New gas Mains
- 7 July 2010 23:1059476SEGAS are employing contractors to renew domestic gas pipes.
If you have contractors on your property re-newing your gas pipe try if possible to ensure that it (the new Gas pipe) is buried at a minimum depth of 15 inches.
If it is not buried at this depth or greater, you as the house holder will be held responsible for any damage or injury in the future.
In case of doubt, you have the right to ask SEGAS to ensure that the depth complies with current regulations, further you have the right to insist that Segas abides by those regulations.
I should point out that in the course of such work if it becomes obvious that your existing gas pipe is to near the surface (higher than 15 inches) you have the right to demand that it is lowered to the proper depth.
You should be aware that the majority of new pipe (plastic) will be pulled through the old steel pipes so consequently if your old pipe is at the wrong depth your new one will also be at the wrong depth "BE WARNED" - 8 July 2010 09:1459489Interesting stuff Jimmy, thanks.
As an aside, may I say "worded like a true EU beurocrat?" Are the elections coming up? 
- 8 July 2010 09:3959495"worded like a true EU bureaucrat?"
In inches? I think not!
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8 July 2010 11:3259507the eu has converted to feet and inches,seeing we cant be botherd to convert to metric. - 8 July 2010 12:1259514Sid Perkins, "Why you old flatterer". Bob Frost, We may be in europe but that in itself is no excuse for lowering our standards "Feet and inches rule O.K. "A pox on your european community"
- 8 July 2010 13:2059518thanks for that tip off jimmy, could save some of us a few quid in the future.