Gas feed question

[Richjc4]

Hi I'm new to the forum and am looking to change my boiler. Ive had a few quotes already. Two are saying I need a new gas feed and 2 are saying my current gas feed is ok. I think they said ive got cast iron/steel (house is 1937). I don't mind paying the extra as long as its safe. i'm looking at getting a worcester bosch boiler. The feed coming up out of the floor in my kitchen has a T-peice 15mm going to the boiler and 15mm to my cooker. I understand looking at vairious websites that 22mm in the min allowed to the boiler. Can anyone advise. Many thanks Richard.

 

[wnjswozo]

you usaully need 22mm feed to a combi ,but all depends on a lot factors,so cant really comment as would have to see job,saying that i would have the 22mm pipe put in then no probs,later down the line

 

[Richjc4]

Fair point. I know I'm being a bit vaque. They are all gas safe engineers so I presume the existing pipe is usable however some would prefer to update it. The old pipe looks about 2in accross and that the t peice has been sweated on?. Is this the norm for this era.

 

[stevetheplumber]

Fair point. I know I'm being a bit vaque. They are all gas safe engineers so I presume the existing pipe is usable however some would prefer to update it. The old pipe looks about 2in accross and that the t peice has been sweated on?. Is this the norm for this era.

at his age of property i would definatly have it replaced at the same time as the boiler it sounds like its the original iron which will fail one day and its going to be cheaper to have it done whilst the boiler is going in rather than as an emergency one freezing cold day in the future

 

[electron]

There is an on going policy at the moment, where the gas supply to properties and gas mains are being replaced with plastic inside the existing pipe work up to the meter. This does not involve any costing to the house holder. Apparently this was introduced back a few years ago, and is a mandatory thing on the supplier. We had our's done a few months ago.

 

[Plucky]

That is just your service main upto the meter. nothing to do with pipework inside.

 

[Richjc4]

many thanks for the advice. Think ill insist on this being changed then