On 30/04/2020 08:19, Roland Perry wrote:
House has old lead pipe water main. This needs extending (with polypipe)
to new position within kitchen extension.

Plumber says this is difficult if the old pipe isn't circular enough to
attach the connector he has in mind.

Isn't there a connector which could be soldered to the lead pipe side,
somewhat irrespective of its exact profile?

[My preference is to polypipe all the way to the water meter in the
pavement, but that involves digging up (and reinstating) rather a lot of
concrete path. As well as presumably getting the Water Company
involved.]

ps The water company previously tested the potable supply for lead, and
declared it so low it probably wasn't a lead pipe anyway. Ho Hum.

When my nest door neighbour built his new house he found that the water
pipe in the street was a combination of lead piping and asbestos pipe.
He wasn't allowed to connect up to the water until the street pipe was
replaced with plastic. They used a mole system to do it.
Funny thing was - when my water meter was fitted (some year prior) no
mention was made of the street pipe.

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