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Aquavent Access and Chamber Covers

When is an access cover not an access cover?
When it is over potable water.

	Typical existing cover installations, GRP, Galv'd

It is now not possible to fit any cover to potable water
installations if you consider recent guidelines from the Government and DWI. Consideration should be given to the potential threat of vandalism and other undesirable attack when choosing what type of cover to fit.

For many years manufacturers have claimed that there covers are the best for the application and the buyer has had no formal specification or standard to refer to other than the Salesman’s spiel and or his/her own instinct. That is until recently when the Water Industry in conjunction with the Loss prevention Council (now part of the Building Research Establishment) established, with some revisions to meet the water industry’s requirements, LPS1175 Cat 4.

This gives the specifier and purchaser a “minimum” acceptable specification for access covers to be used within potable water installations. Other enhanced features should be given consideration such as material types to minimise corrosion and maximise longevity, hygiene, Health & Safety, user friendliness.

Access Covers should be considered as an investment to protect assets rather than something that “just covers up a hole”.

M N Lock Lic IQA, LCG.
Aquavent UK Ltd and Midas Technologies (GB) Ltd