First sentence of the original question - "15mm Copper pipe stub comes out of concrete floor & is capped."
SteveW
What's this pipe?
Apr 06, 2019
Last reply: 7 years ago
34 Replies
Steve Walker formulated the question :
Thanks..
Well you could start by temporary disconnecting the bonding.
then you can tell us.
that won't help much. Come on, tell us how to do it with a bit of wire.
NT
That's certainly not the only way to make it impossible :) If removing the cap were practical I'd not have asked.
NT
Like f*ck it would.
It would be easier to shove your brain down the 15mm pipe and see where it pops up.
He said it isnt.
Well the first thing it will tell you before you disconnect anything is if its connected to any other pipe work which is the first step.
Now I will let you continue with step two if it doesn't read anything or if it does read something.
How about drilling a tiny hole and see what comes out? Then stick something on it while you decide your next move.
It's connected. It wouldn't be there if it wasn't. What is your step 2 with this bit of wire?
NT
I did that with what I thpugh was an old gas pipe. Turned out to be copper clad armoured cable. ;-)
Cut the power to three properties and ended up getting all their incoming supplies upgraded so not all bad.
Tim
How do you know its connected?
If its mains water you aren't supposed to leave long dead legs as they are a breeding ground for bacteria.
Its not uncommon to remove gas fires and cap off their feeds when CH is installed though.
Yes but Brian uses storage heaters. I don't know whether he had gas central heating before.
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