Any guesses? Random pipe coming out of the wall..!

First-time-buyer · 17 Oct 2014

Our hallway has no radiator. Common sense would indicate that you need two pipes to have flow. The heating pipes are run in the floor, under the tiles.

Any guesses what this is, or where the other pipe is?

JimCrow · 17 Oct 2014

might have been the gas supply to an old wall mounted gas heater.

Boilerman2 · 17 Oct 2014

it is a steel pipe - my guess is GAS

First-time-buyer · 17 Oct 2014

House is a 1970's dormer bungalow, therefore its possible I guess.

I plan to remove the skirting and have a peek behind. The cap feels to be push-fit, which rules gas out.

gigz · 17 Oct 2014

Looks more like a screwed cap, is your gas pipes from the meter in copper ?

First-time-buyer · 17 Oct 2014

Yes, its 22mm.

We also have one bedroom which has 2 random pipes sticking out of the wall.This could be a rad, if we had a 2nd pipe. We initially thought it was an uninstalled rad location

Nige F · 18 Oct 2014

First-time-buyer said:
House is a 1970's dormer bungalow, therefore its possible I guess.

I plan to remove the skirting and have a peek behind. The cap feels to be push-fit, which rules gas out.

don`t waste your time - it is a gas pipe

Dean744PiN5 · 18 Oct 2014

that is definatley not a pushfit cap.

Dan Robinson · 18 Oct 2014

My spidey senses tell me the OP is one of those that won't be told

footprints · 18 Oct 2014

Black iron cap for gas.

http://www.amazon.com/Pipe-Schedule-Black-Malleable-Iron/dp/B00K6OVYXW

If this is a hallway most likely a gas point for an unflued hall heater.

FiremanT · 18 Oct 2014

footprints said:
Black iron cap for gas.

http://www.amazon.com/Pipe-Schedule-Black-Malleable-Iron/dp/B00K6OVYXW

If this is a hallway most likely a gas point for an unflued hall heater.

Almost defo a gas pipe. Was your house built late 60's - early 70's. Apparently, back in the day, the gas carcass of new builds we subsidised by the old Gas Board, to encourage gas sales and usage. The builder had to fit a minimum number of gas points to qualify, so there were a lot of ridiculously positioned gas points.

First-time-buyer · 18 Oct 2014

Awesome, thanks all.

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Any guesses? Random pipe coming out of the wall..!

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