Gas pipe installed on the outisde of house...

[GeorgeOz]

Hi there,

I am a little concerned regarding a gas pipe that runs on the outside of my house... The pipe comes off of the meter, straight outside and then runs along the side of the house tees in for the cooker and carries on round the back of the house and then back into the house just under the combi boiler.

It isn't insulated or anything just bare copper. Is this something to worry about or is this normal practice? SHould it be insulated etc, etc?

The pipe is running about 3-4ft high along the side and back of the house.

 

[RGII79]

Once its bracketed correctly and sleeved where it enters through wall to cooker and boiler it would be fine .no need for insulation on gas pipe
one thing would be that if the pipe is in an area where it could be damaged by collision it shud be guarded by trunking or metal guarding

 

[albatross]

Good point. Natural gas will freeze if it gets to -182.5 degrees C.

 

[GeorgeOz]

Good point. Natural gas will freeze if it gets to -182.5 degrees C.

haha, now that is a good point, cheers! :stupid: :mad2:

 

[gasmanrob]

Good point. Natural gas will freeze if it gets to -182.5 degrees C.

And is super compressed

 

[IDCHAPPY]

I'd best go insulate me gas pipe then :lol:

 

[Ermintrude]

No no no get gas as cold as possible it's boyles law. Higher calorific content at low temps.

 

[spanner]

haha, now that is a good point, cheers! :stupid: :mad2:[/QUOT

:carolers:

 

[johnnyplumb]

No no no get gas as cold as possible it's boyles law. Higher calorific content at low temps.

is that frankie boyles law ermi ?

it's charles law and you want to increase the gas temperature not decrease it, that way you might get
some gas for free :wink_smile:

pressure would need to be constant though.

 

[Ermintrude]

P=nRT?