Drilled a gas pipe

[Jupiter01]

I suffered the misfortune of puncturing a hole in the gas pipe this weekend whilst trying to uncover a leaking water main under the concrete floor. The gas pipe was closer to the surface than the water pipe! I switched off the gas and had a plumber out to have a look.

We were able to expose around 30 cm of the gas pipe. It’s a 22mm copper pipe.

The advice was to have a new gas trac pipe put in from meter to boiler. That’s around 15 meters in length and would need to go through the ceiling voids.

Can you not just chop out the section of copper pipe that has a hole and replace it with new copper? Like we would do with a water pipe.

 

[Wayners]

You can do what you want but a gas safe plumber will have to work to the rule book and also be confident that everything is ok.
I know what I would do.


Just as a side note. I have seen those jobs patched. I don't know what the current regs are as not my area..

 

[Jupiter01]

I know what I would do.

what would you be doing in this situation?

 

[muggles]

A couple of photos would help massively here

 

[Jupiter01]

A couple of photos would help massively here

Here is the two ends in the ground (22mm pipe with stop ends) with the offending section cut out:

Here is the bit that I punctured:

 

[Wayners]

You are asking what I would do.
Im tight and im capable. Leak spray is cheap

 

[denso13]

Can you not just chop out the section of copper pipe that has a hole and replace it with new copper? Like we would do with a water pipe.

Yes. I hope your gas is turned off, those stop ends are not suitable.

 

[Jupiter01]

Yes. I hope your gas is turned off, those stop ends are not suitable.

yes, it's off. They were on there just to keep the dust out

 

[muggles]

Needs a bigger hole digging if you're going to repair it there, but no reason not to

 

[opps]

The pipe was originally soldered. I do not understand why the plumber could not solder in a new section. That said, I am not a plumber.

 

[gas112]

Christ know why anyone would suggest a complete re run for such a basic repair

 

[endecotp]

Christ know why anyone would suggest a complete re run for such a basic repair

£££$$$$$££££££

 

[kidgreen61]

V simple repair, just solder new piece in, then protect it from screed or whatever, after testing it's gastight.

 

[Jupiter01]

Ho

V simple repair, just solder new piece in, then protect it from screed or whatever, after testing it's gastight.

How do I protect it from screed?

 

[aveatry]

Do you even need to fill it back up with screed. Can't you basically leave it as it is and board over. Looks like it's not in a traffic area as well.