Gas tap in cavity wall. What can I do ie do I fill around it

[Cmcgui]

Gas tap in cavity wall
Advise needed

 

[Deleted member 120897]

That’s your emergency control valve (ecv), which currently looks like you can’t turn it off. Restricted access to this would be against regulations and any engineer would class it as At Risk, unless there’s a gas escape or other emergency, then it would be immediately dangerous.

Who’s put it in the cavity? Is it actually a cavity wall?

 

[snowhead]

What was there first, the Gas pipe or the wall?

Looks to me like the wall has been built over / around the pipe, I doubt they would have fitted the meter if the wall was there then.

 

[IND_Nick]

It definitely looks like a built over main. You can report it to the gas transporter but the customer may be charged to relocate it. I would definitely document it and provide paperwork to cover your back down the line.

 

[Harvest Fields]

View attachment 64072Gas tap in cavity wall
Advise needed

You say advice needed but haven’t actually asked any specific questions. What would you like to know? Is it just the fill in question or do you have others?

 

[king of pipes]

Can yo take a picture further back ? the pipe is your main Incoming gas supply and emergency control valve , this needs to be accessable at all times foam filler needs removing we can advise you further when we have more information . Kop

 

[gmartine]

Lazy fecks.