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EWE-FLEXORIPP Water Meter Pit
Edition 01/2017
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!ThewatermeterpitsystemisfactoryttedwithaPEadapter.
ThePEadapterisonlyusedasasubstituteforthewatermeterandisnot
suitableforoperation.
2.2 Information about the installation site
!Thewatermeterpitshouldbelocatedatanelevatedpositiononthesiteor
protrudeafewcentimetresabovegroundlevelifpossible.
Thechoiceofpitsizeshouldbecompatiblewiththefrost-freeinstallationdepth
ofthepipeandisthesoleresponsibilityoftheuser.Thewatermeterpitdemonstrates
favourablebehaviouragainstbuoyancybecauseofitsexternalshape.Anessential
requirementisthatitisinstalledproperlywithgravelbackllandcompactioninlayers.
Thepitbodyhasawaterproofdesignandtheconnectiontothecoverisimpermeableto
surfacewater.Asoilengineeringspecialistshouldbeconsultedinareaswherethereisa
riskoftemporaryooding.
!Shouldtherebeat-lyingsupplypipes(so-calledsummerpipes)downstreamof
thewatermeterpit,whichhavetobeemptiedbeforethestartofthefrost
season,werecommendinstallingaspecialttinginthepiperoutingbetweenthe
pitexitandthetappingpoint,e.g.anEWEgardenvalveincombinationwithan
installationset.AnEWEgardenhydrantprovidesthesameconvenienceinthecaseof
anoutdoortappingpoint.
!Theemptyingofthedownstreamsupplypipeinthepitbodyrequiresspecial
carefromahygienicpointofview.Thewaterfromthepipemustbepumped
awayimmediatelyduringtheemptyingphaseandthenthedrainopeningmust
beclosedtopreventanypossiblecontaminationinthepipenetwork.
2.3 Excavation and backlling
Thewatermeterpitisdeliveredreadyforinstallationandcanbeusedinprepared
ditches.Theworkrequiredistheresponsibilityoftheuser.
Thedistancestootherundergroundinstallations,suchasbuildings,pipes,cables,must
beobservedinaccordancewiththeDVGWworksheetW400.
TherequirementsofDIN4124mustbeobserved.
Possibleearthmovementsasaresultofsubsidence,settlementorsoilpressure,e.g.
causedbyslopingsites,mustbetakenintoconsideration.
Non-cohesivesoilwithagrainsizeofmax.16mmmustbeusedforthefoundations,
beddingandbacklling.SandSE,SWorSIandgravelGE,GW,GIhaveprovenasuccess
inaccordancewithsoilclassicationF1accordingtoDIN18196,whichalsomeetthe
requirementsforthecompactionclassesandfrostprotection.
Thepitmustbexedinplaceassoonaspossiblebybackllingthetrench.
Otherappropriatemeasuresmustbetakentosecureitagainstoatingwhilethetrench
isnotcompletelybacklledtogroundlevel.