which then goes under my living room floor in 22mm John Guest white plastic pipe....and he seems to have left sufficient to connect to the actual main in the street (about 6 foot outside my livimg room window)....is this ok/legal?
Or, do you think it is a better job to use the 25mm MDPE from the street to my stop tap?
Which do you recommend - this type or Buteline ?
can fittings be used safely underground with no leaks?
WHERE DO YOU GET THE REDUCER
nice work! i need to do my main off a new supply for my renovation but how deep in ground should i dig for the pipe so out of frost line!
At least 750mm
lorel51 👍🏼
Hello great vid. Question do you put any protection like polythene sheet over your connections before you back fill?
Bit off gaffer tape helps!
sand 150mm on top
Dude, did you polish off all those Stiegl beers yourself before you started, like a typical plumber?
+Chuck Norris Ha! Yeah I bought 4 cases of them. Lovely!
I am sure by regulation the blue pipe should be 350 mm away from waste pipe.
Ok. Not heard that one. Any idea why?
Hello mate. Are you gas safe? If so can you do some videos about boilers
+Ash Plested Mate we aren't allowed by law to show you any of that stuff! Sorry!
+plumberparts I think I remember my boss telling me about that actually. Because people would be doing their own work on boilers and could mess up the flue and other things and potentially kill themselves. I enjoy your videos mate. Hold tight!
there's no need to be putting out vids about gas appliances, if you aint GS reg then people shouldn't be touching the appliances. However GSIUR has this ridiculous ambiguous rule of "competent" ppl being allowed to work on gas appliances in their own home. but idiots on youtube think competent means "I'm good at DIY, lets strip my positive pressure boiler down"....bellends
There you are with the singing again mate!! Nice video as always. I take it the water board chaps only own the chamber in the street then?
+James Garlick Yep. What usually happens is they supply and fit the atplas and pull your pants down. Like £450+ pants down. The chamber is only £25! so I do mine myself and tell them to just fit the new meter. Suddenly the bill is £100 area.
+plumberparts I see. I needed to change my gas meter box when I moved into the new house as it was damaged and looked crap anyway. They wanted £220 + Vat to change it. So I did it for £45 from ebay and did it myself. Amazing how the can justify their prices.
plumberparts i had a new water connection added to my property which i am trying to split into flats. After seeing your comment i know I've been had by the water company
:(
Paid a little over £4k for them to dig a trench from the mains to the boundary of my property (about 3/4 metres) and install a new water meter. I then had to pay my builder £350 to dig another trench from the new meter to inside the property and fit the blue pipe with insulation.
I didn't realise plumbers could do the majority of the installation as all the local plumbers/builders i asked didn't have a clue about how to fit new water meters.
Oh well lesson learned, any tips for installing new electric meters? Or how to go about adding more water meters ? As that's next on the list lol.
Love your videos 👍🏽
Can this work on a broken galvanized pipe? Or what can I use on a broken galvanized pipe to a PE pipe
Get a universal jointer or a gripper as the gangs call them. Basicly convert galvey to pe pipes
Please what’s the difference between mdpe and hdpe?
Medium density poly-ethylene and High density poly-ethylene ( used for bigger water or gas mains)
Hi ,I've just replaced an old lead water main and moved my stoptap into the understairs cupboard due to some building alterations. I now need to re route hot and cold water to the kitchen sink ,it would be so easy to tap into the cold in feed and hot out feed on my combi boiler but is this legal (drinking water wise) or do I need to take the cold directly to the kitchen sink first before it supplies anywhere else. Hope you can help thank you.
Mark Riley I'm sure it's fine to do and not illegal as the hot is fine as it's a outlet from boiler and the cold is still fed off mains just exits to kitchen before boiler entry
as you have a combi boiler, all cold water outlets are potable water, that isn't illegal at all. its just that the routing of the pipe to kitchen is longer. be sure to fit a DOC and a Dbl Check valve after your stopcock to comply with WRAS
U should use loctite thread so much better never gets leaks unlike PTFE tape which comes undone or u never know wether uve put enough on or not. Once uve used loctite ull never go back to PTFE tape
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Very interesting, actually. But I still have no idea what an atplas chamber is or what it's for. lol
+ecoomber Just an all in one water meter chamber!
Atplas- it's Atlantic plastics actually! It's a boundary box really.... that one is for contaminated ground, where you use protectaline pipe. push fits are for normal 25mm mdpe
Good stuff but I hate the idea of joining pipes under mud with no access to them to keep an eye on it over time.
Im cofused, I read you had to have the pipe a minimum of 750 mm below ground. Im at about 500 mm now running a trench from my house supply to an annex (about twelve meters run. will it be frost protected at 500 mm. Im not very keen on digging.
Cheers.
I go on the current level of the mains pipe coming in. Usually insanely thick copper from the 1930's!
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Why don't you guys use PEX like they do in the states??
Dunno, it's just not over here loads atm.
How's my Sunday going? Well, it's gone! Untersturmbannfuhrer, Joanne, (she who must be obeyed) had me out of the house wood-staining the fence. I could have been sorting out my tool boxes and organising my job diary for this week. Trouble n strife calls it playing with my tool and warns me that I will go blind! Pity it don't make me deaf as well. We've been married ten years. You only get 7 for manslaughter!!!!
+loafer sheffield Ohhhh gutted!
These fittings are terrible always blow out brass fittings way foward
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Too much talk
Why do you talk so quickly, just slow down!