Strange one

[nysk2008]

Carrying out a service as usual all seemed ok until I done my tightness. 10.2mb drop, carried out another to be sure and same again (no smell of gas) isolated each appliance one by one until all 3 where isolated. 10mb drop registered so I assumed carcass and capped at meter. All other engineers had only completed boiler tightness which passed but no smell left me scratching my head, like I say all capped and safe now but anyone else had a similar issue with a big drop and no smell?

 

[tamz]

Outside meter? pipework in ducts or under floor?
10mb would be easily smellable anywhere inside.
Did you use a u guage or an electronic?

 

[nysk2008]

Hi Tamz, u gauge and 5 tightness tests on my Kane. Carcass in cavity walls

 

[nysk2008]

Meter in porch

 

[tamz]

The leak is probably in the cavity.
The pipe needs moved anyway as pipe in a cavity is AR even if it was sound

 

[fubar1000]

I was doing a install the other week, run gas main from boiler to the meter, was working 1 saturday afternoon about 3pm when I done a TT before making my last connections. Was dropping about the same, meter inside the house, steel gas main in floors n walls. When I said to the custard 'you have a big gas leak' she said (& I quote) 'I WAS HOPING YOU WOULDN'T FIND THAT'....

I capped the gas meter & went to the pub.... It can be a funny old game some times lol

 

[Mike Jackson]

That's why I always test before I start work. If the customer kicks off I can walk away without losing loads of money when they refuse to pay me for the work I've already done.

 

[lame plumber]

testing first also means you know its not your fault or work

 

[leethegasman]

Agree with mike and lame plumber I was also told TT first job. as customer will always say it was ok before you touched it.

 

[AlexGas]

That's why I always test before I start work. If the customer kicks off I can walk away without losing loads of money when they refuse to pay me for the work I've already done.

Same here. You never know...

 

[Koogatubac]

U guys test for tightness during services? It can just open a can of worms

 

[Resolute]

I always TT before work. I also always ask customer if they get any smells of gas or probs with appliances before work.

 

[arran197]

TT is strange really, on service there's no need to do it, but if you work on land lords properties, a tightness test is a BIG deal. I agree though, can of worms.

 

[Resolute]

If you don't TT and there's a problem a few days later (explosion say) then as a registered GS engineer you'd have to prove its nothing to do with you. At lead if you do a TT you can deal with it.

 

[tamz]

A tightness test is not a requirement on a llgc no matter what is on the paperwork but it should be.

 

[Koogatubac]

I thought for a service its not a requirement (even though you get working pressures for your boiler?!) (personally think it should be a requirement) but for a LANDLORD SAFETY CHECK that was a requirement and you have to do 1 as law.

Tamz help us out? Lol

 

[Destroyer2813]

I always TT before work. I also always ask customer if they get any smells of gas or probs with appliances before work.

That in its self can also open a can of worms if you then find a leak and tell em then 9 times out of 10 the answer will be oh i sometimes smell gas here or there

 

[Koogatubac]

Yup agree with above, people make stuff up normally

 

[neily01]

Not a requirement for tt on a service but I thought it was for a l/lords, but when I sat refresher in jan they said it wasn't but you would have to have a very good reason not to. Don't know why you wouldn't on a l/lords,should really be law. can't think of a reason why not?

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

i always TT on a service regardless of if its required or not,there is no price for safety