Gas Pipe and electrics

[Lounge About]

Hello there, can anyone help please.

I want to run a microbore 10mm pipe into the opening for a new gas fire. The floors are solid and I would have to come from the ceiling.

Can I run the pipe vertically down the wall with my socket cables and then behind the skirting to the fire inset.


I obviously wont be connecting my self but want to get it ready.

Any help would be much appreciated

 

[Spark123]

I think you may be better asking a registered gas installer, however this thread may be of interest: clicky

 

[gas4you]

There should be a minimum of 25mm, preferably 50mm if possible, from any electrics to a gas carrying pipe.

A seperate issue is that the 10mm pipe probably won't be large enought to supply the fire properly over that distance.

You should ideally run gas in 15mm and then the last 1 metre can be in 8mm (from the restrictor elbow)

Hope you're not doing the gas yourself

 

[ColJack]

gas pipe can't be plastered into a wall, the plaster eats at the copper from what I understand..

also, if you put it into a conduit, it needs to be ventilated at oth ends to prevent gas build up if the pipe ever leaks..

 

[Lounge About]

Could I use mini trunking and then plaster over this, making sure it wasn't blocked at the bottom (behind the skirting) and at the top (ceiling void).

I won't be connecting it my self. The property won't have any gas until the extension is built and we have a supply put in.

Treating this project as 2 different sections, old and new. Trying to get most of it done before the experts finish it and get the glory.

 

[gas4you]

Wrap 15mm copper in duct tape so any plaster can't touch it.

Then cover this with the (don't know its proper name ) half open metal conduit that electricians use, for protection.

Label it all with 'gas' tape.

 

[ColJack]

it's called capping, and offers very little in the way of echanical protection for nails and such, it's just really to save the cable from the plasterers trowel..