What this pipe?

[Sim198]

While having new French doors fitted where my window used to be, the windows fitters have come across a pipe that’s in the way. They stop work as unable to identify the pipe, does anyone know what this could be?

 

[cjg]

is it lead ? if so water pipe, or old gas line . ?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Maybe electrical

 

[Sim198]

Maybe electrical

Might be an old electric, I did check the plug to the left but that comes from above.

 

[Sim198]

is it lead ? if so water pipe, or old gas line . ?

I thinks it’s lead. Water does come in the back outside the window but goes the other way to the stop tap.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I thinks it’s lead. Water does come in the back outside the window but goes the other way to the stop tap.

Can you bend it down by pressing on it with light pressure ?

 

[Rtplumb]

I would suggest that you scrape a bit of paint off the pipe and see what colour it is. A light (after it's scraped) grey for lead, copper colour for copper. I don't think it's lead because from the photo it looks too thin and straight, but, I could be wrong. Does it go into the boxing on the left of your sink?

How old it the house? In the old days thin lead pipe was used for town gas (just had a thought) in properties.

 

[Rtplumb]

Hmm ... looking closer at the pipe it might be an electrical conduit pipe. Give it as scrape to see if it's steel, lead or copper.

 

[Last Plumber]

It looks like either 1/2" galvanized steel or electrical conduit. Off the photo it is difficult to tell. I would guess galvanized steel but what's in it can't be told from a photo.