Distance between hydrant and water meter: handover shaft necessary

Hello

Upon inquiry with our municipality, it was said that if the distance from the hydrant to the house/water meter is between 10 and 15 meters, the water meter must be placed in a transfer shaft, with all the consequences:

The shaft must be frost-proof.
Reading is more difficult.
Additional effort.

It is also argued with the risk of pipe breakage, that the community should not bear the risk of the longer pipe, etc.
Is there a legal basis or a drinking water regulation that actually makes this necessary, or is it harassment?

For large properties and 50 or 100 m supply lines, I can understand that, but if it is 25 m for a normal house, I find it exaggerated.

How do you see it?

Regards and thanks
Ralf

What kind of answers are you expecting here now? You have asked the correct questions: "Is there a legal basis or a drinking water regulation for this?"

The municipality is supposed to answer exactly these questions for you - after all, such statements are made there precisely on the basis of such foundations.

A handover shaft after a certain connection length is completely normal. Most are usually in the range of 15-20m. You have to set the limit somewhere, and everyone is free to plan their house in a way that minimizes cable lengths ;)

Unfortunately, it doesn't matter at all what we think about it. If the supplier says it has to be like this, then it has to be like this. You have no choice. We have 35 m without a transfer shaft. We could choose that. But what good does it do you that our supplier did it that way?

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It is also argued with the risk of pipe breakage, that the community should not bear the risk of the longer pipeline, etc.
Is there a legal basis for this or a drinking water regulation that really makes this necessary, or is it harassment?
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Yes, this basis exists and therefore it is not harassment, because you could have read all this beforehand.

Why it is handled so differently by various municipal utilities is also quite easy to explain:
Presumably, there was already a pipe break in your area in winter because the builder wanted to do without a transfer shaft, but then did not keep it frost-free as agreed or something along those lines. That’s how it is.

I have customers where you have to wear safety goggles when entering the test cell because someone poked themselves in the eye with a screwdriver 15 years ago. In others, triangular scrapers are prohibited because someone accidentally rammed one into their stomach once. That’s just how it is.