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Dead Legs are sections of pipework that have been isolated and no longer have a flow of liquid through them. A Dead End\/Blind Leg is a length of pipe closed at one end through which no water passes. They are usually generated through the changing or modifying of a water system.<\/p>\n
[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The evidence of dead legs and dead ends would be highlighted through a Legionella Risk Assessment of the water system. A dead leg can create a particular problem with microbiological growth, as they can house bacteria due to the lack of flushing of water through the dead leg.<\/p>\n
If the dead leg is put into use it can cause heavy contamination within the water system, which in turn will disrupt the efficacy of the water treatment regime.<\/p>\n
The recommended action for dead legs is to remove them back to source where possible.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”660″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”appear”]<\/p>\n
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DCS are able to identify, rectify and remove any dead legs and dead ends found<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\nDead Legs are sections of pipework that have been isolated and no longer have a flow of liquid through them. A Dead End\/Blind Leg is a length of pipe closed at one end through which no water passes. They are usually generated through the changing or modifying of a water system.
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The evidence of dead legs and dead ends would be highlighted through a Legionella Risk Assessment of the water system. A dead leg can create a …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":385,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template_leftnav.php","meta":[],"yoast_head":"\n