"John" wrote in message
...

"John Stumbles" wrote in message
...
"Ed Sirett" wrote in message
news

SNIP

I'm fairly sure tin or lead pipe work is not currently acceptable.
I guess leaking is ID (See FAQ) and sound existing installations are
AR.

Never heard of tin pipework, but wrt Pb IIRC BS6891 says that existing
lead
pipework is acceptable if in good condition. You're not allowed to
extend
it
or put in new, but you can use what's there.


That's the way I look at it in on site situations. I give a NCS or Not To
Current Standards report. It does strike me as a pretty considerable risk
in
a fire situation though. There was a terraced house fire in Goole some
time
ago in which the local rag reported the gas had to be cut off during fire
fighting due to a leak "due to the fire" I'm guessing it was a meter
connection in the cupboard under the stairs in 3/4" lead which probably
ended up as a puddle with an uncontrolled escape full bore from the
incoming
supply!

I have seen gas meters with stainless inlet and outlet in fires and not melt
or break joints. A full bore that feeds the fire is what you don't want. I
have also seen a battery of gas meters, in the olden days when they put them
at the front door, that was at the core of a fire and all totally melt.