Illegal Install
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:56 am
by B16OVO
Whilst drilling a hole into the cavity from the exterior of the property, i hit a gas pipe that was running along the cavity. It was over a meter to the right of the service box, so i didn't think there would be a problem drilling there. Is it illegal to run gas pipes along the cavity? I thought they could only pass straight through??
Re: Illegal Install
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:18 pm
by clulee
[quote="B16OVO"]Whilst drilling a hole into the cavity from the exterior of the property, i hit a gas pipe that was running along the cavity. It was over a meter to the right of the service box, so i didn't think there would be a problem drilling there. Is it illegal to run gas pipes along the cavity? I thought they could only pass straight through??[/quote]
You thought correctly, a gas pipe can only be run straight through (or as near straight as is practically possible) a cavity wall.
Graham.