Plumbing question

cormicar

Anyone know what this is. It's in my kitchen and is 9cm in circumference. Want to remove it as am putting in new kitchen. I scraped some paint off it and I think it's metal with some sort of cap on it. I'm thinking its a drain pipe but would that not be plastic.

policarp

That looks like a gun barrel gas pipe.
If it is, be careful, because it could still be live.

Egass13

policarp wrote: »

That looks like a gun barrel gas pipe.
If it is, be careful, because it could still be live.

+1 , it's gas , get an rgi to make sure it's dead or to disconnect and make safe for you.

cormicar

Egass13 wrote: »

+1 , it's gas , get an rgi to make sure it's dead or to disconnect and make safe for you.

You guys sure on that. Pretty sure this house never had gas installed. The pipe was behind a kitchen cabinet that was at least 30 years old and most likely about 50 years old. When did gas first come in for residential customers in Dublin. Any other way to check it other than paying an RGI.

Micky Dolenz

Have you a gas meter or gas appliances in the house?

What fuels your heating?

policarp

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Have you a gas meter or gas appliances in the house?

What fuels your heating?

There need not necessarily be a gas meter in the house.
Originally the gas meter would have been beside that upstand pipe.

policarp

cormicar wrote: »

You guys sure on that. Pretty sure this house never had gas installed. The pipe was behind a kitchen cabinet that was at least 30 years old and most likely about 50 years old. When did gas first come in for residential customers in Dublin. Any other way to check it other than paying an RGI.

Gas has been in Dublin for over a hundred years.

Egass13

cormicar wrote: »

You guys sure on that. Pretty sure this house never had gas installed. The pipe was behind a kitchen cabinet that was at least 30 years old and most likely about 50 years old. When did gas first come in for residential customers in Dublin. Any other way to check it other than paying an RGI.

Very sure , single gb pipe in kitchen , and painted yellow . There's nothing else it can be . Could of been connected to old towns gas . It's most likely is decommissioned , but I wouldn't take the risk

MugMugs

Wasn't gas locally supplied from a compound around then? Sure the supply would be long gone. Can't imagine there's much left in the line if indeed any. Gun barrel pipes! A pain in the ass for many!

Egass13

MugMugs wrote: »

Wasn't gas locally supplied from a compound around then? Sure the supply would be long gone. Can't imagine there's much left in the line if indeed any. Gun barrel pipes! A pain in the ass for many!

There is a very good chance the pipe is empty , not a high enough chance to take a risk though! Unless the pipe is traceable back to a point where it can be confirmed to be safe then I would be following the correct procedure and have it checked and certified by a professional .

cormicar

The pipe is yellow but so is the skirting and the water supply line. There is no gas appliances in the house and the heating is run on oil.

dodzy

cormicar wrote: »

The pipe is yellow but so is the skirting and the water supply line. There is no gas appliances in the house and the heating is run on oil.

No gas in the house...now. Maybe was before you moved in. How old is the pad ?

cormicar

dodzy wrote: »

No gas in the house...now. Maybe was before you moved in. How old is the pad ?

House is about 80 years old. Bord Gais are coming on Thursday to investigate. Thanks for all the comments.

Dtp1979

cormicar wrote: »

House is about 80 years old. Bord Gais are coming on Thursday to investigate. Thanks for all the comments.

Keep us updated if you can. Thanks

danjo-xx

When I lived in Dublin there was a GB pipe like that under the sink, not yellow though. Never gas in the house, but it seems the pipework for gas was installed in the house in those days in case you wanted it later.

Never knew if it was dead or alive. We had it removed or cut back later for some reason. We had suspended timber flooring downstairs, think it was cut back to under the boards.

cormicar

Just a quick update. Turned out to be a gun metal gas pipe. bord Gais came out and confirmed it was dead. Thanks for all the input.