Gas tightness test

[gas112]

Nothing on the label and nothing on his warning notice, only that it had failed it's tightness test.

ah sounds typical of a meter fitter they are scared to leave leaks within tolerance and no reported smell and pass the buck on .
He should have put the actual drop on the label
Luckily enough it was found but a lot of tiny leaks within the tolerance never are
As for the fitting needing nipping up i have seen fittings in for years before they show a leak

 

[David Sarbutts]

Exactly correct what you say and when the other engineer came out, he couldn't believe it and didn't understand why it wasn't sorted.
Next time I get the boiler serviced shall I ask the engineer to do a tightness test, and explain what's happened previously?

 

[muggles]

Hi Muggles, I had my gas and electric smart replaced today and upgraded. When the engineer did a tightness test on the gas it failed and he said there was a leak. I had my boiler serviced 2 weeks ago and everything was good and I wondered why this wasn't picked up on the service. I called British gas homecare cover and there engineer found the leak. I just wondered why the tightness test wasn't done on the service for safety. If I hadn't had the smart meter changed today, I wonder if the leak would have been found.

BG & "service" don't belong in the same sentence. I've never yet come across a properly serviced boiler that they've attended. They do little more than a flue gas analysis. It's like you taking your car to a garage for a service, but they only do an emissions check, no oil or filters changed, just a cursory glance at the brakes & tyres if you're lucky.

 

[gas112]

Exactly correct what you say and when the other engineer came out, he couldn't believe it and didn't understand why it wasn't sorted.
Next time I get the boiler serviced shall I ask the engineer to do a tightness test, and explain what's happened previously?

It wont do you any harm to ask and tell the guy why your asking and they will prob do it.

 

[gas112]

BG & "service" don't belong in the same sentence. I've never yet come across a properly serviced boiler that they've attended. They do little more than a flue gas analysis. It's like you taking your car to a garage for a service, but they only do an emissions check, no oil or filters changed, just a cursory glance at the brakes & tyres if you're lucky.

so what do you suggest they change on a boiler service without knowing the age or make the OP has ?

 

[fixitflav]

so what do you suggest they change on a boiler service without knowing the age or make the OP has ?

Can you rephrase that in English please?

 

[dilalio]

A permissable drop can soon become un-permissable. I think TTs should be done at every opportunity and any leaks detected and repaired.

But that's just my opinion.

 

[David Sarbutts]

I do agree with dilalio, however, I'm not a gas engineer. Otherwise how do we detect gas leaks no matter how. My leak would never have been detected only for having my smart meter replaced.
Thank you everyone for your comments.

 

[gas112]

One of my roles for decades was as a gas emergency engineer and attending thousands of leaks just to put your mind at ease over 99.9 percent of gas leaks will never get to a dangerous level were you may get an explosion . But no matter how faint a smell you ever get do not hesitate in turning off and calling the emergency service provider out . Always err on side of caution..

 

[fixitflav]

pretty easy put a ruler under it and read it slowly you may then work it out

OK, how does it relate to muggles's post? Why suggest changing any part, prior to the service which indicates the need? If muggles is right, all that needs changing is BG's service, make it more thorough. And anybody doing a service would find the make and age of the boiler before taking on the job.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I do agree with dilalio, however, I'm not a gas engineer. Otherwise how do we detect gas leaks no matter how.

*** please do not try to give gas advice. What you put was wrong and dangerous ***

 

[dilalio]

Otherwise how do we detect gas leaks no matter how.

The odour you smell from natural gas is man-made and added (mercaptin is one element).

It is done so, in a carefully measured volume so that it is detectable by most human noses.

If there is a leak but no smell then it is deemed safe as the leak is either too small to be of significance and/or it is being dispersed by natural venting to atmosphere.

The principle of this is - better to have @50 million human detectors than @50 thousand gas engineers trying to find each and every leak.

But I still think each time a gas engineer attends a property, a TT should be done and paid for.

 

[dilalio]

That test doesn't on its own doesn't seem 100% reliable. What if the ECV itself is passing slightly? The gauge pressure could then stay the same even if the consumer setup has a leak.

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[fixitflav]

so if you read muggles post he associates it with a car service and not changing any parts during a service indicating that parts need changing during a boiler service

That makes about as much sense as your earlier post #21
He associates a boiler service with a car service, and points out that either can do an inadequate job. That has nothing to do with my #27. But have it your way, I'm out of here.



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