Description
Installation of a new flow meter in the water supply pipe (Arteria del Vallès) of DN1200 reduced to DN1000, located beside the Riera de Caldes at a depth of 9 metres. The work was carried out over 24 uninterrupted hours without affecting the area’s water supply.
The work included the following operations:
- Removal of a 12-metre section of reinforced-concrete pipe with a sheet-metal casing, at a depth of 9 metres.
- Installation of the DN1000 flow meter in a 12-metre section of hot-dip galvanised steel pipe.
Execution time: 24 hours. Client: Rubatec and ATLL (Ter-Llobregat Water Supply Board).