Perfectly good question, stookeyfpe. A rep from the state fire marshal's office gave me a general opinion from experience that at least a 1" was necessary to supply fire flow requirements. He wasn't addressing the specific utility in question (or even the specific installation--Uponor-type...
Good error-spotting CVG.
They charge the same for all taps--the actual cost of labor and materials, if utility personnel actually perform the tap. A larger diameter tap may take longer, of course.
Thanks. Every response was helpful.
The utility has visions of cumulative loses due to tiny leaks out of customer taps and toilets--0.25 gpm leaking for a billing quarter means the utility paid to treat and pump out almost 33,000 gallons and got nothing in return.
But, I agree, the loss will...
I am drafting a rule to cover Single Family Residential Fire Sprinkler installations. The underlying intent is to make it as easy and cost-free as possible for the residential owner, while minimizing the water utility's added expense. In this system, the standard meter size installed for...
Many localities specify that only backflow preventers approved by the USC backflow foundation can be installed. However, despite diligent web searching, I am unable to find a recent edition of this list. The USC backflow foundation website states that it is not available to the general...
