Sentence examples for service pipes from inspiring English sources

There is a widespread perception that the real problem is water companies failing to maintain service pipes, leading to massive losses through leaky pipes.

However, nothing was done to address the corrosive properties of Flint River water, which began scouring the city's mostly lead-based network of service pipes, exposing the city to lead poisoning.

Tenants had their own complaints: elevators frequently went out of service; pipes burst; the roof leaked; plaster fell from ceilings: the building often had no hot water, or no water at all.

Madelin also waxes eloquent about the site's physical and other constraints: tunnels, tracks, service pipes, the canal, listed buildings, contaminated ground, a gas governor that, if wrongly housed, could explode.

But more alarming is confirmation that because nothing was done to address the corrosive nature of the Flint River water – a simple phosphate additive would have done the trick – it instantly began scouring the city's mostly lead-based and decrepit network of service pipes.

Among other parameters, the recirculation control strategy and the length of service pipes are taken into account.

To eliminate any stagnant water which could have stood in the service pipe, water was pumped to waste for at least 60 s (WHO 1997).

Phillips 66, which earlier in the day said it was almost positive that it was not to blame for the leak, later took responsibility and put the blame on one of its out-of-service pipes.

The method has been verified by simulated data, artificial defects in real pipes as well as real corrosion in a servicing pipe.

An estimated 96 million Americans live with lead service lines – pipes that carry water from mains to meters.

High-risk homes include those with lead plumbing or service lines, pipes made of lead that connect a home's meter to the main.