We pride ourselves on providing innovative ways of working and are committed to explore new ideas. Our aim is to, minimise disruption to customers, Improve safety and reduce costs.
Some of the tools we use include:-
Leak Finder
Underground leaks on water pipelines occur every day are generally not visible and often difficult to locate. Leak finder is specifically designed to accurately pin point leaks in traditionally difficult situations to reduce the amount of excavation and work undertaken on private property. Originally designed to be used on plastic pipes but also can be used on smaller diameter metalic pipes.
Stop Tap Adaptor
Since privatisation more Water Companies have encouraged meter installations to help reduce demand on water supplies by introducing "Free Meter Options" Over the years many devices have been developed that can be fitted to an internal stop tap but this can often be intrusive and inconvenient to customers.
In conjunction with MWM Distributors H2O have worked to develop the Meter Stop Tap adaptor for use in the external stop tap chamber. This allows meters to be installed under pressure and without the need for excavation in the footpath or garden
The Meter Stop Tap adaptor is a brass fitting that is inserted into the stop tap within the existing stop tap chamber which then has the conventional meter fitted to it.
The benefits of the Meter Stop tap adaptor are many.
Health & Safety
Avoids the need for excavations which means no risk from other utility apparatus.
Environmental
No excavated material to dispose of and no imported backfill
minimal traffic disruption by using smaller vehicles and job duration of less than 15 minutes.
Customer Experience
- Minimal external impact for Customer
- No need to access property for installation or future reads
- Ability to use on other customer facing operations
- Pressure & Flow test at boundary without excavation
- Replace faulty stop taps
- The Meter Stop Tap Adaptor has full WRAS approval, a non return valve and can operate on pressures up to six bar
The WebCap
The WebCap is a simple solution for sealing off and protecting disused ferrule connections. It replaces the traditional encapsulation collar which requires larger excavations including access to underneath the main. The Webcap is a much smaller fitting and is available for use on iron, plastic and asbestos mains.