hi all testing gas at 20milbar I.e soundness test

[Dotty]

It's regulator lock up.

Or are you talking about the slam shut?

 

[tamz]

It's locking out the gas. Not up

Its UP on lp

Mp is OUT

 

[kris]

Lock Up,

 

[kris]

http://www.sgas.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Click-to-open-the-Gas-Dictionary.swf

Great little gas dictionary, lock out and lock up both there,

 

[solutions]

The govenor won't lock out if you increase the pressure to 20, it will only lock if you turn it on too high/fast causing it to

I realise that. Your missing the point. say It locked out because I let to much pressure in to quick when it locked out my gauge was 20milbar the system would still hold the pressure put in as long as there was not a leak.so you would still be testing it.

You would indeed still be testing the pipework, but importantly not all of it. As i am sure has been said a tightness test is required to test from the ecv forward including the annaconda and couplings prior to the regulator.
With the regulator locked out you are only testing from the regulator to the appliances not from the ecv to the appliances so not a proper or full tightness test.

 

[mooey]

You would indeed still be testing the pipework, but importantly not all of it. As i am sure has been said a tightness test is required to test from the ecv forward including the annaconda and couplings prior to the regulator.
With the regulator locked out you are only testing from the regulator to the appliances not from the ecv to the appliances so not a proper or full tightness test.

Hooray someone understands what im saying .
Got there in the end
Now eho does a tt when servicing

 

[Reg Man]

Can't believe this thread, its rudimentary in safe gas work.

 

[kirkgas]

Hooray someone understands what im saying .
Got there in the end
Now eho does a tt when servicing

Hooray indeed, now read back over the previous posts and see where we have been telling you that, but hey oh you got there in the end, that's the main thing

 

[newcastle phill]

Why I was thinking more elementary myself dear reg man