Some basic regulations for gas installations.

  • No less than 1 metre sideways from doors and windows.
  • No less than 2 metres from drains and air vents.
  • No less than 3 metres below windows (unless a non-combustible roof is installed).
  • No less than 1 metre from the property boundary wall (unless it is a fire wall).
  • No less than 5 metres sideways away from a switchable electric point or plug switch.
  • Light bulbs cannot be less than 1.5 metres above a gas cylinder.
  • Only class 1 or 2 copper pipes, or other approved gas piping, may be used (Note: This is not the same copper piping as used by plumbers).
  • Copper pipes going through a wall must be sleeved.
  • Approved flexible gas hose may not be more than two meters long and may not go through any partition (including wood, dry wall, cupboard wall etc).