External Gas Pipe installation by Council

[DiscoDiva1976??]

Hi, my local council are replacing old gas pipes in the area, we are on the end of a terrace, but own our home. The gas company are siting the new gas pipes on the outside of the house, which is also on a public pathway, apart from the fact that it looks awful where it is, is this a safe option? we have street cleaning machines that come along the path, which is right next to our home, and am also worried about criminal damage that could damage the pipe and put us at risk? Is this a safe installation??

 

[noseall]

Hi, my local council are replacing old gas pipes in the area, we are on the end of a terrace, but own our home. The gas company are siting the new gas pipes on the outside of the house, which is also on a public pathway, apart from the fact that it looks awful where it is, is this a safe option? we have street cleaning machines that come along the path, which is right next to our home, and am also worried about criminal damage that could damage the pipe and put us at risk? Is this a safe installation??

Ask them to cap it.

 

[gas112]

yes its safe but if its on a public walk way then the pipes should be in iron instead of copper but if possible then it should be run internally.
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You could ask the gas company if it is possible to insert your new service through the existing service to the existing meter position

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

The gas company are siting the new gas pipes on the outside of the house, which is also on a public pathway, apart from the fact that it looks awful where it is, is this a safe option? we have street cleaning machines that come along the path, which is right next to our home, and am also worried about criminal damage that could damage the pipe and put us at risk? Is this a safe installation??

I once flagged this up as a concern, at a bank, where the 22mm copper was run 12" above ground level, from the meter at the rear of the premises, all the way along a public passageway, then into the bank's combi. The passageway, connected a large car park, to a small, but busy shopping centre. Apart from the risk of theft - On an evening, it was an obvious place, where youths would congregate, when they were bored, or it was raining, because it was built-over. It was also obvious, the pipe had been deliberately stepped on, in several places, and the outdoor meter cabinet vandalised.

I was informed it was OK.

Will your pipe, simply be up out of the ground, then in through the wall, or will it be a longer run, along the house wall?

 

[ReganAndCarter]

yes its safe but if its on a public walk way then the pipes should be in iron instead of copper but if possible then it should be run internally.
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Yes, local pub landlord had his kitchen supply pipes in large bore copper externally. They needed to be replaced again in steel after they 'disappeared'.

 

[noseall]

Don't even try to understand. It's Nosey

Eh.
There are proprietary protective covers (capping) specifically for external vulnerable pipes. It's not a best kept secret.

 

[Deleted member 317777]

Eh.
There are proprietary protective covers (capping) specifically for external vulnerable pipes. It's not a best kept secret.

Cap it means to isolate the supply.

It’s a trade term

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Eh.
There are proprietary protective covers (capping) specifically for external vulnerable pipes. It's not a best kept secret.

Understand now, but usually capping a gas supply implies (possibly removing some pipework first) permanently sealing off the gas supply. Capping in the world of building may mean something else.

I see how 'capping' can have two meanings though.

 

[noseall]

Understand, but usually capping a gas supply implies removing pipework and permanently sealing off the gas supply.

I see how 'capping' can have two meanings though.

I've explained. Do you want me to show you some pictures?

 

[noseall]

I see how 'capping' can have two meanings ththough.

I was thinking with my electricians hat on.

 

[ReganAndCarter]

I've explained. Do you want me to show you some pictures?

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OK, Nosey. I get it! I'm agreeing with you!

But ask a gas man (because it's gas pipes we're talking about here) to cap a gas supply pipe and he won't be applying any protective covers. He'll disconnect it. Hope this helps for the future.

 

[noseall]

OK, Nosey. I get it! I'm agreeing with you!

But ask a gas man (because it's gas pipes we're talking about here) to cap a gas supply pipe and he won't be applying any protective covers. He'll disconnect it. Hope this helps for the future.

I'm sure the OP will get it now that he's seen the piccies.

 

[gas112]

Yea, good job it isn't a duct then.

did you miss this wording from your link .

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"This versatile protector can also be used as ducting."

. and yes it is classed as a duct when a gas pipe is covered