eteo 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2010 Hi friends, The above happened to me during the hacking of wall tiles. Although I am no contractor, I would have thought that they should have traced how the gas pipe runs in the wall from the outlet by manually removing the surface tile and plaster. Can anyone advise how this is usually done? Thanks friends. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
therat 18 Report post Posted July 22, 2010 Inform Citigas ASAP Gas pipe damage is very serious. If there is a gas leak and your neigbour or nearby happen to light up a light. BOOM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Livinstyle 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2010 If it's a HDB, go and turn off the gas main outside the house along the corridor. Then call the relevant authorities. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Warrior88 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2010 Mine leak last time. New house. Cornice say, electrician, electrician say ask ID. Ah, finally never use City gas, just the tank type Tracing is tedious job, bubble test ? But must hack wall le. Easier to add new pipe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eteo 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2010 Mine leak last time. New house. Cornice say, electrician, electrician say ask ID. Ah, finally never use City gas, just the tank type Tracing is tedious job, bubble test ? But must hack wall le. Easier to add new pipe. Hi, the gas was turned off before the hacking started. But the holes in the gas pipe are obvious. It seems to me that they did not take the precaution of tracing the pipe manually as I described above. Now I have extra cost to bear to look for a licensed gas contractor to relay the pipe. What I would like to know is if this is normal practice to hack without tracing the pipe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
therat 18 Report post Posted July 22, 2010 Hi, the gas was turned off before the hacking started. But the holes in the gas pipe are obvious. It seems to me that they did not take the precaution of tracing the pipe manually as I described above. Now I have extra cost to bear to look for a licensed gas contractor to relay the pipe. What I would like to know is if this is normal practice to hack without tracing the pipe? must trace before hack. Had cases happen before. Father bought a condo. When the contractor up the kitchen cabinet. They accidentally drill a small gas on the pipe. No one know, as the pipe is hide behind. Son come back, sleep in his room and never wake up. After this incident. For condo, it is a must to provide DWG for the gas pipe location. New HDB.. I don't know liao. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eteo 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2010 must trace before hack. Had cases happen before. Father bought a condo. When the contractor up the kitchen cabinet. They accidentally drill a small gas on the pipe. No one know, as the pipe is hide behind. Son come back, sleep in his room and never wake up. After this incident. For condo, it is a must to provide DWG for the gas pipe location. New HDB.. I don't know liao. Thanks Therat. I also think should trace before hack. Are there some practice guidelines I can show them? The contractor is denying any fault saying that it is concealed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
therat 18 Report post Posted July 23, 2010 Thanks Therat. I also think should trace before hack. Are there some practice guidelines I can show them? The contractor is denying any fault saying that it is concealed. I don't know. May be you can check with HDB I know for condo, you can get the DWG from the MC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Livinstyle 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2010 For concealed pipes, indeed difficult to track. Most contractors I spoke to mentioned that pipes (including water pipes) is likely to have some damages during hacking. Most of the older properties do not have piping drawings. Not sure if drawings include in the pipings now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
