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Offline bell

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more water pressure
« on: May 14, 2010, 05:30:05 AM »
I have a question, we recently replaced all of out sewer lines in our house.  When doing that we had to replace a couple of the supply lines.  After we turned the water back on, I have really good water pressure in the back yard, but I hardly have any in the front now.  Do you have any suggestions on how to fix this?

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« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2010, 07:25:04 PM »
replace all water pipes underfground to the toby (valve on the street) in 15 or 20mm alkathene

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Re: more water pressure
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2012, 07:13:41 PM »
I wouldnt use 15mm alkethene, rather 20mm

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« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2012, 08:34:56 AM »
U guys use 15/20mm alkathene for residential water mains?       Isnt that low density polyethylene? (LDPE)

I usually use and have always come across MDPE Blueline for a buildings water supply, or if its a dated older watermain HP Pvc, galv, or copper while doing maintenance work etc

I only see alkathene for garden sprinkler systems residentially or for farms rurally, stock trough water supplys etc, never seen for potable supply.
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Re: more water pressure
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2012, 08:04:43 PM »
ldpe sweetas for most water mains - pressure rated to 600kPa?

whatever product needs to suit intended purpose




I have come across :

galv
ldpe
mdpe
hdpe
various classes pressure
bute (yes bute)
copper

there are still many places/councils using 15mm ldpe for civic/supply side of toby


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