Commercial or domestic gas supply

[jaydebruyne]

hey,

So am due to do some work at a domestic property above a restaurant. The domestic property has been run from the commercial gas supply.

This isn’t right, surely? The domestic property has been fitted with an AECV. I need to upgrade pipe size to water heater.

Gas safe reckon they need their own meter but I just wanted to double check as the gas safe guy sounded like he couldn’t really care less about talking to me.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Are they renting it / what's it used for ?

 

[jaydebruyne]

Are they renting it / what's it used for ?

So the gas supply going into the domestic property is for a Main water heater. Only gas appliance in the flat. It’s coming directly off of the commercial gas run. Yup, it’s being rented out.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

So the gas supply going into the domestic property is for a Main water heater. Only gas appliance in the flat. It’s coming directly off of the commercial gas run. Yup, it’s being rented out.

I would say needs its own secondary meter

 

[jaydebruyne]

I would say needs its own secondary meter

Ah you’re a mod now Just seen the badge!!
Would this be done by Transco?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Ah you’re a mod now Just seen the badge!!
Would this be done by Transco?

It could be (but not normally) anyone holding there met qualification normally

 

[jaydebruyne]

It could be (but not normally) anyone holding there met qualification normally

I’ve got MET1 I think.. :/ not sure I want to get involved tho. Is it just a case of connecting a meter/ECV in place of the AECV?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

It's upto you tbh if you have your met kits below

Don't remove the existing aecv as this will land under commercial spec

U6 secondary Gas Meter Kit - 21457 | BES.co.uk

 

[jaydebruyne]

It's upto you tbh if you have your met kits below

Don't remove the existing aecv as this will land under commercial spec

U6 secondary Gas Meter Kit - 21457 | BES.co.uk

Oh really? Ok, will leave it there and fit the meter after it. Sod it I’ll do it myself. Cheers for the info Shawn 🙂

 

[Harvest Fields]

Oh really? Ok, will leave it there and fit the meter after it. Sod it I’ll do it myself. Cheers for the info Shawn 🙂

BES do a kit at a decent price. You get everything you need.

 

[jaydebruyne]

BES do a kit at a decent price. You get everything you need.

Yeah I’ll order it

 

[Last Plumber]

It’s coming directly off of the commercial gas run.

Have you got a Commercial ticket?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Have you got a Commercial ticket?

No he doesn't

 

[jaydebruyne]

Have you got a Commercial ticket?

Nope, just domestic

 

[Harvest Fields]

Have you got a Commercial ticket?

Think that’s why Shaun has said don’t mess with the ECV for the flat. Pipe in after it.

 

[Last Plumber]

Nope, just domestic

It is a section of a Commercial Gas installation. The AECV is part of the installation pipework.

 

[Last Plumber]

It's a Commercial job really.
You won't be covered if anything goes wrong.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

It's a Commercial job really.
You won't be covered if anything goes wrong.

Not really mate as there a valve anything after will be under .0035

 

[Last Plumber]

Not really mate as there a valve anything after will be under .0035

I beg to differ Shaun.
I have noticed since I started looking at Forums, there seems to be a lot of debate about this subject. IGEM make the distinction quite clear in my opinion. I don't see what the confusion is.

It's 0.035 too, not 0.0035.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I beg to differ Shaun.
I have noticed since I started looking at Forums, there seems to be a lot of debate about this subject. IGEM make the distinction quite clear in my opinion. I don't see what the confusion is.

It's 0.035 too, not 0.0035.

Not when gas safe are involved a domestic engineer can work on / change a commercial supply aslong as it's under 35mm and valved so it's under 0.035 what there working on

Had this argument with gas safe but they say there fine