Next doors landlords repairs.

pararct

Mine is an old Victorian House built in 1850. When I completely refurbed the upstairs rooms I found old copper (and lead) pipes leading up plaster walls (deep in the plaster). There were to the old gas wall lights.
The bathroom had been re-located sometime in the past (there are 7 bedrooms) and there was quite a bit of lead water pipe. Was enough to pay for a night out for us after we had finished it all.

So at one time I thin they used lead for gas also....

Matter of fact found some really old chemists green bottles under the floorboards. The sort they used to dispense medicine in. Kept them polished them up and they serve as knock knacks now.

dizzybuff

pararct wrote: »

Mine is an old Victorian House built in 1850. When I completely refurbed the upstairs rooms I found old copper (and lead) pipes leading up plaster walls (deep in the plaster). There were to the old gas wall lights.
The bathroom had been re-located sometime in the past (there are 7 bedrooms) and there was quite a bit of lead water pipe. Was enough to pay for a night out for us after we had finished it all.

So at one time I thin they used lead for gas also....

Matter of fact found some really old chemists green bottles under the floorboards. The sort they used to dispense medicine in. Kept them polished them up and they serve as knock knacks now.

Yep lead used to be used for gas pipes.

pancreas

I'd actually want someone to nick it!

Cos when the small spark from the hacksaw ignites the gas - they'll deserve what's coming to them.

I'm sure its perfectly safe!

It it were a condensing boiler, copper pipe is used to remove the condensation, so the pipe may not be carrying gas at all?

dizzybuff

pancreas wrote: »

I'd actually want someone to nick it!

Cos when the small spark from the hacksaw ignites the gas - they'll deserve what's coming to them.

I'm sure its perfectly safe!

It it were a condensing boiler, copper pipe is used to remove the condensation, so the pipe may not be carrying gas at all?

Thanks . Yeh if it goes up its likely to take my house with it . As we are next door.

DawnW

I have a copper pipe leading to (from?) my boiler outside the back door. We recently had a bad fire where an outbuilding caught fire, close to the back of the house. The house was damaged, though not too badly (windows, guttering) and the gas pipe got REALLY hot and started to melt.

Understandably we were worried and called out the emergency gas people to test it, after the firefighters had gone. There was no problem with it at all - it had got hot, started to melt and resealed itself apparently - even with all the heat, it was fine, no leaks. It needs to be replaced sometime (tied house - god knows when this will get done, if ever) but is not an emergency.

So I wouldn't worry too much!

DVardysShadow

pancreas wrote: »

I'd actually want someone to nick it!

Cos when the small spark from the hacksaw ignites the gas - they'll deserve what's coming to them.

I've never seen a spark off a hacksaw. Leave alone when cutting copper.