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Plumbing installations in Brackenfell for new pipework, re-piping, rainwater tanks and garden supplies from boreholes or treated effluent. Every second supply is labelled, kept physically apart from the municipal water, and fitted with backflow protection.
Tell us what you are adding. We will quote it in writing with every part listed.
New work for houses, cottages and outbuildings, done to the by-law rather than to what is quickest.
Old galvanised or undersized supply lines replaced with copper or PEX, with isolators added where there were none.
Garden taps, irrigation feeds and outbuilding supplies, each with its own isolation.
Pump outlet to garden, with signage and a physical break from the house supply.
Gutter to tank to garden, with overflow to stormwater and no link to the mains.
Irrigation from the City’s treated effluent network, marked as non-potable at every outlet.
Washing machines, dishwashers and fridges with water, each with an isolator and a proper waste.
In May 2026 the City reported a new R32.5 million pump station at the Scottsdene wastewater treatment works in Kraaifontein, able to supply six million litres of treated effluent a day into its local network, with a 14 km extension planned. The areas the City named as able to use it include Brackenfell, Protea Heights, Northpine and Kuils River.
Treated effluent is good for gardens and sports fields and not for drinking, and the Water By-law treats it as alternative water, alongside boreholes, well-points, rainwater and grey water. Section 54(3) says that where drinking water and alternative water share a property, there must be no interconnection between the two, with pipes identified by colour and signage.
Section 56(2) adds that nobody may connect a supply from any other source to a water distribution system without the City’s written approval, and section 61 requires weatherproof notices at non-potable outlets saying the water is unsuitable for domestic use, in three languages.
In practice that means the garden system is built as a separate system. It has its own pipe, its own taps that look different from the house taps, its own signs, and no valve anywhere that could let one supply into the other, not even a hose left connected between them.
If you plan to irrigate with effluent, a borehole or a tank, plumb it as a completely separate system from day one. Separating two supplies later costs far more than keeping them apart at the start.
Pipe, fittings and valves itemised on the written quote.
New work held under pressure before it is buried or closed in.
Alternative water never linked to the drinking supply.
A sketch of where the new pipes run, for your records.
New work is priced by the run and the fittings, not by the hour on site. You get a written quote with parts listed. Our labour and call-out rates are on the plumber prices page.
The City named Brackenfell and Protea Heights among the areas it encourages to use the Scottsdene treated effluent network. Availability at your erf is the City’s call; the plumbing on your side is ours.
Not by linking it to the municipal supply. The by-law forbids interconnection and needs written approval for any other source feeding a distribution system. Separate systems are the safe route.
Section 58 of the Water By-law asks for at least 14 days’ written notice before a borehole or well-point is sunk.
Section 61 of the by-law requires weatherproof notices at non-potable outlets so nobody drinks from them by mistake.
Both are sound. Copper is rigid and traditional; PEX is flexible and has fewer joints. We recommend one per job and explain why.
For a tank that only feeds a garden tap, the plumbing is simple. The moment it connects near the house supply, it needs doing to the by-law.
Only after measuring the supply. See water pressure repairs for why we test first.
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Adding pipework or a second supply in Brackenfell or nearby? Tell us the plan and we will quote it.
