Tightness testing

[Millsy 82]

Today I had an inspection not off gas safe but off my ha inspector. I fitted some parts on the boiler checked it all was working ok, working pressure gas rated fga'd boiler all working fine.

He said are you going to do a tt I said no as I haven't broken into the gas and there has been no smell of gas reported. He then said but you have done a working pressure on the appliance so need to do a tt! I argued with him a little bit saying LDF is satisfactory and I haven't broken a joint so no need to carry out tt. He was shaking his head so I said ok ill do one then.

Is he right? If that's the case every time I do a service I have to do a tt which I always thought was not the case.

It could of course just be a case of him wanting to see me do a tt as I never from my 2 jobs before as I never touched the boiler.

 

[gasmanrob]

First I've heard of it. Best off speaking to someone still on BG they get weekly updates on that side of things

 

[albatross]

What is a HA inspector?
He is wrong. No need for tightness test just from testing one nipple.

 

[Killy Bing]

Housing association inspector?
talking out his arris imho

is he gas safe?

Iain had a similar run in with a estate agency dictating to him how to work

 

[nysk2008]

Boiler tightness, bp, Ldf and sniffer for me, no tt required as far as I'm concerned.

 

[iain85]

Is effectively is a tightness test. It's just localised to a test point and the test is conducted using ldf as you have done. Tell him to jog on.

 

[Millsy 82]

Yeah he is the housing association gas inspector so I'm guessing he is gas safe.

I wouldn't mind if he said we would like a tt done every time gas is touched but to say I am doing something wrong was a bit petty.

 

[hammers4spanner]

end of the day they pay the contractor so would just go along with it

 

[Barry98]

i do one on pretty much all boiler jobs i touch , peace of mind

what happens if there is a leak on the cooker say and you repair boiler walk away it goes boom

we all know theyll put 2 n 2 togther and get 996

5 mins = peace of mind plus if you find out its extra work

 

[AWheating]

no you dont have to do a full test, you have tested the tightness of the nipple you have used. So every time you use a test nipple you have to do a full tightness test? ha, you would never leave the property lol

trouble with HA inspectors is they tend to not know the regs but believe what others have drilled into them. Ive worked on a contract where the mechanical clark of works was at my old company as a mature trainee only a few years ago, he now inspects and signs off gas work for local council. He almost got me electrocuted the first job i quality control checked of his at our old firm, he comes out with some stupid ideas and has a poor understandind of the regs tbh.

 

[Ermintrude]

Oh I'm lost now, so I just checked regulator op, put test nipple back in ..... Help me where do I do a TT from now ? Jefaz can u help?

 

[arran197]

Nope, as others have said, the Gas regs don't require a TT. However, the housing association might. He might have been referring to their policy regarding repairs. For example, if a gas fire is fitted with a ceiling fan, it's either or, not both, despite the fact the fire passes a spillage test on the contract I work for.

But you know what they say, rubbish on the tools, shove 'em in the office! Lol!

 

[Millsy 82]

i do one on pretty much all boiler jobs i touch , peace of mind

what happens if there is a leak on the cooker say and you repair boiler walk away it goes boom

we all know theyll put 2 n 2 togther and get 996

5 mins = peace of mind plus if you find out its extra work

I see why you do one but if your in a property with quite a few appliances then as soon as you isolate the gas you are responsible for them so you have to do a visual check on all appliances where as if you only work on 1 appliance then you are only responsible for that appliance and I have a paper trail to say that I only touched that 1 appliance.

If I walked in smelled gas, the tenant smelled gas or I saw an appliance that had visual signs of distress I would then act on that but from a legal standing if I work on 1 appliance I am held responsible for that appliance only I know that the only appliance I worked on was safe and the paperwork says that I only worked on that appliance so should something happen I am covered.

 

[nysk2008]

regulation 6.6? Millsy, youre fine mate