[Shop-talk] Gas leak repair/test

[Dwade Reinsch]

The sniffer guy is the gas company employee who responded when I called about
smelling gas.  I do think he will come and check again and either pass or fail
the repair.  I would RATHER do the repair, turn on the gas, do my own check
and then turn it back off and call him.
 
The leak is in a tiny hot water
closet.  I may re-route steel pipe from attic down in front of heater, not
behind, so I can work on it.
 
Thanks for suggestions.
Dwade
________________________________
 From: Steven Trovato
<strovato at optonline.net>
To: shop-talk at autox.team.net 
Sent: Tuesday, May 6,
2014 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Gas leak repair/test
  

Who is this guy
with the sniffer?  Do you have to pay him to do the 
re-check?  Maybe what he
expects is for you to fix the problem 
without testing it further, and then
his recheck will be the 
test.  My understanding is that the 15 PSI type test
is just for new 
construction.  The usual test is at normal operating pressure
with 
appliance shutoff valves open.  Then make sure system holds without
dropping for however long they specify.  With the appliance valves 
closed,
you aren't testing the part of the system past the 
shutoff.  I would ask the
guy what he expects you to do before he returns.

-Steve
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