Gas leak or not

[Pssst]

So a leak was reported and this chap remedied a leak that he found in a damaged meter box to bring the total recorded leakage within tolerance? How does he know there was a tolerable leak in the first place? Before the meterbox incident, it might have been 100% sound? I think in those circs, it should be left 100% sound when he goes.

 

[Robert Tyrrell]

So a leak was reported and this chap remedied a leak that he found in a damaged meter box to bring the total recorded leakage within tolerance? How does he know there was a tolerable leak in the first place? Before the meterbox incident, it might have been 100% sound? I think in those circs, it should be left 100% sound when he goes.

He cannot take your word for the fact that there was a permissible drop before the damage to the meter box pipework os, if the pipework is leaking and he fixes it then surely there should be no drop because he should be taking the position that there was no drop on the first place, regardless of what he is told by another engineer.
I know that we can all use the permissible drop clause but there shouldn't have been one in the existing pipework, and he has no way of proving that there was so he shouldn't leave it that with a drop.

 

[Gasmk1]

playing devils advocate here but why did you not look for and fix the leak in the first place.

 

[Riley]

Landlord job do anything without quoting for this landlord and they sulk and moan. Once bitten twice shy unfortunately. I made them fully aware of the permissible drop and ball was in their court as to whether they get it repaired. I'm sure we've all had customers like this though