butchus Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Hi all, I'm working on a 60's council flat which has what I believe was a communal heating pipe but now the building has combi boilers (both mine and my neighbour above have combis) Mine is a ground floor. The location of the pipe is where I want to put a fridge freezer. The neighbour above does not have this pipe so it must have been removed at some point. Has anyone any experience removing these? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butchus Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 Probably posted in wrong section, apologies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Before you can fit a FF there, you need to get the gas pipe and gas meter moved. Get a price for those first, it might be £££££ Re the pipe. Listen to it with a stethescope. If it sounds quiet and "dead" drill a very small hole and see if water comes out, Once you are sure it is dead cut it out with an angle grinder with a metal cutting blade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Watch out for asbestos lagging on the communal pipe work, we renovated lots of council houses as a main contractor for the council and the main pipes were lagged in it. worth checking for your safety and others! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butchus Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 8 hours ago, ProDave said: Before you can fit a FF there, you need to get the gas pipe and gas meter moved. Get a price for those first, it might be £££££ Re the pipe. Listen to it with a stethescope. If it sounds quiet and "dead" drill a very small hole and see if water comes out, Once you are sure it is dead cut it out with an angle grinder with a metal cutting blade. Thanks Dave, yes I do plan on getting the meter moved, apparently it can be moved up to 90cm free of charge as long as its on the same wall, not sure about the gas pipe though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butchus Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 7 hours ago, TonyT said: Watch out for asbestos lagging on the communal pipe work, we renovated lots of council houses as a main contractor for the council and the main pipes were lagged in it. worth checking for your safety and others! Hi Tony, its just bare metal from ground to ceiling as you can see in the pic, I dont see any lagging so should be ok. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 The council scheme we worked on, the flow and return under the floor was lagged in asbestos, sorry thought you were ripping everything out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butchus Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 3 hours ago, TonyT said: The council scheme we worked on, the flow and return under the floor was lagged in asbestos, sorry thought you were ripping everything out Not sure, its a ground floor flat with concrete floor and ceiling but I guess the pipe comes from somewhere! i wont be ripping the floor up though just trying to tidy that corner up cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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