Hi All

This is fitted in a communal block of flats. Is it some sort of
differential bypass valve?  Web link to photo follows:-

http://www.fotothing.com/tartufone

Thanks for any help - Lightingman

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   LightingMan  wrote:
> This is fitted in a communal block of flats. Is it some sort of
> differential bypass valve?  Web link to photo follows:-

> http://www.fotothing.com/tartufone

Looks to me like inspection or cleaning access.

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"LightingMan"  wrote in message
news:5eee8f03-95d3-4f0f-9114-4fb8bdf1c4ab@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
> Hi All
>
> This is fitted in a communal block of flats. Is it some sort of
> differential bypass valve?  Web link to photo follows:-
>
> http://www.fotothing.com/tartufone
>
> Thanks for any help - Lightingman

What makes you think its a plubing coponent? looks like a Gas fitting to me?

Good point

It could be a gas fitting, I think gas probably runs through this area
to the main communal boilers

We are trying to identify all of the pipes so we understand our small
residental period conversion better.

Thanks for any input

"LightingMan"  wrote in message 
news:35f87b8f-f092-4b4d-9615-a0baff817e40@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
> Good point
>
> It could be a gas fitting, I think gas probably runs through this area
> to the main communal boilers
>
> We are trying to identify all of the pipes so we understand our small
> residental period conversion better.
>
> Thanks for any input
>
Half of it looks like the elbow you see where gas pipes enter a property.

On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:16:52 -0700, LightingMan wrote:

> Hi All
> 
> This is fitted in a communal block of flats. Is it some sort of
> differential bypass valve?  Web link to photo follows:-
> 
> http://www.fotothing.com/tartufone
> 
> Thanks for any help - Lightingman

It a cut-off elbow for the gas supply. It belongs to the gas supplier 
they would use it to cut your gas off if you don't pay the bill. 8-)


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