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how many houses can a 32mm 40mm 63mm 90mm pipe from gas main in the street connect to

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.48 PM

please can anyone help. Have recently had a quote for gas mains supply to my house. Since the quote a neighbour has said I could connect to the pipe on her land Which would be a lot cheaper. Since numerous telephone conversations with the gas supplier. They seemed to have contradicted themselves numerous times as to why this would not be possible. First excuse being needs to be a terraced house 2nd being the pipe to neighbours was only big enough to service one house,so I presumed that would be the 32mm. So when I questioned that they would be using 40mm on mine,would that be big enough to run 2 or more houses,They replied yes. I then said that the house across the road infact supplied 2 house so must be 40mm and could I then not be the 3rd as they said 40mm would work for three houses. They then said no as its all down to the flow rate and the pipes would have to be uprated. It seemed they are only interested in going the longest route possible. So I contacted another service provider.Who said Its shouldn't really matter about the pipe size and the flow rate can be adjusted in the street or close by where the pipe connects to the gas main. Im confused as there does not seemed to be a table anywhere stating what size pipe gas suppliers should use when connecting up to houses from mains. For example if you build a new house 100meters from gas main in the street then they would use a 32mm pipe or ten houses a 90mm pipe so to speak Please if anyone could help would be greatly appreciated.