In article , Rod scribeth thus
Hi,
>
>My elderly next-door neighbour lives on her own now, and she has had a
>grant to have a central heating system installed at last. The installers
>have been round the last few days, but today I noticed that they have
>run the pipework along the outside of the house, from the kitchen in the
>back (where the boiler is) to the front room.
>This can't be right, as the pipework is uninsulated and will freeze when
>the temperature drops, plus all the heat that will be lost.
It -might- be the gas pipe, that is sometimes done or at least it was done whether or not its OK practice now I don't know.
If they have run a water pipe outside then thats got to be worth a U tube vid at least;!..
You might be best off contacting "Gas-safe" I think its called these days or ask your local building control office at the city council if in Cam city for their opinion.
Have you got the name of the installers as they should be gas safe registered if working on domestic properties for gain..
I've posted this to uk.d-i-y for comment, some Gasman in there;)..
>I don't know precisely who has commissioned the installers, but I have a
>horrible feeling they have done a quick and rubbish job as they think
>that she is an old lady who is not paying herself and won't complain. I
>need to find out from her who the grant was from.
>
>Does anyone know if there are any legal/building regulations that
>prohibit this work, running the pipes on the outside of the house. I
>want to do something to get this fixed before the winter for her, but I
>need to work out a gameplan.
>
>Cheers
>Rod