Gas leak ?

[diycooper]

Hi all

I have had a gas check done on a property and it passed
A week or so later when nothing has been used at property either hob or boiler i noticed the gas dial had moved ever so slight.

I decided to investigate further

I completely turned boiler off snd isolated hob and left over night.

The next day thenumbers had moved from 05612 686 to 05612 701. This is very tiny increase but it passed a gas check. Is this acceptable ?

 

[sooey]

Did you smell gas?

 

[Agile]

Did your engineer actually do a leakage test at the meter?

Some don't and just fill in the form!

Was he called Sooey by any chance?

Tony

 

[sooey]

Ooooohhhh

 

[diycooper]

Did you smell gas?

No smell of gas whatsoever.

 

[diycooper]

Did your engineer actually do a leakage test at the meter?

Some don't and just fill in the form!

Was he called Sooey by any chance?

Tony

Yes he done test by meter.

 

[dilalio]

Have you called him about it?
You should!

 

[oldbuffer]

Does the boiler have a pilot light?

 

[diycooper]

Does the boiler have a pilot light?

No pilot light but i have had it turned off regardless

 

[diycooper]

Have you called him about it?
You should!

No not yet wanted to get some advice on here first. Are you not allowed a certain drop ?

 

[picasso]

Not on the pipework, if you call him back and he isolates the appliances and finds a drop no matter how small he will shut the installation off and give you a quote to find and repair the leak.

 

[diycooper]

Not on the pipework, if you call him back and he isolates the appliances and finds a drop no matter how small he will shut the installation off and give you a quote to find and repair the leak.

Just been reading about this. If they isolate appliance's and find a drop they have to cap but they do not have to isolate the appliances if they choose not to. This means if they find one when no appliances isolated its ok. Stupid if you ask me. Its safe or not safe. I can easily isolate the hob and boiler tomorrow and see if its on the carcass . If I do find its on the carcass but no smell of gas I am wrong to leave ? The last digits on the meter tick up 10 times in 24 hrs so very very small.

Could the meter be leaking it is old ?

 

[dilalio]

The control valve to the meter could be letting by. This can and should be tested for. Testing nipple could also be leaking. If all appliances are isolated then leak needs finding and fixing as it could get worse over time. Get him back in and ask him to retest and remedy as necessary.

 

[diycooper]

The control valve to the meter could be letting by. This can and should be tested for. Testing nipple could also be leaking. If all appliances are isolated then leak needs finding and fixing as it could get worse over time. Get him back in and ask him to retest and remedy as necessary.

How much is average to be paying for this kind of thing ?

 

[diycooper]

The control valve to the meter could be letting by. This can and should be tested for. Testing nipple could also be leaking. If all appliances are isolated then leak needs finding and fixing as it could get worse over time. Get him back in and ask him to retest and remedy as necessary.

Does he have to isolate appliances ?

Does it need finding if its a 0.25 drop ? or less ?