Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1 Apr 25, 2014 9:40 pm We've just noticed how the water has been run into the house, from the meter, and wondered if this was standard fare for WA? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The water has been run into the opposite side as all the other utilities (Gas, Power, Telephone etc) which isn't the problem. It's been brought in through the external wall and run up the internal brick wall (again not the problem). The thing that concerns us is the weird angle the pipe come in and how difficult it's going to be to pave around it. Additionally, the pipe doesn't look to be buried very deep below the ground. Has anyone had this and is it a pain to pave around? And what is the required depth below the ground that water pipes have to be? Re: Water run into house 3Sep 16, 2014 4:07 pm I think you'll find (from any plumber) that there is a minimum cover for water pipes, particularly the main supply run. You could run it through with a spade it seems. That does not seem right at all. The jobs I've seen all have elbows atop an upstand I presume from 300mm or more down the wall to another elbow to the main run. Looks l;ike that all needs to be done first. Do you have a Plumbing Commission in WA... I'd ask their technical advice department and send that photo if it was me. Leonardo_23 Water this close to the slab edge or under the slab can cause slab heave or subsidence and is potentially a serious problem especially on highly reactive clay soils. Over… 6 2994 7 5628 I had a similar issue with my fridge not too long ago. It wasn't the same model, but the symptoms were pretty much the same: the compressor would start and then stop… 3 5200 |