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Hello,
I'm aware that people here may not be able to give definite answers as they're not lawyers but I would appreciate it if anybody is able to point me in the right direction.
I've recently bought a house which has a fairly new combi boiler. When it was installed, the pressure relief pipe was not terminated outside - it just runs down into the condensate pipe. A plumber who came to inspect the boiler for a CP12 gas safety certificate says that this is a bad thing and that it should run through the wall and terminate outside.
I'm fine with paying to have this done, my concern is that it would have to terminate on a public footpath; the plumber is suggesting a pipe which comes out of the wall and points back at the wall to prevent spraying steam across people walking past. This seems sensible except that these days I'm fairly sure that a copper pipe sticking out the side of a house next to a public footpath will be stolen within a matter of days, which would mean that if the PRV went off, it would potentially spray hot water/steam right across people walking past.
If this were to happen, am I likely to be liable for this? What are my options?
Thanks in advance,
Sean.
I'm aware that people here may not be able to give definite answers as they're not lawyers but I would appreciate it if anybody is able to point me in the right direction.
I've recently bought a house which has a fairly new combi boiler. When it was installed, the pressure relief pipe was not terminated outside - it just runs down into the condensate pipe. A plumber who came to inspect the boiler for a CP12 gas safety certificate says that this is a bad thing and that it should run through the wall and terminate outside.
I'm fine with paying to have this done, my concern is that it would have to terminate on a public footpath; the plumber is suggesting a pipe which comes out of the wall and points back at the wall to prevent spraying steam across people walking past. This seems sensible except that these days I'm fairly sure that a copper pipe sticking out the side of a house next to a public footpath will be stolen within a matter of days, which would mean that if the PRV went off, it would potentially spray hot water/steam right across people walking past.
If this were to happen, am I likely to be liable for this? What are my options?
Thanks in advance,
Sean.