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    akist replied to the thread Broke a gas pipe - now I got the bill.
    It was not teed-off my pipe, it appears it ran from the street and under my drive, for about 30 meters, then veering off under...
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    akist replied to the thread Broke a gas pipe - now I got the bill.
    I presume this was done in the 80s when the two houses (mine and neighbours) were originally built. Someone at that time must have given...
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    akist reacted to gas112's post in the thread Broke a gas pipe - now I got the bill with Thanks Thanks.
    tell them you never gave permission for the pipe to go through your land and contact the ombudsman for advice . I worked for BG and...
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    akist posted the thread Broke a gas pipe - now I got the bill in Plumbing and Central Heating.
    If you recall, a couple of weeks ago we broke through a yellow gas pipe. The gas pipe fed a neighbour's house, and its presence was...
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    akist replied to the thread extractor fan isolator switch.
    If I am not mistaken there is no requirement for having fans permanently operating. I could have vents over all windows and keep them...
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    akist replied to the thread Broke a gas pipe.
    The ground is sloping upwards to the left of the photo. There is a terrace/flowerbed on the left of the photo and a retaining wall...
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    akist replied to the thread Broke a gas pipe.
    The glove was used to stop any dirt going into the dead part of the pipe in case they needed to connect it back. On the live side of the...
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    akist replied to the thread extractor fan isolator switch.
    And why do we need a utility room fan, come what may? We do not cook in the utility and we have window and door.
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    akist replied to the thread Broke a gas pipe.
    SGN said are coming tomorrow to disconnect this gas pipe completely and dig out a new path to service the neighbour (as it should have...
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    akist replied to the thread Broke a gas pipe.
    No tape, nothing. The ground is sloping upwards. The pipe was at ground level if it were not for some flowerbeds hiding it. I tried to...
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    akist posted the thread Broke a gas pipe in Plumbing and Central Heating.
    Digging my front drive to put foundations in for a retaining wall, cut through the neighbour's gas pipe (yellow). Pipe is completely in...
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    akist replied to the thread extractor fan isolator switch.
    My BCO has demanded a fan if the bathroom is new, regardless of a window, and said a fan is not needed if the bathroom has a window and...
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    akist replied to the thread extractor fan isolator switch.
    OK now I understand, thanks for the explanations. I am going to leave it as is then.
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    akist posted the thread extractor fan isolator switch in Electrics UK.
    I have installed a fan in the utility room because building control have asked me for it. The fan comes on with the lights and has a...
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    akist replied to the thread Bathroom venting.
    Can I close the door "I promise not to use it" ? Or, "I promise not to use it until a fan is fitted" ?
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