How to tell if pipes are frozen & what to do if they burst
When the weather turns cold, if your central heating isn’t working and there’s no water from one or more taps, you may have frozen pipes. As inconvenient as...
Welcome Richard George to the Drainfast team
Underground service pipe colours and depth requirements
Underground service pipes are an imperative feature of every commercial or domestic building, as the underground pipe system is what provides utilities to...
Inspection Chamber Installation Guide
Inspection chambers allow access to drains for inspection, rodding and jetting. For this reason, they should be placed at a maximum interval of 22 metres...
Protect your pipes this winter
Accustomed to temperate weather all year round in the UK, a sudden winter snap can take us by surprise. If water pipes freeze, the water inside expands...
Celebrating twenty years of Drainfast
Happy new year to all of our customers. We are particularly excited about 2023, not least because it is our birthday! Drainfast is celebrating twenty years...
How Much Does The MuckStopper System Cost?
This article will outline the cost of investing in the MuckStopper system on your sites. The whole MuckStopper system is built to last and can be used multiple times.
Welcome John Chalcroft to the Drainfast team
How Do You Know If You Have a Collapsed Drain?
A collapsed drain can be a messy business and can be the source of persistent disruption throughout a property, whether that’s domestic or commercial.
Attenuation and Soakaway - What's the Difference?
Both systems work like temporary holding areas for large volumes of stormwater, buying time for the drainage system to cope with increased capacity during peak rainfall.
Drainfast Launches New MuckStopper System
Delays caused by waiting for drains to be manually unblocked or a jetting company to turn up and clear the drains can eat into tight completion schedules.
What Happened At Hillhead 2022?
We had a blast at the Hillhead show last week! Now that the dust has settled and we have started to recover from our sunburn, we thought we’d quickly review the show in this blog.
The Best Barrier Pipe - Protecta-Line or Puriton?
The most widely-known brand of barrier pipe is probably Protecta-line, as this is the original product. It is the brand more likely to be specified on drawings.
Should rodding eyes be sealed?
A rodding eye (also sometimes called a rodding point) is an access point for inspecting and cleaning of a surface water (stormwater) drain. It features a...
What is a trapped gully?
A drainage system gully features a top opening that allows storm or wastewater to run from roads, pavements and other large impervious areas into the...
How to connect clay to plastic pipe
If you are installing a PVC home water system pipeline to a sewer main line made of clay pipe, a special coupling is required. In most cases, publicly owned...
Why Should Storm and Wastewater Be Kept Separate?
To understand why storm and wastewater should be kept separate in drainage systems, we need to know the differences between them.
Water Pipe Fittings - Compression or Electrofusion?
Compression and electrofusion fittings are used in water supply and drainage pipework installation, so what are the differences and which is the best for your application?
