How do you check for gas leaks?

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I bought some of the stuff from Screwfix on the Garrison yesterday. Ill get the van out tomorrow, try the oven without turning the gas on first (good idea) and then check all the pipes with the spray (once ive turned it on again of course).
 
Couple of drops of washing up liquid into a cup of water, froth it up with a 12mm paintbrush (always in my toolbag), then dab the mix on all the joints, bubbles will appear if there's a leak....'nip up' the leaking joint(s) no more than 1/4 of a turn, then re-test.
Rinse off and dry.

Allen
 
barryd said:
I bought some of the stuff from Screwfix on the Garrison yesterday. Ill get the van out tomorrow, try the oven without turning the gas on first (good idea) and then check all the pipes with the spray (once ive turned it on again of course).
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Screwfix stuff is good, if there is a leak it is most likely to be in the high pressure side i.e. between bottles and the in side of the regulator. Check every joint including joint at top of tank. If in doubt take van to gas safe plumber for a bubble test.. your reg. should have a fitting to allow this.
 
Scampi30 said:
Screwfix stuff is good, if there is a leak it is most likely to be in the high pressure side i.e. between bottles and the in side of the regulator. Check every joint including joint at top of tank. If in doubt take van to gas safe plumber for a bubble test.. your reg. should have a fitting to allow this.
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I think you might be right.

Tried lighting the gas ring before I turned on the bottles (as suggested to see if there was still gas in the system), nothing.

Turned the gas on and sure enough there were bubbles on the big nut between the reg and the bottle. I watched the guy who was fixing my van tighten those but I gave it a turn with the spanner and it wasnt tight. Sprayed it again and no bubbles. I just sprayed everywhere. That "seems" to be the only place. I sensible person would have maybe checked the nut first I suppose. :D

ill leave it a day and see if it lights with the gas turned off tomorrow. It still stank of gas but presumably thats because I actually had a leak.
 
Your plan to see whether gas is still present by closing gas off and re lighting 24 hours later is flawed to say the least

Appliances seep gas via wear and tear so I wouldn't expect gas to be present after being switched off for 24 hours. This is the reason gas tests have allowable tolerances during testing. Also the reason for when testing a test is done for "let by " I,e the regulator letting gas through when it shouldn't.

Channa
 
channa said:
Your plan to see whether gas is still present by closing gas off and re lighting 24 hours later is flawed to say the least

Appliances seep gas via wear and tear so I wouldn't expect gas to be present after being switched off for 24 hours. This is the reason gas tests have allowable tolerances during testing. Also the reason for when testing a test is done for "let by " I,e the regulator letting gas through when it shouldn't.

Channa
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Ah ok. I was just following the advice of someone further up the thread. I seem to remember though in the past lighting the ring only to realise I had not turned the gas on and it slowly withering and dying but it did light.

Ill still try it and then just check the locker for whiffs and bubbles. If Im not happy ill just take it into a dealer for checking.
 
Well there was no gas in the system but following Andrews (channa) comments I wont maybe read too much into that.
 
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