What is this pipe for?

[utterlyinexperienced]

Hi, and thanks for your help. Can anyone tell me what is the technical name of the pipe on the picture? I suspect is gas related but cannot find similar pictures in the net.

I've just found out that my neighbour has a similar "pipe" that belongs to my house enclosed in her porche.

I suppose this type of connection must be outside. If so, who does the change: the gas supplier company or someone else?

Thank you, very inexperienced here (no worries, I will not attempt to do anything myself, I just need to understand).

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Hi, and thanks for your help. Can anyone tell me what is the technical name of the pipe on the picture? I suspect is gas related but cannot find similar pictures in the net.

Gas, and it appears to T, through the wall behind it.

 

[utterlyinexperienced]

You mean a gas supply pipe that feeds into the gas meter and then the house (with a T shape)?
Is it used to shut off the gas by gas supplier/emergency services?

 

[gas112]

its a house entry tee for gas and cannot be enclosed inside your neighbours porch if your neighbour has had the porch built then they are ultimately liable to pay alteration costs usually at least around 750 quid . Its because the pipe within the grey bit is plastic and you cannot have plastic gas service within a building find details of built over services on cadents web page . And not just anyone can move it it has to be Cadent or whoever covers your part of the country

 

[utterlyinexperienced]

Thank you both. Now I understand and I'll make sure my neighbour moves the pipe through SNG.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Thank you both. Now I understand and I'll make sure my neighbour moves the pipe through SNG.

I suspect, that you may be liable for your own gas supply pipe, and may be liable for the cost of moving it too. Something to bear in mind..

 

[gas112]

once they see it either reading meters or attending for whatever reason they now usually act on it and give them a time frame that it has to be done by ...And as its not you that built porch which doesnt comply with building regs and its not within your building then they will chase her what she would need to do is say it was like that when she moved in and thus is historical and they will do for free

 

[utterlyinexperienced]

Thanks, Harry.
She enclosed the pipe when building a porche, several years after the construction of the houses. I moved in after this porche was built and never knew about this pipe until now when she said she had my pipe inside her porche. She said she needs to move it (as she was the person to enclose it).

I may be liable now if, knowing the situation, I don't do anything and something happens. But not sure why should I pay for the transfer when a neighbour takes liberties and builds whatever she wants without the required permissions.

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

I would be extremely surprised if your service pipe is on the Neighbours property, where is it in relation top your Meter and Emergency Control Valve (ECV)?

 

[ChrisJP]

I would be extremely surprised if your service pipe is on the Neighbours property, where is it in relation top your Meter and Emergency Control Valve (ECV)?

I don't the OP is suggesting that his gas supply pipe is on his neighbour's property. He is just saying his supply pipe is outside his property and his neighbour has one just the same, but enclosed in a porch that she built.
Given the number of gas explosions that the country suffers, it does seem to be a sensible precaution that gas pipes made of potentially damageable plastic should never be enclosed within a house.

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

I don't the OP is suggesting that his gas supply pipe is on his neighbour's property.

I've just found out that my neighbour has a similar "pipe" that belongs to my house enclosed in her porche.

 

[utterlyinexperienced]

My house entry tee for gas (as identified by gas112) is on an external wall on the side of my house (which is where my gas meter cupboard is).
These are terraced houses, as such this external wall is also adjacent to my neighbour.
She built a porche by joining this external wall and the other side adjacent to the other neighbour, enclosing the space with dark double glass windows and locked entrance.
As a result, now the pipe that belongs to my house (technically belongs to SNG) is 1) in her property and 2) enclosed. There is no doubt about it.

When I posted the question, I didn't even know what the pipe was for. Everything is clear now. A SNG engineer has been booked for Saturday by my neighbour so the process to take out the pipe from the porche and reconnect to my gas meter cupboard can start as soon as possible.

Thanks to all.