I am soon to be having my gas meter box moved due to an extension on my house that means its now currently inside my house in the extension.
Now before I go any further, please dont reply to this saying "get ya Corgi to deal with it". I know that and I am eventually going to do that when I get to that stage, however I personally want to know myself what the correct way is before I employ someone to undertake the work.
My problem is the meter will be the other side of the house from the boiler. Will 22mm copper pipe be sufficient from meter to boiler also will the gas pipe from the meter be allowed to be run in the floor? My floor is made up of a damp proof membrane and 60mm Celotex over the block and beam floor, then 18mm t&g chipboard flooring floating on the celotex.
Can the pipe run from the meter under the chipboard floor down the side of the celotex and is the pipe allowed to have joints? Does it have to run inside anything? Any special pipe to be used? and how far away from the skirting is the requirement for the pipe to be?
Or...... would it be better to chase the pipe up the wall behind dot and dabbed plaster board into the ceiling cavity then across the other side of the room on the joists then back down the wall behind the dot and dab to the boiler.
The boiler is a potterton Suprima boiler running my heating and hot water.
And finally if I wanted to put a gas point in for a possible gas fire at a later stage, would 'I just T off the gas pipe under the flooring and across to the wall?
Please keep the answers as plain english as possible so I understand them I have tried to post this on another forum and people just told me to get the Corgi guys in , etc etc. I know all this, just want advice!
Many thanks in advance for your help
Neil
Now before I go any further, please dont reply to this saying "get ya Corgi to deal with it". I know that and I am eventually going to do that when I get to that stage, however I personally want to know myself what the correct way is before I employ someone to undertake the work.
My problem is the meter will be the other side of the house from the boiler. Will 22mm copper pipe be sufficient from meter to boiler also will the gas pipe from the meter be allowed to be run in the floor? My floor is made up of a damp proof membrane and 60mm Celotex over the block and beam floor, then 18mm t&g chipboard flooring floating on the celotex.
Can the pipe run from the meter under the chipboard floor down the side of the celotex and is the pipe allowed to have joints? Does it have to run inside anything? Any special pipe to be used? and how far away from the skirting is the requirement for the pipe to be?
Or...... would it be better to chase the pipe up the wall behind dot and dabbed plaster board into the ceiling cavity then across the other side of the room on the joists then back down the wall behind the dot and dab to the boiler.
The boiler is a potterton Suprima boiler running my heating and hot water.
And finally if I wanted to put a gas point in for a possible gas fire at a later stage, would 'I just T off the gas pipe under the flooring and across to the wall?
Please keep the answers as plain english as possible so I understand them I have tried to post this on another forum and people just told me to get the Corgi guys in , etc etc. I know all this, just want advice!
Many thanks in advance for your help
Neil