Running a new gas pipe from meter to kitchen advice

[choco]

It's about a 15 metre straight run under a wooden floor from the meter at the front of the house to the kitchen at the back.

There is a massive void under the floor joists (can even climb down and work underneath them) so I was thinking of clipping the 22mm copper pipe to the bottom of the joists. The pipe will be servicing a combi boiler and cooker.

I'm a Gas Safe newbie so I could do with some advice on any do's and don'ts that fall foul of the gas regs. I know it's a basic job but I'm a bit old school and it's going to take me a while to get used to all this legislation.

 

[GrahamM]

We're not in an open forum. This is in the GS section. Joe soap can't read this section.

Is it not only the arms that is restricted? The Gas Safe section is open.

 

[dancinplumba]

choco managed it, am sure this is open forum, its the 'gas safety registered plumbers' section thats closed i believe ??

 

[sal786]

I thought this was a open forum ???

 

[ptr080]

i apologise for last comment,just had long day,tied,sorry

 

[P J F PLUMBING]

That was what I was saying how come he got in if it's closed I'm not putting anyone down everyone asks for help but surly we want to keep our work and our well earned and paid for knolage between us registered engineers not any old person diyer ect

 

[Dannypipe]

I thought the Gas Section was closed??! It should be!

 

[Dannypipe]

I'm sure the gas section is closed. (You all had to give your GS number to get in here right)

 

[mcniven]

not this part danny, the closed part is a sub-forum in this section

 

[dancinplumba]

thats the 'gas safety registered plumbers' section danny

 

[Dannypipe]

Right!! Well I'm an idiot!

Sorry, I'll watch what I put here in future. Thanks chaps.

 

[P J F PLUMBING]

This what I mean all and sundry can read this and people say so much

 

[Dannypipe]

I didn't realise, and in fairness I completely agree with you PJF.

 

[sal786]

I think this section needs to be closed to joe public as well .

 

[P J F PLUMBING]

We need to keep things IN HOUSE to save our jobs and our wages

 

[stevetheplumber]

15m x 22mm copper will deliver about 3.4m3/hr, which is the equivalent of about 36kw, (just under when you add a couple of bends to the straight run) so you need to add up the input of the appliances as a starting point
PS sorry to say what others will be thinking, inexperience as a newbie is one thing, but the fact you are a newbie means you have only just done this stuff, so something isnt quite right, most newbies seem to have their heads stuck in their books all the time, why arent you

its 3 bends just to get out of the box (i can never seee why the outlet is on the top of a meter) and minimum of 2 under the boiler and there is no such thing as a straight run 15m from meter direct to boiler so its probably going to be closer to a 20 meter equivalent length