The chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering, Blane Judd, today welcomed the new Connect Right campaign to raise awareness of the health and environment problems caused by misconnection to the public drainage system.
The campaign was launched by water and sewerage companies and the Environment Agency and underlines the importance of engaging registered plumbing professionals to carry out competent and safe connections to the appropriate water drains.”
Said Mr Judd: “According to Connect Right research, hundreds of thousands of homes are misconnected, putting the same number of households at serious health risks and threatening the environment. The CIPHE holds the register of registered plumbing professionals on behalf of the industry, and to join the register plumbers must be qualified to national standards for plumbing and water fitting installations.
“We welcome any initiative that helps bring such important issues to the attention of the general public and would urge anyone who is concerned about connections in their home or business to get them checked out by a qualified plumbing professional.”
To find your nearest registered plumbing professional search by postcode on www.ciphe.org.uk for a postcode finder, or look for a CIPHE Registered Plumber in your local Yellow Pages.