INSTALLATION OF PIPEWORK AND FITTINGS (K)

Written to guide an installer through the requirements of installing gas supplies and having adequate information to assess existing supplies. This chapter is written to address the needs of the domestic natural gas installer. Many of the principles for installing pipework within the fabric of a dwelling, can be used for the installation of other disciplines.

Key Content (Domestic Natural Gas):

• Materials and Method of jointing
• Copper Tube & Copper Tube Bending
• Lead Composition Pipework
• Polyethylene Pipework
• Mild Steel Barrel
• Corrugated Stainless Steel Pipework
• New Buildings
• Pipe Sleeving
• Expected Gas Consumption
• Surface Run Pipework
• Buried Pipework
• Micro/Leisure points
• Uncompleted work
• Suspended Floors
• Walls
• Concealed Fire Place Gas points
• Meter Outlet Connections
• Other service Pipes
• Ducts and Fire stopping
• Running Supplies in Timber Framed and Dry lined Walls