gas lead pipe

[MarcoM]

hello,

we have had a survey done on a house we like.
the gas pipe coming into the property is lead.

I would like to know if the gas board would replace said
lead gas pipe up to the meter for free. if so any idea if there
is a waiting list?

regards,

 

[Dan Robinson]

@gas112 will know more but if it is decent condition, probably not.

 

[FiremanT]

Where does he lead start? is it actually coming into the property in lead, or is it the connection to (or from) the meter in lead?

I cannot say I have ever seen a lead gas mains pipe, and I have been around for a while

 

[gas112]

i would imagine you are on about the pipes attached to meter as opposed to pipe coming in from street
Nope if you phone them they will not come out and do for nothin
If they attend for other reasons then usually the guy will change the inlet for free but the outlet is down to the customer .
Firemant who you kidding you must remember the wooden mains

 

[ianmcd]

i would imagine you are on about the pipes attached to meter as opposed to pipe coming in from street
Nope if you phone them they will not come out and do for nothin
If they attend for other reasons then usually the guy will change the inlet for free but the outlet is down to the customer .
Firemant who you kidding you must remember the wooden mains

@gas112 I have seen asbestos mains and only once a fibreglass main

 

[gas112]

seen the wooden main in leicester gas museum along side the gas radio

 

[Dan Robinson]

Think we still have wooden mains under parts of the city of London

 

[pete50]

Think we still have wooden mains under parts of the city of London

Part of the reason London stinks. That and the sewers.

 

[dilalio]

Part of the reason London stinks. That and the sewers.

Be a lot worse if it wasn't for Baselgette... One of my heroes

 

[Ian H]

I dug up a lead gas pipe on Blackpool, and then cut into it.

The man from Cadent said there are still a few round Blackpool and Preston but they are planning on renewing them in the next couple of years. Still charged my work £1500 to renew that one though

 

[fixitflav]

hello,

we have had a survey done on a house we like.
the gas pipe coming into the property is lead.

I would like to know if the gas board would replace said
lead gas pipe up to the meter for free. if so any idea if there
is a waiting list?

regards,

Why do you want to change it, is it causing a problem? My supply is a steel pipe till close to the meter, then an inverted U in lead to the meter. Out of the meter it's a flexible corrugated stainless steel pipe up to the copper house piping. Always been OK.