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Hi,
We've recently bought a house and I've only just noticed that the gas main running from the meter is lead for a few metres and then joins to copper. When we bought the place, a gas safety certificate was issued which didn't state any issues with the pipework.
It's an old victorian terrace with the gas meter on the party wall in the hallway. The meter joins the lead pipe, traces into the wall upwards to the bedroom above and then exits under the floorboards where it's joined into a copper pipe - the rest of the installation seems to be copper. The lead pipe also appears to be larger than the copper. I know this wouldn't be up to regs nowadays, but is this safe or should we be looking to replace it?
I'd say we're talking about 3m of pipe total - how much would I be expecting to pay to fix this?
Thanks for any advice!
We've recently bought a house and I've only just noticed that the gas main running from the meter is lead for a few metres and then joins to copper. When we bought the place, a gas safety certificate was issued which didn't state any issues with the pipework.
It's an old victorian terrace with the gas meter on the party wall in the hallway. The meter joins the lead pipe, traces into the wall upwards to the bedroom above and then exits under the floorboards where it's joined into a copper pipe - the rest of the installation seems to be copper. The lead pipe also appears to be larger than the copper. I know this wouldn't be up to regs nowadays, but is this safe or should we be looking to replace it?
I'd say we're talking about 3m of pipe total - how much would I be expecting to pay to fix this?
Thanks for any advice!
