Gas Explosion Caused By DIY JOb

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possibly a gas explosion they dont know yet
nothing to do with the water pressure
you would need perhaps a large tank with 50-100 bar pressure to cause that damage rather than a small 1 bar that would drop to zero with a similar amount off energy as a large fart :oops:
 
I dont think that the combustion chamber being open to all is the issue.

For all we know this could have just been a simple accident such as damaging the gas pipe by mistake or similar. We can all do that. Often as a result of a previous bodge.

I will reserve speaking ill of the dead until all facts are clear.
 
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It could have been dodgy gas DIY, but by a previous owner that managed to pass a pressure test (and thus be cert safe), but continued to rot behind the scenes.

Am curious to see what the investigation reviels.
 
Looks like there's a blue "SV" marker post just outside the property (or at least there was!) is that Gas?
 
i_am_fubar said:
It could have been dodgy gas DIY, but by a previous owner that managed to pass a pressure test (and thus be cert safe), but continued to rot behind the scenes.

Am curious to see what the investigation reviels.
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The trouble with these investigations, it seems to take so long you forget what it was all about.
 
Well, at least by the time the report is published. Need to be sure who's to blame (even if there isn't anyone) :unsure:
 
Years ago I was stripping out a room in a Victorian house ready for some alterations. I pulled at a 15mm copper pipe and a joint came apart - it was a live gas pipe. The joint had been prep'd and fluxed but was never soldered. It had been there for at least 10 years.

A new neighbour moved in opposite me. He stripped the carpets and old gripper rods. Later on he could smell gas. Turned out one of the gripper rods had been nailed into the gas pipe in the screed. It was fitted when the old neighbour moved in brand new - so the pipe had been nailed for about 15 years.

The point is that either of these could have caused an explosion if they hadn't been noticed. Neither were anything to do with the work being carried out when they were discovered.
 
What happened was that the coroner's court decided that the death of two people was accidental.

Personally I think there was a considerable degree of negligence involved -

"he said the expandable foam was labelled inflammable but not explosive."

So inflammable vapours in a cellar can't result in an explosive mixture?

Duuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.


Maybe there should be a new Category 2 verdict option - Death by stupidity or ignorance.
 
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