Airing cupboard old copper plumbing

[daytonavrs]

Hi

Just a silly little question (in 1st world terms) seeing what you all think
I got 3 pipes sticking up in a useful closet area in a room for storage, they were from the old hot water heating tank I think now removed as its combi driven

Is there any point in keeping this in future e.g. for ground source installation?
Otherwise thinking I could chop it down a couple of inches from the skirting/floor and then won't protrude so much for storing some stuff
it doesn't massively impact but likewise won't take long to angle grind it out.
I just won't necessarily do this if it might have some future advance to plumbing in ground source ( though I doubt it does )

[Mr Pointy]

If you leave a few (3-4) inches sticking out you can always use a straight join to solder on any pipework required.

[daytonavrs]

Ah thank you I will whip it off just above the skirting ( not sure why there is skirting inside of a closet or cupboard space but never mind )

[B'stard Child]

daytonavrs said:

Hi

Just a silly little question (in 1st world terms) seeing what you all think
I got 3 pipes sticking up in a useful closet area in a room for storage, they were from the old hot water heating tank I think now removed as its combi driven

Is there any point in keeping this in future e.g. for ground source installation?
Otherwise thinking I could chop it down a couple of inches from the skirting/floor and then won't protrude so much for storing some stuff
it doesn't massively impact but likewise won't take long to angle grind it out.
I just won't necessarily do this if it might have some future advance to plumbing in ground source ( though I doubt it does )

Equally silly question - They are capped and not open pipes?

If they are capped then you are going to need to drain down the system and then re-cap once shortened to gain the space.

I've just given a neighbour a hand with something similar airing cupboard in a bathroom - he wanted to replace bath with shower and three pipes came out of the floor under the head of the bath into what used to be an airing cupboard so in the way of where the shower tray will be.

[daytonavrs]

Thanks for this but they were not capped just open and I trimmed them off already and made some space
Both ends open ( the two on left side having large nuts not attached to anything obviously)
Not much copper actually as they were just a 90 bend but a lot less obtrusive to space with them out the way.

The largest and heaviest bit of pipe which must have been feeding towards the top end of the now missing cylinder looks like it was more steel than copper so no excitement on scrap value !