Gas leak detector

[Backboiler]

Can anyone advise me which is the best stand alone gas sniffer to buy please? I don't want to pay silly money like a gascoseeker would cost.

 

[Barry98]

what you looking to spend on one.

theres the one screwfix do , about 40 quid if i remember right

 

[diamondgas]

I was gifted a gascoseaker more than a year ago and have used it half a dozen times! Not many gas leaks about these days it seems

I wish i could help you further but am sure there's been similar threads posted here Backboiler

 

[SimonJohns]

I was gifted a gascoseaker more than a year ago and have used it half a dozen times! Not many gas leaks about these days it seems

I wish i could help you further but am sure there's been similar threads posted here Backboiler

Which gasco have you got. I really want a mk2 but they are too expensive

 

[Pssst]

I am amazed at the prices people are asking for the old hand pumped Mk1 model on Ebay. Not worth it IMHO.

Does anyone know how much the annual service and recal costs on a MK2 Surveyor..?

Incidentally,if you buy one second hand just be careful it isnt ex ESP knock off from a van robbery or similar.

 

[Backboiler]

Thanks people. I bought an Anton AGM 50 in the end. Excellent

 

[Barry98]

how much was that backboiler just so others know, when they use/find the search button

 

[diamondgas]

Which gasco have you got. I really want a mk2 but they are too expensive

It's the battery operated one Simon, think it's the Mk2. Truth is the guy who had it has the aspirated one too and found it too expensive to get them both calibrated every year! He didn't even know if it worked or not TBH! Well it does! Whether it's calibrated correctly or not I don't give a :50: it sniffs and lets me know where to spray the LDF

 

[Backboiler]

how much was that backboiler just so others know, when they use/find the search button

£ 112.50 inc VAT and next day delivery is free! Not sure if its infringing the rules of this forum to name the supplier

 

[mike_s]

mark 1 gascoseeker. ours is over 20 years old, never been calibrated and will pinpoint a 1mb drop with ease. Actually never failed to pick up a leak on it apart from ones burried in concrete floors.

My dad used to work for british gas for many years and spoke to some of his mates and a manager there recently and they all prefer the mk1s as the mk2s need calibrating every 6 months apparently as they get problems going out of calibration.

If you're lucky you can pick up one re-furbished and calibrated for £250 but they're often around £500.

Wouldn't even consider a mark 2 for £1500 quid.

 

[SimonJohns]

mark 1 gascoseeker. ours is over 20 years old, never been calibrated and will pinpoint a 1mb drop with ease. Actually never failed to pick up a leak on it apart from ones burried in concrete floors.

My dad used to work for british gas for many years and spoke to some of his mates and a manager there recently and they all prefer the mk1s as the mk2s need calibrating every 6 months apparently as they get problems going out of calibration.

If you're lucky you can pick up one re-furbished and calibrated for £250 but they're often around £500.

Wouldn't even consider a mark 2 for £1500 quid.

What do you have to sniff out that. Do you have a pin point nozzle?

 

[SafeGasInstall]

anton gas snifer it cost about £120.00 had it for 3 years always best tool in difficult situation

 

[mike_s]

What do you have to sniff out that. Do you have a pin point nozzle?

I just use the hose that came with it, you squeeze the air release bulb when you want it to sniff. Can be a little awkward as you need 2 hands on it but it's still probs the best out there. Can pinpoint which side of a small gas fire fitting is leaking.

 

[SimonJohns]

I just use the hose that came with it, you squeeze the air release bulb when you want it to sniff. Can be a little awkward as you need 2 hands on it but it's still probs the best out there. Can pinpoint which side of a small gas fire fitting is leaking.

I kno how to use one lol

I was just wondering if you had a small lance type tube that the gas board use

I haven't had as much success as you. But I'll try some more

 

[SafeGasInstall]

I just use the hose that came with it, you squeeze the air release bulb when you want it to sniff. Can be a little awkward as you need 2 hands on it but it's still probs the best out there. Can pinpoint which side of a small gas fire fitting is leaking.

what is that "approved by BG " on your web ?

 

[mike_s]

ah that's because we were subcontractors! I saw it on somebody elses website and asked the local manager if I could use it and they said yes!

 

[SafeGasInstall]

Make sense mike !

 

[Pssst]

It's the battery operated one Simon, think it's the Mk2. Truth is the guy who had it has the aspirated one too and found it too expensive to get them both calibrated every year! He didn't even know if it worked or not TBH! Well it does! Whether it's calibrated correctly or not I don't give a :50: it sniffs and lets me know where to spray the LDF

Yes true enough...i guess calibration isnt important if you just want to use it to find leaks. The calibration is an issue for ESPs as they are used to take accurate GIA measurements and plot readings against time in emergency situations so its more of a legal issue hence the need for regular (every 28 days minimum) calibration check. They are also used for road surveying as are the even more responsive Hydrogen fuelled Flame Ionisation detectors which can sniff a gnats fart even if he is down a mine shaft.

 

[sparra1100]

i got a testo only cost £50 and its good go on there site its a 317 something has a orange top, altho i use the one on my anton more