We have a Victorian house with a Victorian cess-pit (non-compliant with General Binding Rules - not the subject of this question).
We have found some issues with the sewer pipe leading to the cess-pit and have been working with a specialist drain company to improve the flow to the tank. The system only serves a single 4 bed property.
The original pipe is a 225mm diameter clay pipe and we want to reduce to 110mm to get past some downstream obstructions. At the moment we have done this in stages.
1. a 225 to 160mm reducer.
2. a flexible coupling
3. A length of 160mm PVC sewer pipe
4. A flexible shear-resistant coupler
5. A 160 to 110 level invert, single socket reducer
6. a length of 110mm PVC sewer pipe that discharges into the cess-pit.
Is there any code of practice or guidelines that suggest that the two reducers should be separated by a minimum length of intermediate pipe (160mm in this case)?
We have found some issues with the sewer pipe leading to the cess-pit and have been working with a specialist drain company to improve the flow to the tank. The system only serves a single 4 bed property.
The original pipe is a 225mm diameter clay pipe and we want to reduce to 110mm to get past some downstream obstructions. At the moment we have done this in stages.
1. a 225 to 160mm reducer.
2. a flexible coupling
3. A length of 160mm PVC sewer pipe
4. A flexible shear-resistant coupler
5. A 160 to 110 level invert, single socket reducer
6. a length of 110mm PVC sewer pipe that discharges into the cess-pit.
Is there any code of practice or guidelines that suggest that the two reducers should be separated by a minimum length of intermediate pipe (160mm in this case)?