External gas pipe capping solved...

[plumber0808]

Yeah maybe not.
3x 22mm gas pipes stuffed in a downpipe

 

[anz]

Them pipes go up to the other flats, don't they?

 

[plumber0808]

Them pipes go up to the other flats, don't they?

They do, never seen it done like that before.

 

[anz]

I've seen it on a few new builds, must be for aesthetic purposes.

 

[Reg Man]

Each one of those pipes is independently supported every 2.5m? I think not:builder:

 

[Dotty]

Are they the service or the customer pipes? Where are the other meters?

 

[nysk2008]

Seen as said mainly on new build flats, I thought it may have been to stop tube theft, I normally NSC them for clipping, and normally not sleeving/sealing

 

[Pssst]

Common sight on new build flats..

 

[zeebeedee]

Could argue its boxed in with no vents. Ncs. Not clipped ncs. 2 ncs = ?

 

[plumber0808]

Are they the service or the customer pipes? Where are the other meters?

Customers, they go up and branch off to each flat. I only noticed because they have teed off the down pipe to a 90 elbow then into each flat.
the meters are to the left and right of the one in the picture.

 

[hammers4spanner]

Loads of thse done like this on new builds i class them i just note it on cp12 ,
assume its done for theft purposes

 

[tamz]

Could argue its boxed in with no vents. Ncs. Not clipped ncs. 2 ncs = ?

Open top and bottom¿ but even if it's not, 2 ncs on a pipe means nothing. Its still ncs.

 

[Dotty]

New build? NCS?

Is it me?

 

[tamz]

Nah its not you Croppie :lol:
Not supposed to fit as ncs but it happens all the time and BC don't know anything. Never did.

 

[Reg Man]

Its all down to the poxy architect who can't design a building properly so wants the pipes to be covered/disguised to look like a rainwater down pipe. Don't you just love it.

 

[buckley plumb]

done a few with square down pipe clipped pipes and cut back out of sq down pipe and used as cover

 

[kirkgas]

Could argue its boxed in with no vents. Ncs. Not clipped ncs. 2 ncs = ?

The volume of the pipe needs to be calculated to see if it needs a cent high and low, if volume is under 0.01m3 then it won't require vents, still not right as the pipes can't be clipped inside

 

[kirkgas]

Could argue its boxed in with no vents. Ncs. Not clipped ncs. 2 ncs = ?

2 x NCS = 2 NCS's
What do you think it equals?

 

[AWheating]

ive done it. Not like that but buy running gas pipe as normal and then fixing a rwp infront with stand off brackets.

its done to make pritty and is cheaper than designing a purpose built duct internally i guess.