blow off pipe

[methaneman75]

Cant find rules/regulations/bylaws regarding this, could you point me in the right direction regarding this, also, do you guys personally record a problem with this,ie blow off not returned to wall, when you re completeing a landlords certificate. Got myself into another argument at work, lost last time so im not even going to state my position on this one yet.

 

[adlplumbing]

might be wrong but i think its a water reg but it should not be above a opening such as doorway or window and and has to point back to wall
but i think its ncs issue

 

[anotherbgeng]

At BG we record prv terminations as NCS if incorrect termination ,,also occasionally AR if left in a dangerous condition ...its better to record it than miss it and the crap hits the fan....

 

[transam]

The discharge pipe must be terminated in such away as not to cause any danger or safety issues to any occupants of the building , (or passers bye) should it discharge in an overheat situation , a wrongly terminated discharge pipe can in certain circumstances be considered AT Risk .

 

[methaneman75]

cheers guys, what bylaw is this and is there anything regarding a blow off not needing to be returned as long as its 3 storeys up, this is what my fellow engineer is claiming

 

[transam]

not aware of any bye law , but there would certainlly be a regulation , height of discharge pipe would have nothing to do with it . Safety , Duty of care e.c.t , remember any safety device must fail safe , and in this case fail safe must mean that it does not cause a danger to passers bye ,
I assume we are not talking about a discharge pipe from an unvented cylinder ?? IN your particular case 3 storeys up how do you prove it will fail safe?? if the pipe did discharge in an overheat situation & cause injury to some one , a high court judge would take little or no interest in the fact that someone turned the pipe back to the wall , you would have a problem !!

 

[methaneman75]

cheers guys, and no its not from an unvented cylinder . Think ive won this one , dont know where he got the 3 storey rule from either.

 

[ChrisR]

The discharge pipe must be terminated in such away as not to cause any danger or safety issues to any occupants of the building , (or passers bye) should it discharge in an overheat situation , a wrongly terminated discharge pipe can in certain circumstances be considered AT Risk .

Sorry but the bold bit's completely not true. At Risk & ID are related directly to Gas Safety only.
The installation is only ncs beause there's a blanket requirement that Installation Instructions are adhered to.

 

[BOB D.O.L.E]

The discharge pipe must be terminated in such away as not to cause any danger or safety issues to any occupants of the building , (or passers bye) should it discharge in an overheat situation , a wrongly terminated discharge pipe can in certain circumstances be considered AT Risk .

Sorry but the bold bit's completely not true. At Risk & ID are related directly to Gas Safety only.
The installation is only ncs beause there's a blanket requirement that Installation Instructions are adhered to.

I think what he means is, if the discharge pipe does not go through the wall and terminates inside the property this is classed as at risk.