gas pipes and electrical cables

[Fallout]

Is there a certain distance gas pipes need to be.from electrical cables?

 

[Dan Robinson]

Yes, 25mm

 

[Fallout]

Thanks thought so, if running a pipe around a garage and some electical cables drop down the wall would you have to offset the pipe out to give you 25mm? As a stand of clip doesnt quite get you this

 

[Agile]

Its usually considered adequate to sheath the pipe in plastic. Perhaps like the clip on radiator pipe upstands or the spiral cable tidy plastic.

Its also 150 mm from any electrical fitting such as a socket etc.

Tony

 

[Fallout]

Thanks have you seen this done before? Why would this make.it safer

 

[Dan Robinson]

Get mini trunking.

 

[Fallout]

For the cables?

 

[Dan Robinson]

Yep,.

 

[Fallout]

Does this mean you dont need a 25mm gap? Would need offsetting around the trunking though. Why is there a reg of 25mm between gas pipes and cables?

 

[Fallout]

Cant see the distance of 10mm to 25mm making.much of.a difference?

 

[Dan Robinson]

Why the 70 miles per hour speed limit?

 

[Fallout]

I get what you mean. One way to give it 25mm maybe to space the clips off abit with copper spacers.

 

[Dan Robinson]

Puttin it in a bit of trunking or conduit does reduce the need for the gap. Conduit is easily bend too.

http://www.screwfix.com/c/electrical-lighting/rigid-conduit-trunking/cat7230017

 

[Fallout]

Thanks to get conduit the cables I think the clips would need spacing with talon clip spacers these would give the required distance.