Covering up external copper gas pipe

cfosulli

We've been doing up our new home and as a result of some of the renovation works we moved the old gas meter from the utility to the front external wall. Our new condensing boiler is in the attic so the supply goes direct from the meter to the attic via the external wall, into the fascia / soffit and on to the boiler.

All grand except for the nice shiny copper pipe going up the face of the house. I'll need to check the measurement when I'm at the house but I'm assuming its 3/4". The lads left it nice and tight to the wall (maybe 3-5mm off the brickwork) and to disguise it covered it in denzo tape (horrible, horrible stuff). The brickwork is dark grey in appearance so this seemed like a good idea but the tape is just coming away.

Without getting into the whole "you should get the plumber back, etc" responses let me just say this was my suggestion as I didn't want him interfering with my internal walls by busting through into the house and the meter was an eyesore in the utility and was taking up valuable storage space. He never included to cover up the pipes because I never asked him to.

I intend to cover it up but was wondering if anyone had any suggestions. My down pipes are all black so I was thinking of coving it using black guttering / down pipe materials and fixing them to the wall but they are a bit clunky considering how small the pipe is (65mm square seems to be the size I'm seeing).

Something between 65mm square down pipes and electrical trunking would be ideal in my opinion. Any suggestions?

mloc123

Black 1.5" PVC piping?

cfosulli

The pipe is already in place so I would't be able to sleeve the PVC pipe over it.

After a few phonecalls it seams "cable guard" (you see it on telegraph poles to protect heavy duty cables) might be the option. Need to figure out who sells it though. Google hasn't found anyone yet

Alun

Perhaps if you got some black pvc pipe as mentioned above and got someone with a table saw to rip a cut along its length you could prise it open enough to pop over the gas pipe. You might have a problem where the gas pipe is clipped to the wall, so might have to nip a cutout in the pvc pipe around the clips to prevent a 'bulge' if you see what I mean.

cfosulli

Ideally what I'm looking to get is a guard rather than just a sleeve for the pipe. I don't want someone to be able to pull the plastic pipe off the wall with the subsequent effect of the copper coming off too (even if I do have secondary straps for the pipe to the wall). Ideally it should be a guard that goes over the pipe but is independent from it if you get me. It's fixed directly to the wall without being connected to the pipe.

The product on this website shows exactly what I'm looking for.

tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Cable_Accessories_Index/Cable_Guard (wasn't able to post as proper URL due to being "new user", apologies Mod if this in an issue but its the only way for me to describe what I'm looking for)

Can't seem to find anything similar on supply here. They don't deliver the small quantity I need to Ireland because its fragile and too expensive to ship vs the unit cost.

Dtp1979

Try post in plumbing forum

CJhaughey

Galvanised capping is what you should be looking for, Kellihers electrical should have it.

dodzy

...or this perhaps. Maybe 50x50mm would be sufficient. Paint it any colour you want to match the front of the house. Any electrical suppliers will stock it.

scudo2

Was it fitted by a RGII installer ?

Because its done wrong. Pipe should have been 3/4" iron pipe, not copper.
That's the rules.


Re post in the plumbing forum for advice from good RGII members.

cheif kaiser

Why not cut a slot out of the back of black pvc pipe, slip that over the copper pipe then attach some pvc clips over that. Not as neat as your cable guard but essentially the same thing.