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brucermiller
Apologies if this is in the wrong forum, but really after some advice with regards to the following
We recently smelt gas in our boiler cupboard so i rang the plumber who fitted the boiler who tested with a gas sniffer to indentify where the leak was, we found a leak and the joint was replaced and resoldered. Our plumber then tested the mb drop and it was 1mb over 2 minutes which i understand is not good. Basically now he is saying that it is very difficult to find where the leak is coming from as it could be between the boiler and the gas inlet on the outside (we only have a boiler and no other gas appliances) without cutting the chipboard. Moreover he is stating that as the bit that was replaced was so badly joined and soldered he would suspect others would be like this. Therefore he has suggested an outside 28mm copper run from the GAS inlet along my wall to the boiler which is located against the outside wall. However there is quite a bit of run. Obviously this will be a huge eyesore and also atract copper theifs is there anything else i can do, another point is that the area proposed is a car park for the residents in my street. Am i legally allowed to do this? also see if the is anything i can do in the house with the exisitng pipe work or covering the pipe is some sort of housing, also another point could i have the pipe running direct into my loft space and down to the boiler.
I would appreciate any suggestions just to avoid the theft bit mostly but also value in my house and the effect on buyers by having the pipe on the outside.
House is around 15 years old
What was strange that the drop was only 0.4 before we replaced the first join now it is a 1mb so am a little confused by this
Appreciate everyone is busy but this installation is due to happen a week on Wednesday so really want some advice as soon as possible
Oh i did have to get my GAS stopped as well so had to move in somewhere else
Kind Regards
Thanks in advance
We recently smelt gas in our boiler cupboard so i rang the plumber who fitted the boiler who tested with a gas sniffer to indentify where the leak was, we found a leak and the joint was replaced and resoldered. Our plumber then tested the mb drop and it was 1mb over 2 minutes which i understand is not good. Basically now he is saying that it is very difficult to find where the leak is coming from as it could be between the boiler and the gas inlet on the outside (we only have a boiler and no other gas appliances) without cutting the chipboard. Moreover he is stating that as the bit that was replaced was so badly joined and soldered he would suspect others would be like this. Therefore he has suggested an outside 28mm copper run from the GAS inlet along my wall to the boiler which is located against the outside wall. However there is quite a bit of run. Obviously this will be a huge eyesore and also atract copper theifs is there anything else i can do, another point is that the area proposed is a car park for the residents in my street. Am i legally allowed to do this? also see if the is anything i can do in the house with the exisitng pipe work or covering the pipe is some sort of housing, also another point could i have the pipe running direct into my loft space and down to the boiler.
I would appreciate any suggestions just to avoid the theft bit mostly but also value in my house and the effect on buyers by having the pipe on the outside.
House is around 15 years old
What was strange that the drop was only 0.4 before we replaced the first join now it is a 1mb so am a little confused by this
Appreciate everyone is busy but this installation is due to happen a week on Wednesday so really want some advice as soon as possible
Oh i did have to get my GAS stopped as well so had to move in somewhere else
Kind Regards
Thanks in advance
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