Gas pipes in concrete

[andy183]

Hi, I am having a new boiler installed at the moment. My gas safe registered plumber is running 28mm copper pipes to the gas meter to feed the new boiler.

The pipes are going to be covered in concrete in some places and skreed in others. The pipes are covered with Yellow Gas tape.

Does this all sound correct? I had thought that copper pipes in concrete was a bad thing, and that the pipes could maybe decay over time?

Is their anything I should check?

 

[Plumber90]

Aslong as the pipes are covered on something then they will be fine.

 

[APHSLTD]

Hi, I am having a new boiler installed at the moment. My gas safe registered plumber is running 28mm copper pipes to the gas meter to feed the new boiler.

The pipes are going to be covered in concrete in some places and skreed in others. The pipes are covered with Yellow Gas tape.

Does this all sound correct? I had thought that copper pipes in concrete was a bad thing, and that the pipes could maybe decay over time?

Is their anything I should check?

Before burying a copper gas pipe in concrete my first choice would be a roll of factory sheathed copper, second would be pipe wrapped in denso tape.

Wrapped in yellow gas tape?

 

[Plumber90]

Are you sure it's rapped in yellow tape and not coated in yellow plastic straight from the factory.

 

[Richardthe3rd]

How would prices compare between coated copper tube & Trac pipe?

 

[Phill Peck]

How would prices compare between coated copper tube & Trac pipe?

I buy 25m coil of DN25 with fittings for less than I buy a bundle of 28mm copper for let alone coated

 

[Richardthe3rd]

How would prices compare between coated copper tube & Trac pipe?

I buy 25m coil of DN25 with fittings for less than I buy a bundle of 28mm copper for let alone coated

That was my thought GS. The down side of this more economic route is the flow rates on Trac is pizz poor in comparison to copper tube.
Ignore what they tell you in charts, Trac in situ is crap when dealing with flow rates & pressure drops, so be warned!!

 

[Dan Robinson]

Prefer Gastite over Tracpipe.


Yellow tape? Seriously?

 

[Phill Peck]

Yea gas tite is actually what I use