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Gas pipes buried in wall

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.45 PM

I've just had my living room replastered. When the old plaster was taken off there was two gas pipes buried in the wall. One to the gas fire and the other goes upstairs to the bedroom where I presume was another fire but is now capped. The wall has now got a layer of concrete & a layer of plaster on top of the pipes. The pipes have no casing round them, are they safe or will the corrode? The house was built in 1963. Thanks

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2 Answers

Boiler Homecare

Rating: 5 out of 5

Honiton

You do not state if the gas pipe is copper or steel, I would presume it is steel, common practise in the 60's. You have not posted any picture links of this gas carcase so we cannot comment on the condition but if it is indeed steel and there are no obvious signs of heavy corrosion and you CANNOT smell gas i would have no serious concerns, but to be on the safe side invite a Gas Safe engineer to attend (Not expensive) and carry out a safety inspection and more importantly a gas tightness test, this test will prove if the your gas carcase has no leaks!

Answered25 December 2016

LiteUp Limited

Rating: 4.9 out of 5

Birmingham

Eventually they might corrode depending on what material they are made of and what contact they have during the years with walls, water etc. Given the house was build so long ago than it might be the case that the gas pipe is of material no longer suitable for carrying gas according to the British Standards and Regulations. (I have come across this on a few system upgrade jobs myself) This Standards and Regulations are quite specific regarding the suitability of gas carrying pipes and gas pipework in walls etc. Best solution is to have your gas installation inspected by a Gas Safe Engineer to determine its safety.

Answered1 November 2018