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0.5mb drop on tightness test - Should I be worried?

Matchless.plumb said:
Yes, you would need to otherwise you will ruin the appliances. You can only test them via there operating pressure as you know. But when it comes to testing the pipework throughout the property when installed new then you will need to use the appropriate fittings to cap them off and test them with higher pressure ( but that’s the way we do it in Germany ). We do 2 test before bedding pipes into the concrete, load testing ( 1bar with air or N ) for 30min -1hour and then a 15 min test leak test.

Sorry but it is difficult to explain german terms in English. I think you can’t be careful enough when it comes to gas. I know it’s done differently here and I do whatever is required but I would wish few things would be different.
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dont want to be rude but your / were not in germany doesnt matter what the german standards are there not ours
 
bogrodder said:
If I can decipher his posts, I think the gas pipework in his home country is welded and welded joints can be terrible, so it makes sense to test at much higher pressure
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Yes back in Germany we have steel pipe, malleable pipes, copper pipes which could be welded, screwed or crimped. So I am just trying to say that it would be good if we had 0 tolerances as well as checking pipes slightly different. But as we know it is different in each country. I think you would find much more leaks when pipes are tested with higher pressure and it would just help to rectify the leaks before something horrible happens.
 
ShaunCorbs said:
dont want to be rude but your / were not in germany doesnt matter what the german standards are there not ours
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You aren’t rude. You are quite right and I agree with that. I was just mentioning my own opinion as we had a discussed about zero tolerances. I just tried to explain few more things in depth. But if you understand my point of view I think you would agree with me that I am not so wrong.
 
bogrodder said:
If I can decipher his posts, I think the gas pipework in his home country is welded and welded joints can be terrible, so it makes sense to test at much higher pressure
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welded should be better than any soldered joint!

We should test at 20mb to avoid regulator lockout and not testing pioework the other side of it
 
scott_d said:
welded should be better than any soldered joint!

We should test at 20mb to avoid regulator lockout and not testing pioework the other side of it
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You are right scott. I know that and that’s you would not be able to test the pipework with higher pressures. You would need to test them without having anything connected. We also check only the downstream side of it
 
scott_d said:
welded should be better than any soldered joint!

We should test at 20mb to avoid regulator lockout and not testing pioework the other side of it
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Not everyone can weld, lots of people can solder. Soldering is easy... you can pretty heat the front of the fitting and add solder... job done( usually)
Try welding a small pipe with tig/ stick / mig

Different story..

So no, welded joints could potentially leak
 
bogrodder said:
Not everyone can weld, lots of people can solder. Soldering is easy... you can pretty heat the front of the fitting and add solder... job done( usually)
Try welding a small pipe with tig/ stick / mig

Different story..

So no, welded joints could potentially leak
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Agree with you. Welding is practing it comes with time. You will need to do it very regularly to have a good decent weld done which doesn’t leak. Do you actually learn welding in apprenticeships? I remember we had to bend steel pipe with sand, welding joints, soldering copper, brazing, ... using basically all kind of materials and fittings.
 
Harvest Fields said:
Different argument but quoting German stats again Ron. One day working to German regs will get you in to trouble. But you know best. Best to leave him to it @ShaunCorbs
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You did not get my point harvest. I was saying that I stick to the rules here but would love to see some changes. The above statements are just my opinions nothing more or less. I am not working according to german standards, first of all I don’t have the parts and materials to carry out such a great work which is obviously a downside but it is what it is. It seems like you misunderstand me quite often. It is either down to my English or perhaps my understanding of your language.

So just to clarify, I stick to the rules and regs over here but have a different approach to what is right and wrong. I am just having a different opinion about plumbing in uk and in Germany. Have you ever been to Germany? Perhaps you should give it a go and come to see some of the plumbing events. Next one this year I would like to invite you and show you around if you are up for it
 
Matchless.plumb said:
You did not get my point harvest. I was saying that I stick to the rules here but would love to see some changes. The above statements are just my opinions nothing more or less. I am not working according to german standards, first of all I don’t have the parts and materials to carry out such a great work which is obviously a downside but it is what it is. It seems like you misunderstand me quite often. It is either down to my English or perhaps my understanding of your language.

So just to clarify, I stick to the rules and regs over here but have a different approach to what is right and wrong. I am just having a different opinion about plumbing in uk and in Germany. Have you ever been to Germany? Perhaps you should give it a go and come to see some of the plumbing events. Next one this year I would like to invite you and show you around if you are up for it
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I’ll come, as long as you can buy me some cheap Vw high power race parts, from some of the German engineering companies 😀
 
bogrodder said:
I’ll come, as long as you can buy me some cheap Vw high power race parts, from some of the German engineering companies 😀
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I can’t promise to get you vw parts but the event is the biggest in Germany which is fun.
 
Matchless.plumb said:
You did not get my point harvest. I was saying that I stick to the rules here but would love to see some changes. The above statements are just my opinions nothing more or less. I am not working according to german standards, first of all I don’t have the parts and materials to carry out such a great work which is obviously a downside but it is what it is. It seems like you misunderstand me quite often. It is either down to my English or perhaps my understanding of your language.

So just to clarify, I stick to the rules and regs over here but have a different approach to what is right and wrong. I am just having a different opinion about plumbing in uk and in Germany. Have you ever been to Germany? Perhaps you should give it a go and come to see some of the plumbing events. Next one this year I would like to invite you and show you around if you are up for it
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Well you don’t as you’ve said you test gas carcass at 1 bar which could hide a small leak
 

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