On Monday 16 September 2013 13:14 www.GymRatZ.co.uk wrote in uk.d-i-y:

Hi Folks,
Not really a D-I-Y option but we're looking at getting an old property
connected to the gas. There is what appears to be a steel pipe running
into a corner of the property capped off. I can only think it is an old
gas service that was fitted when gas was run along the street but never
connected up.
Would the gas board (Wales and West) ever use an old pipe such as this

I very much doubt it :-|

or would they insist on running a new plastic line or even running a
smaller plastic line up the inside of an old steel pipe?

You'll really have to wait for them to reply - noone else will be able to
second guess them.

Looks like the neighbours possibly have their gas piped up a similar old
steel pipe.

I'm waiting to hear back from Wales&West but thought someone here might
have come across the same situation.
Cheers
Pete@
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