Water Hygiene Solutions Ltd

26/05/2026

The importance of proper sample taps....

No matter how good your commissioning is it can all fall down at the final hurdle of sampling. Poor sampling technique can mean the difference between connection or not and can result in days or even weeks of delays with the associated costs, which can sometimes be phenomenal.

This is especially important on wet sites where there are risks of frost stats lying in water as unless under pressure these will not seat and you risk sucking dirty water (look up venturi effect) into the sample steam. We fell foul of this many years ago due to bad sampling techniques by a Water Undertakers Sampling Technician. It cost us 2 repeat bad sample results and huge issues for our client.

Using a proper sample tap allows the hydrant and sample point to be correctly disinfected and seats the frost stat, thus providing an accurate sample.

Don't cut corners, or allow your commissioning company to do so, use the correct equipment for the job.

22/05/2026

Beware!!!

Chlorine, whilst a widely used biocide, is highly toxic to aquatic life. It damages fish gills readily and will pollute the aquatic environment quickly and catastrophically.

Prosecution and heavy fines will be meted out by the environment agency for any contamination event and sites as a whole will be implicated.

All highly chlorinated water should be treated proportionally with sodium thiosulphate as it discharges to ensure that chlorine is removed and the water is safe for discharge.

If you have chlorination works occurring on water mains pipe work please ensure that any contractors appreciate the importance and undertake the appropriate de-chlorination processes to ensure no pollution occurs as otherwise you might well find yourselves in deep water!!!

20/05/2026

Perfect swab retrieval....

We video the majority of our swabs out of the pipe. Why take this extra time and effort when you can just photograph them you ask; although many companies don't even do that. The technology exists in pretty much everyone's pocket so ask not why we do it, ask instead why others don't!!

Photographs are great and we do include them on our comprehensive certification/job reports but how do you know it's the photograph of the actual swab used? How do you know it was the swab from that area and in the event of a problem how do you persuade the connecting Water Authority that there were no issues?

Also how do you prove when a swab gets stuck later in a project that you have retrieved all yours?

Simple, video the swabs coming out of the pipe.

In this video you see the perfectly clean swab in perfectly clear water being actually pulled out of the pipe work. You will also see the labelling on the swab to ensure we know we have got out the one we loaded and that we have not got unknown (preloaded) swabs in the system which may have come out first and resulted in swabs being left in the pipe work. Then we do a swing round of the area as video proof of the location, this is almost impossible to recreate without being there.

Yes it takes, longer, yes it is more involved but it give us, our clients and the Water Authorities the evidence needed if there was a problem with samples or other issues in the future.

This is just one of the many reasons why we are the best at what we do!

18/05/2026

Whilst we are predominantly known for our New Mains Commissioning in summer we also perform commissioning of many large temporary events systems.

Here is a rather lovely shot of one of our engineers working on one such system with a slo mo. Luckily our engineers work much faster than this and get the events pipe work commissioned and providing safe potable water ready for the thousands of attendees.

We still attain the same high standards of swabbing, flushing and chlorination with the same kit we utilise for our mains commissioning, ensuring fully proportional and therefore homogenous chlorine throughout the pipe length.

14/05/2026

Elevating Water Hygiene: The Best Solutions in the Industry! 💧✨💡

Every now and again, you need to blow your own trumpet 🎺 so here are few reasons Water Hygiene Solutions stand out as the gold standard in the industry:

1. Bespoke Technology: Water Hygiene Solutions leverage purpose-built technology to provide a comprehensive and effective service. Our kit is not something you can pick off the shelf, Our wonderfully imaginative MD, Watts has used experience and a lot of know-how to create a large portion of the tools we use on site to effectively get the job done in ways nobody else can!

2. Proven Effectiveness: With strict testing and validation processes, Water Hygiene Solutions have demonstrated effectiveness in eliminating harmful pathogens, contaminants, and impurities from water sources. Our track record of success speaks volumes about our reliability and trustworthiness.

3. Customised Approaches: Every water system is unique, and Water Hygiene Solutions recognise this by offering customised approaches tailored to specific needs and challenges. Whether it's small-scale or large-scale we can deliver optimal results.

4. Compliance and Safety: Compliance with regulatory standards and ensuring public safety are non-negotiable priorities. Water Hygiene Solutions adhere to the highest regulatory standards providing peace of mind to our Clients.

12/05/2026

What happens when you chlorinate a 63mm main from a hosepipe?

Well it does depend on many things, especially pipe configuration but it often results in a poor quality (or failed) chlorination.

There are many good companies out there that perform mains chlorination well but some companies don't have the skills, equipment, experience or knowledge to perform the works to the correct standards. This video shows the classic example of what happens when you just fill up the pipe with a hosepipe and don't consider flow dynamics, swabbing or the effects of air etc.

Here we have around 5 metres of 63mm pipe with an elbow on it to simulate the pipe going from the roadside into a building with a list downwards elevation (not an uncommon scenario).

Watch what happens and understand that this is not only your connection at significant risk but also the health of those that then use this water should the company in question obtain you clear results from the testing (submitting a clean water sample to a lab many miles away is the easiest thing in the world) to get a connection with the Water Authority.

This is an easily avoidable situation if you know what you are doing and this is why it is important to choose a competent, experienced mains chlorination company.

05/05/2026

04/05/2026

Happy Star Wars day everyone....

May the 4th be with you!

Who was your favourite Star Wars character?

p.s. I will personally hunt down and kill anyone who says Jar Jar Binks!!

01/05/2026

Stock images on websites, what do they tell you?

Anyone with sense has a nice fancy website to promote their business and they all tell you how great they are with lots of high resolution photographs to show what they do. Often however these are stock images bought from an image library.

What does that tell you and what conclusions can be drawn?

For me it doesn't inspire confidence as anyone can buy stock images and put them on a website. Some of those images are also just plain wrong. An example above of mains pipe pressure testing, until you realise the gauge is reading 380 Bar and we would never test mains pipe above 16 Bar.

If you have confidence in your work, equipment and staff (and you should have) then use those images. It builds confidence in your offering and shows you can do what you advertise and aren't just winging it.

Comment below the worst stock image you have seen on a web site.

28/04/2026

Chlorine measurement competition...

This tube shows on of our high range chlorine measurements prior to going into the digital meter.

Can you guess the figure we got when we measured it?

Comment below...