i have moved the hob in my kitchen to a different wall.
i have made up a new length of pipe that runs across the ceiling and down the wall with the hob on. the length that runs down the wall has a dog leg in and runs about 20 cms from the side of the hob, then goes below the hob level and runs along to the hob below the work top.
my plan was to get my plumber to cut into the old hob supply and tie in my new pipe then connect up at the hob.
my pipe runs down a brize block wall which it is clipped too. the wall has plasterboard stuck to it and the pipe is just below flush with the board so i was going to cover the pipe with tape and then fill over the channel with plaster, the plaster board is then going to have 13mm splash back fitted over it..
when my plumber saw it he said
1) the gas pipe can only run vertically down the wall straight to the hob (this seems ridiculous as access would be a nightmare)
2) he says the pipe can't run in plasterboard, it must be sunk into the wall
and protected and then the plasterboard goes over it.
3) hes not happy i put the pipe in and does not want to put his name to it. surely a leak test is more than enough to satisfy him or would he only be happy if he could dig out every bit of gas pipe in the house just in case!
is he right in what he says or is he just either thick or being awkward
i have made up a new length of pipe that runs across the ceiling and down the wall with the hob on. the length that runs down the wall has a dog leg in and runs about 20 cms from the side of the hob, then goes below the hob level and runs along to the hob below the work top.
my plan was to get my plumber to cut into the old hob supply and tie in my new pipe then connect up at the hob.
my pipe runs down a brize block wall which it is clipped too. the wall has plasterboard stuck to it and the pipe is just below flush with the board so i was going to cover the pipe with tape and then fill over the channel with plaster, the plaster board is then going to have 13mm splash back fitted over it..
when my plumber saw it he said
1) the gas pipe can only run vertically down the wall straight to the hob (this seems ridiculous as access would be a nightmare)
2) he says the pipe can't run in plasterboard, it must be sunk into the wall
and protected and then the plasterboard goes over it.
3) hes not happy i put the pipe in and does not want to put his name to it. surely a leak test is more than enough to satisfy him or would he only be happy if he could dig out every bit of gas pipe in the house just in case!
is he right in what he says or is he just either thick or being awkward