Your thoughts on bonding this gas pipe

[uksparks]

Hi,

Nice easy one, I have a gas pipe, its metal, but painted, no supply to properly, its just capped, but live.

As for bonding, what would you do? Just sand some paint off and bung a clamp on it? That's my thoughts, whats yours? I know you are meant to only put it supply side, but there isn't one.

 

[Meggerman]

I have. Justify yourself then.

 

[davesparks]

Well what exactly will happen if you do apply a blowlamp to a live iron gas pipe?

 

[Meggerman]

Well what exactly will happen if you do apply a blowlamp to a live iron gas pipe?

Probably nothing. However he is not gas safe or is qualified to work near gas. A gas distribution company would throw the book at him.

 

[GMES]

Remember playing and lighting the bunsen burners at school and i am still alive

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Thought about it. Blow lamp on a live gas pipe. Not the smartest of moves.

no oxygen in the gas pipe for the gas to burn...

not the smartest of answers from you was it....lol...

 

[uksparks]

Look, I'll just get the grinder out and cut it off at the floor and put a bit of silicone in the hole to stop the smell. Problem solved.

 

[Knobhead]

Probably nothing. However he is not gas safe or is qualified to work near gas. A gas distribution company would throw the book at him.

Wonder why I keep that bit of paper with Gas Safe written on it?

I can also work on HP distribution.

Care to rethink?

 

[davesparks]

Probably nothing. However he is not gas safe or is qualified to work near gas. A gas distribution company would throw the book at him.

Very few of us are qualified to work near gas, but we all attach earth clamps to the pipes which pretty much as near as dammit.

Thankfully we all learned a bit of primary school physics though so know the answer.

 

[davesparks]

Once upon a time plumbers would locate small leaks in gas pipes by holding a match near the joints, the leaking gas would ignite and you'd get a little flame at the bad joint.

But then I wouldn't put anything past a determined plumber!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Once upon a time plumbers would locate small leaks in gas pipes by holding a match near the joints, the leaking gas would ignite and you'd get a little flame at the bad joint.

But then I wouldn't put anything past a determined plumber!

escaping gas under pressure will just burn/flare..

its the inert gas..... thats the dangerous stuff

thats what a drop test is all about....

 

[ferg]

Remind me why something inert is dangerous

 

[davesparks]

Depends which definition of inert you use.

Inert - not moving or inert - chemically inactive

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Remind me why something inert is dangerous

its like a lingerin fart innit....

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Depends which definition of inert you use.

Inert - not moving or inert - chemically inactive

well...if the inert gas is pre-mixed with oxygen....then its much more dangerous than just inert gas on its own....

 

[ferg]

I'm happy to be guided by you Glenn

My assumption was that inert gasses were somewhat inert.