Dubai warns residents over drinking water

Tag : clean drinking water
Drinking water
Posted by Wilhelm Niederhauser, Sharjah, UAE on 22 July 2008 at11:32 UAE time

I am not surprised about the growth of bacteria and flora in waterpipes. In Europe, PVC pipes and PPR pipes are materials of thepast. They have a fairly rough inner surface, which leads to scalebuild up and bacteria.
Most new installations in Europe use multilayer composite pipes,which have an ultra smooth surface, preventing scale build up.
Unfortunately in UAE there is an absence of proper regulations,therefore contractors tend to use the cheapest materials available.