1st Gas inspection what do I need?

[Inverness]

hi guys,

What do I require for a gas inspection? Other than my fga,manometer, corgi book, and a installation that I've completed.
Do you need more than one installation job so they can see you do the basic gas checks or can they test you on the one installation?

 

[Scott_D]

Some lube
FGA cert
Warning pads
Temp earth bonding cables
Log into gas safe and print out some TBs

 

[Inverness]

Thank you Scott

 

[Scott_D]

Mine also wanted to look at my PLI certificate

 

[hammers4spanner]

Good knowledge of football mine wanted to know

 

[townfanjon]

Last visit I had , inspector told me to do something ( cant remember what ) while I was doing it he said crack on whilst I fire up your anyliser, kill me now , it was just out of calibration lol .
Inverness , make sure your analyser is in calibration lol

 

[king of pipes]

To keep your cool and not get flustered, know the regs ventilation , ar & id procedures , tightness test procedure and carry one out , commision a appliance do a gas rate on it , have paperwork of the gas work you have carried out , have some gas warning labels and a warning notice pad , and temporary earth bond.

 

[Inverness]

Ar & id procedure latest book out?

 

[Stu-B]

Gas safe have a pdf

https://www.User PlumbersForums.net...ituations-procedure-april-2018-amendments.pdf

 

[Burger]

I've not had the pleasure, but would he ask about riddors?

 

[Last Plumber]

Leak detection fluid (LDF)
Make sure you don't spray it near a naked flame if it's an aerosol.
Stop watch (phone)
Warning pads just in case.
Test joints that are live when an appliance is running. I normally do that with a sniffer but if you don't have one use a bit of LDF on a small brush. I'm talking about things like pilot tube connections and joints after solenoids etc.
Be cool!
The individual you meet will most likely have been in your position and the ones I have met throughout my working life have all been nice folk. They are there to help and if you have any questions, they would rather help educate you than punish you.
Hope it goes well!

 

[Last Plumber]

Might also be an idea to have some stop ends, caps and plugs etc.

 

[Darren Jackson]

As above have mentioned + a smoke pen to test case seal and a volt pen is a must now, use volt pen before you touch any pipes or appliances. It seems to be their latest thing. And make sure you have the very latest unsafe procedure downloaded on your phone or tablet; available to download free from the gas safe website.

 

[Last Plumber]

a smoke pen to test case seal

They any good?

 

[Harvest Fields]

They any good?

Yes. I use mine a lot

 

[Darren Jackson]

They any good?

Yes great for making sure the case is back on properly, gives a visual indication of whether or not the case seal has been made or damaged etc.

 

[Darren Jackson]

Round my area the inspectors insist you have one and will expect you to use it every time you put the case back on. It was also expected to use the smoke pen and volt stick when I renewed my ASC 6 months ago.

 

[Burger]

Quoted from Hayes website:

A unique products to Arctic Hayes, our smoke-stick pens are the first product on the market offering pencil-thin smoke pattern. Ideal for testing slight air-movement, gas spillage and mandatory CO spillage checks of boiler/case sills after fitting or re-fitting.

Mandatory CO spillage - is this just for positive case seals?

 

[Last Plumber]

Yes great for making sure the case is back on properly, gives a visual indication of whether or not the case seal has been made or damaged etc.

What's the difference between that and using a smoke match inside a smoke tube?
Is it that there is less smoke but for longer?
Do you light them like a smoke match?
Can they be extinguished or do you need to let them burn down?

Sorry for the questions but I'd rather ask a chap who uses one in the field than the salesman trying to offload them.

 

[Riley]

You can extinguish them with the lid. They are a really slow burn wick and are very useful

 

[Darren Jackson]

Is it that there is less smoke but for longer?
Do you light them like a smoke match?
Can they be extinguished or do you need to let them burn down?

It will give a constant steady stream of a thin smoke trail for as long as you need it. You just light the wick and blow out the flame so it just glows red and produces the wisp of smoke. Once test is complete just put the lid back on & it self extinguishes. I would not go back to faffing about with 2-3 smoke matches and tube method after buying a smoke pen it is so convenient. Every engineer would benefit having one in there service kit. I got 3 spare wick's with mine and they last for months.

 

[Harvest Fields]

It will give a constant steady stream of a thin smoke trail for as long as you need it. You just light the wick and blow out the flame so it just glows red and produces the wisp of smoke. Once test is complete just put the lid back on & it self extinguishes. I would not go back to faffing about with 2-3 smoke matches and tube method after buying a smoke pen it is so convenient. Every engineer would benefit having one in there service kit. I got 3 spare wick's with mine and they last for months.

Had mine ages and on my last wick now.

 

[Darren Jackson]

Mandatory CO spillage - is this just for positive case seals?

No Negative fan will pull the smoke in if there is a problem with the seal, & a positive fan will blow the smoke out if there is problem with the seal.

So good for + & - fans.