On 25/05/2021 13:18, charles wrote:
In article ,
Steve Walker wrote:
On 25/05/2021 12:04, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
fred pretended :
Serious explosion bellied caused by cut gas pipe. How ? Presumably it
was in error but what would you be doing for that to happen?

Perhaps a bit of plumbing or heating - a copper gas pipe looks
identical to a water pipe.

Other options are an attempted insurance job or destroying the house to
prevent it falling into the hands of an ex. I'm sure there are many more.

Maybe a case for a regulation suggesting gas pipes out to be clearly
identified, as they often are on commercial premises?

Possibly, although it's easy enough to identify in many houses - with
gas coming straight through the wall to the meter and then from there
usually only going to the living-room fire, the cooker in the kitchen
and the boiler (often in the kitchen), with the latter two often a
single run. No gas upstairs and, in a house with suspended floors, the
route of each pipe downstairs can be clearly seen.

my parents' house had gas upstairs for the over basin water heater in two
bedrooms.

The place I grew up in (built late 19th century) had gas pipes embedded
in most of the walls for gas lighting.


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Cheers,

John.

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