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.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

just hold on a mo...

i can see whats goin on here...

IM NOT A BLOODY PLUMBER!!!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

I'm happy to be guided by you Glenn

My assumption was that inert gasses were somewhat inert.

inert gas as in `still` gas....like a pocket of gas....

deadly scenareo is that.....

 

[GLENNSPARK]

here:

http://www.chilworth.com/wp-content...entingExplosionHazards-InertGasBlanketing.pdf

 

[Engineer54]

I'm just a little amazed why the question was raised in the first place??

 

[GLENNSPARK]

I'm just a little amazed why the question was raised in the first place??

well it was...

there were good replies....and a few tantrums.....

 

[ferg]

Nice try

 

[davesparks]

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

Ah but the term 'inert gas' is normaly used to denote a gas which is chemically inactive, that is to say it is amongst other things not flammable.

 

[Meggerman]

Well I don't agree with taking a blow lamp to a gas pipe. I am certain HSE would agree with me too. Gas is so dangerous, it would never be worth the risk to do what Tony suggested.

 

[davesparks]

What is the risk though?

 

[Meggerman]

just hold on a mo...

i can see whats goin on here...

IM NOT A BLOODY PLUMBER!!!

I know exactly what you are......

 

[Meggerman]

What is the risk though?

What if the there was a fracture in the pipe under the paint and it expanded, he wouldn't look so clever then. What if there was a minute leak. It is not his place to risk lives.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

What if the there was a fracture in the pipe under the paint and it expanded, he wouldn't look so clever then. What if there was a minute leak. It is not his place to risk lives.

then you`d smell it you div...

 

[GLENNSPARK]

I know exactly what you are......

lol.....

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Ah but the term 'inert gas' is normaly used to denote a gas which is chemically inactive, that is to say it is amongst other things not flammable.

Ok what i was meaning was still gas...

 

[davesparks]

If there is a leak it will catch fire and he can watch the little flame dancing in the breeze until he puts it out, not the most life threatening situation in the world.

As has been mentioned earlier, gas escaping under pressure will catch alight, gas which is relatively stationary and mixed with oxygen will explode.