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Just wondered if anyone had any quick ways of working out Tightness test pressure and durations!?

I hate doing it the way I was taught at college years ago, and would like to think someone somewhere has a quicker way of doing it!!?

Thanks everyone!
 
Am I missing summat ere? Tightness test is 20mbar for 3 mins inc stabilization. Whatchoo talkin bout Willis?!
 
Just wondered if anyone had any quick ways of working out Tightness test pressure and durations!?

I hate doing it the way I was taught at college years ago, and would like to think someone somewhere has a quicker way of doing it!!?

Thanks everyone!

not sure what your getting at, can you elaberate please
 
Big stuff Fuzzy

to up1a
You need to work out the volume and decide what guage you are using then basically read from the tables.;
TTP = op
TTD
Letby according to tables ie < 0.5 2mins, <0.8 3mins, <1 4 mins
Stabalisation = ttd or 6 mins whichever greater
ttd from tables
allowable pressure drop from tables.

UP1 is harder as you need to work it all out. Not any easy way really.
 
Thanks lads.

Didn't really think there would be a quicker way, the way to do it is the way to do it I suppose.

It wad more because I have just had to work a massive one out, took almost 20 minutes and was an complete pain.

Volume, mild steel, elbows, GRM, what Type of gauge I was using, smallest room volume for permitted drop. It was a mental one, maybe next time I shall have a biscuit and a tea and calm down eh!?
 
Thanks lads.

Didn't really think there would be a quicker way, the way to do it is the way to do it I suppose.

It wad more because I have just had to work a massive one out, took almost 20 minutes and was an complete pain.

Volume, mild steel, elbows, GRM, what Type of gauge I was using, smallest room volume for permitted drop. It was a mental one, maybe next time I shall have a biscuit and a tea and calm down eh!?

Quickest way to always do the test is with a digi manometer with 2 decimal places
And leave calcs on site for next time

I've written iv and ttd on the meter before now, just to help me next time


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