Has the gas safety engineer farked up

[Chris1895]

Hi,
Have moved into a new property where prior to completion, the place was gas certified. Before being certified, I was told there was a gas leak that the engineer fixed.

To do that, they've routed the pipe all the way under the cabinets. With the pictures below, you'll see no cabinet under the sink. That's because the cabinet was rotting, so I had to remove, otherwise it was placing pressure on the pipes. The blocks you see there are ones I've put on to give some support to the pipes.

What I want to know is whether this is legit? Can the engineer get away with this? Was he right to certify the flat was gas fit?

Thanks

 

[steadyon]

1. Get away with what?
2. The support distance for horizontal 15 mm copper pipe is 1.2 metres, and none of the gaps in your photograph appear to be more than that.
3. Who knows whether the cabinet was rotting to the point of collapse when the pipework was fitted.
4. When you fit a new cabinet you may need to pay a Gas Safe engineer to cut the pipe, drill the new unit and re-run the pipe.

 

[Deleted member 120897]

If it passes a tightness test and there’s no risk, then he can absolutely class it as gas safe.

 

[Chris1895]

1. Get away with what?
2. The support distance for horizontal 15 mm copper pipe is 1.2 metres, and none of the gaps in your photograph appear to be more than that.
3. Who knows whether the cabinet was rotting to the point of collapse when the pipework was fitted.
4. When you fit a new cabinet you may need to pay a Gas Safe engineer to cut the pipe, drill the new unit and re-run the pipe.

2. Support distance being the distance from one object to another that is being used to keep the pipes upright and supported?
4. Good to know

 

[ShaunCorbs]

It’s one of them it’s functional

 

[Chris1895]

It’s one of them it’s functional

So as long as it does the job, we're ok?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Yep

 

[Scott_D]

It’s not pretty but that doesn’t make it unsafe.
Looks like the kitchen is near the end of its life anyway. Get it repiped when you replace the kitchen.

 

[gpbeck]

1. Get away with what?
2. The support distance for horizontal 15 mm copper pipe is 1.2 metres, and none of the gaps in your photograph appear to be more than that.
3. Who knows whether the cabinet was rotting to the point of collapse when the pipework was fitted.
4. When you fit a new cabinet you may need to pay a Gas Safe engineer to cut the pipe, drill the new unit and re-run the pipe.

If the new units are on standard 4 legs, think you’ll get away with it.

 

[king of pipes]

Have to agree its not pretty but not unsafe . Kop