Burying gas pipe in wall?

[Tundrawolf]

Hi all, I am looking for some advice on a job that I am doing at the moment. By trade I am a bathroom fitter, painter decorator/ handyman. In the house I am fitting a bathroom in at the moment the owner has asked me to look at a couple of other jobs for him. There is a 10mm gas feed running from ceiling to floor (hidden in conduit) to the side of the chimney breast to feed a gas fire. This looks unsightly as it isn't even tight against the chimney breast but away from it by approx 100mm on the back wall. The owner wants this pipe work to be concealed for aesthetic reasons & asked if I would do it for him. As the job will not involve any cutting I wanted to know was firstly, am I as a not corgi registered person legally allowed move the gas pipe albeit only a small distance and secondly is it permissible to bury the gas pipe at all?



Regards,

T

 

[namsag]

Pipe can be buried but needs protecting from affects of plaster etc so wrap it with duct tape,
10MM is soft copper so can be easily pushed back just dont be stupid with it.
Some on here will tell you to get some one out but you will be able to see how much play is on the pipe so use your judgement

 

[Agile]

To be completely correct the pipe should be wrapped with petroleum impregnated tape which is specifically made for the purpose. ( It used to be called Denso tape but now it has to say for gas use! ).

I only say this because it helps trainees with their gas assessments.

Tony

 

[namsag]

WRONG . read the book agile. Where does it say denso only

 

[grahamderek]

The universe would end if a day went past without Agile being wrong!

 

[namsag]

I just wonder what ACS centre exam was done in as so much of the basics missing

 

[Agile]

WRONG . read the book agile. Where does it say denso only

I said that it "used to be Denso tape" that we used.

Now it has to be "petroleum impregnated tape" that is marked as specifically for the purpose.

I have nowhere said that it has to be any particular brand name.

Can you explain why you think I did?

Pipe can be buried but needs protecting from affects of plaster etc so wrap it with duct tape,

I hope you agree that what you said does not meet the regulations! Most of the cheap Chinese "duct" tape is actually marked as "duck" tape.

Tony

 

[namsag]

you said to be COMPLETLY RIGHT it has to be "petroleum impregnated tape.
WHERE does it say that, ignoring any trade names.

AND why did does what i said not meet the regs

 

[Tundrawolf]

Thanks for the replies up to now, I was planning to tape it and shield it, I have not used Denso tape before, but obviously have heard of it, my questoion with denso, is it as sticky as hell to use, making it much less user friendly than duct / duck tape?

 

[namsag]

like sh#t to a blanket

 

[ChrisR]

I'm pretty sure the British Standard says you can use PVC tape. >50% overlap so you get a double thickness. That would be OK for plaster.

I was thinking the point where you need to be COrgi regd only comes where you cut the pipe, but it's pretty easy to strain a joint if you're pulling the pipe about, then you'd have to test for leaks, which opens can o' worms.

 

[Tundrawolf]

Thanks all for the relies, will be very careful not to damage the pipe in any way!

 

[sooey]

No one's mentioned it, so make sure there are no compression fittings on the pipe you're hiding. If there are you'll have to leave access to them.

 

[Tundrawolf]

Thanks for the advice about the compression fittings I will make sure that is the case.