Just curious is this actually a requirement or just when there's a council consent!
pauldw,
Feb 13, 9:05pm
Probably like electrical testing - depends who's watching.
budgel,
Feb 14, 3:00am
Pressure testing is good practice, a sign of a careful tradesman.
I knew a plumber who did a lot of new rural houses where there was oftenno water to connect up to for testing at the time of fitting the pipes.
He made a fitting that connected his pipework to hisacetylene cylinder and tested his joints by holding a lighter flame up to them.
emz24,
Feb 14, 4:57am
Yes, you have to get it pressure tested to get consent. Usually the inspectors like to see the test on. Otherwise on some building the plumbing firm can do a producers statement, which is pretty much the same thing.
aredwood,
Mar 7, 9:56am
If that is true you should report that plumber. Acetylene has an extremely wide flammability range and a low ignition temp. Almost any mixture of acetylene and air will explode. Even using LPG will still be far safer than using acetylene.
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