GAS LEAK?

[grt]

I called out a local gas engineer to service my boiler, he came round and said it had failed the tightness test. he tried to find the leak unplugged cooker still a leak. sprayed all visible gas pipe work but still leaking it was only dropping very slowly but enough to fail he said he has to cut me off
and fill in a riddor form does this mean my usual service engineer will get into trouble i would normally have used him but he,s on holiday. he was the last engineer to service it 12 month ago. he said also the pipe work going through the wall needed to be sleaved. i have gas pipe in kitchen under concrete floor will the floor have to come up.

 

[kevplumb]

which boiler is the pipe leading to

 

[doitall]

will your gas fitter get into trouble, No a leak can happen anytime. no sleeves are not to current standards on an old installation.

What should happen.

gas leak is immediately dangerous. what the book says, Where possible and with the responsble persons agreement every endeavour should be made to retify the situation, and make the appliance/installation safe to use at the time of the visit, or where this is not possible, the following action must be taken.
explain to the user that in your opinion the installation is immediately dangerous, and must be disconnected untill the situation is retified, and that further use would contravene gas safety (installation and use regs.

attach a warning lable do not use, and complete a warning notice which the responsible person should be asked to sign.

Regulation GS (I&U)R is riddor reportable, additional action required.
Make safe
Repair if authorised be the user.

 

[grt]

which boiler is the pipe leading to

what do you mean

 

[grt]

will your gas fitter get into trouble, No a leak can happen anytime. no sleeves are not to current standards on an old installation.

What should happen.

gas leak is immediately dangerous. what the book says, Where possible and with the responsble persons agreement every endeavour should be made to retify the situation, and make the appliance/installation safe to use at the time of the visit, or where this is not possible, the following action must be taken.
explain to the user that in your opinion the installation is immediately dangerous, and must be disconnected untill the situation is retified, and that further use would contravene gas safety (installation and use regs.

attach a warning lable do not use, and complete a warning notice which the responsible person should be asked to sign.

Regulation GS (I&U)R is riddor reportable, additional action required.
Make safe
Repair if authorised be the user.

i asked him could he repair it but says that there is no way he is going to start to dig up concrete

 

[kevplumb]

well in the last few weeks youve posted about three different ones BOB

 

[Bahco]

Not our old friend BOB DOLE, DAVE 3 etc again

Get a life mate

 

[traineegasman]

The plot THICKENS.... How do you know it`s Bob the knob????

 

[doitall]

The plot THICKENS.... How do you know it`s Bob the knob????

Don't ask silly questions trainee

 

[kevplumb]

yer marra is in general chat DIA

 

[grt]

yer marra is in general chat DIA

sorry for late response but what is going on here what is kevplumb talking about

 

[kevplumb]

dont tell anybody bob but me and DIA speak in a foreign language

he knows what i am on about

 

[traineegasman]

I`m not Bob the bell end, DIA

 

[kevplumb]

trainee mate tell us summat we didnt know

so your not bob dole and your not dave 3

which means your not grt either

 

[doitall]

yer marra is in general chat DIA

Saw it earlier mucker