Gas pipe run

[mutley racers]

I have to get a gas pipe from one side of the kitchen to the other, which is about 2 metres. For a hob. The floor is concrete and I see in the viper book it says you should keep as close to the load bearing walls or foundations as possible. But, is it ok to run it straight across the room? As long as it is covered by 50mm of screed?

 

[fast phil]

yes it will be fine

 

[tamz]

Messy job.

 

[mutley racers]

messy job?

 

[AWheating]

cutting out concrete, if your lucky its sand and cement screed.

 

[mutley racers]

am lucky there, there is a labourer who will do this for me. As long as it is ok then that is what i shall do

 

[Whn1]

What material are you using mutley?

 

[AWheating]

arnt labourers great

 

[mutley racers]

copper wrapped in denso. No joints as its only 2 metres so bend either side. Yes it is handy when a labourer is supplied

 

[Dotty]

Expensive but you'd be best running it in tracpipe.

 

[mutley racers]

never dealt with trak before. Is it easy to connect to copper then? No special flaring tools and that?

 

[Dotty]

Just need the cutter and you're away. Just need iron to copper couplers.

 

[Dotty]

Tracpipe

 

[mutley racers]

so does trak pipe come with a threaded end then? It is alright to do in copper though right? I have seen it in the viper book unless this is old

 

[mutley racers]

sorry, tracpipe!!!1

 

[kozak1968]

Tracpipe do a connector straight to compression

 

[mutley racers]

thanks for all the info but for this little run i am just going to use copper i thinks

 

[mutley racers]

can you buy this tracpipe in metres? Or just a 20metre roll

 

[Atouchofgas]

You can buy a 5m boiler kit comes with the fittings and tape

 

[mutley racers]

crikey its expensive

 

[mutley racers]

£79.86 that boiler kit + vat from bes

 

[tamz]

Tracpipe is too expensive unless it is specced on the job. Use ordinary copper and wrap it or sleeve it.

 

[mutley racers]

that is what i am going to do. Copper with denso. does anyone have a good method of using this tape? As i have a set pr of gloves to hold it with and cut it with a hacksaw. I hate it though.

 

[mutley racers]

but to be honest, i know i said its expensive but i quoted £500 for the job as i didnt want it. All it is is installing hob and pipework for washing machine and sink

 

[tamz]

Vinyl gloves and a stanley to cut it or use an apprentice. Wish i could get someone daft enough to pay me £500 for 10ft of pipe and a mix of compo :lol: