On Sun, 04 May 2014 12:16:21 +0100, John Williamson wrote:

On 04/05/2014 12:06, Uncle Peter wrote:
On Sun, 04 May 2014 10:23:01 +0100, ARW
wrote:

"Uncle Peter" wrote in message
news Why do I keep seeing overflow pipes (or boiler condenser pipes, or
whatever they are) on people's houses with the pipe curved round 180
degrees so it faces the wall? Why on earth would you want the water to
run down the wall instead of fall a few inches from the house?

Worried it will damage the wall?

I would think it better not to have your wall soaking wet.

As against having someone scalded? These overflows are only in use when
there's a fault that will release scalding hot water under quite a high
pressure from them when the pressure relief valve opens, which isn't
exactly an everyday occurence. The wall will get wetter every time it rains.

Bear in mind that as the property owner or occupier, you are liable for
any injury suffered as a result of ho****er escaping form these pipes
and scalding them.

Oh don't be ridiculous. Chances are it wouldn't start squirting precisely as someone walks past. If it's already squirting, they would avoid it. You'll be telling me I'm liable if one of my paving stones is a mm higher than the rest and someone falls over it next.

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