hi
My local council is replacing all the gas pipes. My house is up a hill from the pavement so the gas people said it was tricky and that the only way was to route the copper gas pipe with plastic brackets on the external wall. Looks hideous but we weren't given another option. One bit of pipe runs directly under a drain pipe so water will drain onto the gas pipe when it rains. At another point it's through a walking passage which is less than a meter wide.
Questions are:
1. Is it okay for it to run a gas pipe under a drainpipe where water will drain onto it when it rains?! Surely not
2. Is there a minimum distance required to the gas pipe for narrow passages as presumely this is high risk area for damage
3. Is external running of gas pipes the only option? Why can't they dig a hole like on the street?
Thanks!
My local council is replacing all the gas pipes. My house is up a hill from the pavement so the gas people said it was tricky and that the only way was to route the copper gas pipe with plastic brackets on the external wall. Looks hideous but we weren't given another option. One bit of pipe runs directly under a drain pipe so water will drain onto the gas pipe when it rains. At another point it's through a walking passage which is less than a meter wide.
Questions are:
1. Is it okay for it to run a gas pipe under a drainpipe where water will drain onto it when it rains?! Surely not
2. Is there a minimum distance required to the gas pipe for narrow passages as presumely this is high risk area for damage
3. Is external running of gas pipes the only option? Why can't they dig a hole like on the street?
Thanks!