Water

New Gas and Water Pipe Identification Tapes Our full range of Pipe Identification Tapes offer a quick, easy and cost effective way to mark up all your pipework to comply with the British Standard regulations.  We are continually increasing our range of standard Pipe Identification Tapes and our latest additions are: For Gas: Bio-Methane This 50mm wide self-adhesive tape has...

Is water safety being overlooked? In the PHAM News article below, Kevin Wellman of CIPHE talks about how seriously water safety is taken, looking at the level of training required compared with the mandatory level of training necessary for gas installers.     Water safety can often be overlooked or taken for granted, but potential risks should not be underestimated...

Here's a little idea for Plumbing and Heating Engineers that like to go the extra mile. Try this quick and easy way to pick up extra work without having to be the hard salesman. And your customers will love you for it!! Click here to view the Valve Tags Once you have marked up your customer's isolation valves and stopcocks, your...

  Dont't Ignore The Electrics This article was spotted in the 'Your Views' section of HVP: "The Gas Safe Register Technical Bulletin (TB) 118 issued in July last year, quite rightly intimated that all engineers working on electrical appliances should be working under the Health & Safety at Work Regulations and more specifically the Electricity at Work Regulations. This TB would...

All pipework containing water should be clearly marked to show where the water comes from and whether it is potable or non-potable, to avoid Full banding by R M Labels Limited for pipework containing water contamination of drinking water. This is clearly described in the BS 1710:2014 specification for Identification of Pipelines and Services. Below is an extract from the...

Following on from yesterday's post regarding reducing water use, here are some top tips we have come across to help consumers save water: Turn off the tap whilst brushing your teeth - a running tap wastes over 6 litres per minute. Purchase a water efficient dual flush toilet, which has a split flush button giving the user the choice of...

In the UK, one third of all domestic water is used for non-potable purposes such as flushing toilets, watering gardens and use in washing machines and does not need to be of drinking quality. Rainwater harvesting makes both financial and environmental sense providing an easy and efficient way to collect rainwater for reuse in and around the home. Almost a...

There are a large variety of products available for marking up pipework and sometime it is hard to know which product is the most suitable. Detailed below are some of the options available to you: Pipe Markers A quick and cost effective solution for marking up pipework that does not require full banding. We have a large range of standard self-adhesive...

We have found that we are receiving lots of enquiries regarding the BS 1710:2014 requirements for water pipe banding, with many people being unclear on the colour coding required.  Below is a brief description of the BS requirements which may be of help.  We would however recommend contacting the British Standard office or your local water authority for full details.  Since...

Give your customers peace of mind.  Label up their valves so that if they have a water leak or think they can smell gas they know where to turn off their stopcock or gas valve, saving valuable time in an emergency. And for the ultimate customer service, put your details on the valve tag so that your customer can quickly get...