Service connection between Municipality supply and consumer’s pipe
Introduction
The service connection between the municipal water supply and the consumer's pipe refers to the components that link the public water main to the house plumbing system within a building.
Components of service connection
- Ferrule - It is a right-angle sleeve made of brass or gun metal and is joined to a hole drilled in the water main and is screwed down with a plug. Its size varies between 10 to 50 mm dia.
- Goose neck - A small size curve pipe made of flexible material usually lead, about 75cm length forming a flexible connection between the water main and the service pipe.
- Service pipe - Galvanised iron pipe < 50mm dia laid underground in a trench. The service pipe is connected to the municipal main through the goose neck and ferrule.
- Stop cock - Provided before the water meter in the house. It is housed in a masonry chamber with removable cover and fixed in the street close to the boundary wall.
- Water meter - Measures/ records the quantity of water consumed in the house. It is connected to service pipes by union joint. It is fixed inside iron box fitted Jooqe in cavity made in boundary wall of house and covered with movable iron cover.
fig: Service connection between Municipality supply and consumer’s pipe