My grinder ate a gas pipe!

[sharp]

I had a bad experience of this when, wait for it, planting a rose for a customer as a favour after a job.

the spade went down under a foot deep and straight away, I could hear the rush of gas, and what was only supposed to be a favour, ended up in a rather large bill and a very annoyed customer

[t5pete]

Yep they certainly know how to waste time and peoples money

[Pat Ferrett]

Plus who should pay for the repair me or the owner ????

[Rich2484]

IMO a cat scanner is the most vital piece of equipment for undertaking any earthworks if it be digger or a small landscape job. They are vital for avoiding incidents like yours.

 

But then hindsight is a wounder full thing.

[Pat Ferrett]

IMO a cat scanner is the most vital piece of equipment for undertaking any earthworks if it be digger or a small landscape job. They are vital for avoiding incidents like yours.

 

But then hindsight is a wounder full thing.

 

I didnt think cats picked up plastic gas pipes

[mendiplogs]

Well, simple little grinding job today until I cleaned out the hole and gas started to pump out of a gash made buy the grinder .

 

Cleaned round the pipe and bound it up with tape, the owner phoned the gas board and after 20 minutes a chap turned up in a van with a clip board and asked for the company name and my signature .

He went back to his van and returned to say he would wait on site until the repair team turned up which should be within 4 hours .

 

The depth of the pipe was 175mm and im sure it should be 600mm, he said I'll receive a bill but saw me take picture and video and said to keep them and appeal.

 

Your thoughts please

HI JAMMY your at it again i see right last year my mate hit a 100mm gas main with his new JCB 2 fire engines and it was like a plane taking off with the sound and it cost £10k :lol:so we now take the p.ss out now jon

[redmoosefaction]

IMO a cat scanner is the most vital piece of equipment for undertaking any earthworks if it be digger or a small landscape job. They are vital for avoiding incidents like yours.

 

But then hindsight is a wounder full thing.

 

But that looks like a plastic pipe. Do cat scanners world's on plastic?

 

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[Mortimer Firewood]

Make sure your sitting down when yo get the bill it will be well in to four figers i know:blushing:

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I didnt think cats picked up plastic gas pipes

 

I'm fairly sure they don't. Don't take my word for it though.

[Hodge]

I had the same thing a couple of years back. The pipe was through the middle of a stump I ground out, the pipe as 4" down. The gas people said there was no minimum depth for there pipe so I had to pay. I had not done a cat scan and was told by my insurance not to dispute the charge. The first invoice was for £900 I provided photos of how they had put a mole through the tree root and at the 4" depth and they then reduced the cost to £350 which I was advised to pay by my insurance company(Trust) I paid up and the customer went half with me.