divorcingjack Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 So, our concrete is scheduled for Wednesday, and I just want to double/triple check something before we pour. Our meter is a considerable distance away from the house (in a close - due to a historical quirk of supply), and we have run conduit from the meter, up a hill, around the perimeter of the house and now want to plan it's entry to the house. At the minute, the conduit runs under the slab and comes up through it. We are now thinking that perhaps we're not allowed to run the supply under a wall and it must come in through the wall itself. If we ventilate the conduit at the meter end, and seal it inside the house, is that OK? The boiler will be against the outside wall, so it would literally just be the width of the wall that we're talking about. What has everyone else done with an MBC slab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzie Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 ours is coming down the drive and round the house and in through the wall. The gas installer did not want to use the conduit we had put in he insisted on a separately run conduit externally and in through the wall. Our boiler will be on the external wall too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 1 hour ago, lizzie said: ours is coming down the drive and round the house and in through the wall. The gas installer did not want to use the conduit we had put in he insisted on a separately run conduit externally and in through the wall. Our boiler will be on the external wall too. He was right to do so. Anyone who's fitting such conduit / ducting for gas needs to have the GSR'd fitter come out and see / inspect it all before its buried. They simply won't take any chances with gas, I would have got the duct in, and then got the GSR'd fitter to come and pull a length of trac pipe in and cap it both ends, ready for connecting later in the build. You must get them involved sooner or itll be back to the drawing board when they are finally called to connect and commission. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divorcingjack Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 OK, so the entry is down to the fitter? The gas company won't have anything to do with the house from now on, as the meter is already in place and connected (albeit 50m away from the house). Are there building regs to do with this? Stupid question, I know there are building regs to do with everything! Cheers, dj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 After the meter it's you and your GSRd fitters responsibility ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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