Can anyone recommend a natural gas detector for a rented-out
property? Are there any BS standards it must comply with?

bob explained :
Can anyone recommend a natural gas detector for a rented-out
property? Are there any BS standards it must comply with?

I think you probably want a CO (carbon monoxide) detector. Is it to
detect the leakage of the products of combustion, rather than the
natural gas?

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On 20 Oct, 18:46, Harry Bloomfield
wrote:
bob explained :

Can anyone recommend a natural gas detector for a rented-out
property? *Are there any BS standards it must comply with?

I think you probably want a CO (carbon monoxide) detector. Is it to
detect the leakage of the products of combustion, rather than the
natural gas?

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Regards,
* * * * Harry (M1BYT) (L)http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk

No i want a detector for gas leaks.

In article ,
bob writes:
On 20 Oct, 18:46, Harry Bloomfield
wrote:
bob explained :

Can anyone recommend a natural gas detector for a rented-out
property? *Are there any BS standards it must comply with?

I think you probably want a CO (carbon monoxide) detector. Is it to
detect the leakage of the products of combustion, rather than the
natural gas?

No i want a detector for gas leaks.

They exist for bottled gas - commonly used on boats to detect
these heavy gasses which tend to sink into the hull.

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Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
bob writes:
On 20 Oct, 18:46, Harry Bloomfield
wrote:
bob explained :

Can anyone recommend a natural gas detector for a rented-out
property? Are there any BS standards it must comply with?
I think you probably want a CO (carbon monoxide) detector. Is it to
detect the leakage of the products of combustion, rather than the
natural gas?

No i want a detector for gas leaks.

They exist for bottled gas - commonly used on boats to detect
these heavy gasses which tend to sink into the hull.

Can you recommend a supplier?

On Oct 20, 6:24*pm, bob wrote:
Can anyone recommend a natural gas detector for a rented-out
property? *Are there any BS standards it must comply with?

Kidde may do one.
- If it is NG it must be located high up (NG rises).
- Whereas for LPG it must be located low down (LPG sinks).

The problem is the NG alarms often give false alarms.
Kidde list one on the Amazon USA website and the reviews confirm false
alarms.

Why do you need a NG detector?
There are "chopped pipe" auto cut-off valves available if you suffer
vandalism of piping.

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, bob
writes
Can anyone recommend a natural gas detector for a rented-out
property? Are there any BS standards it must comply with?

Canary?


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geoff

On 20 Oct, 18:24, bob wrote:
Can anyone recommend a natural gas detector for a rented-out
property? *Are there any BS standards it must comply with?

I can recommend the Honeywell Model Z10A. I have had 4 fitted (2
houses) for a number of years and have never had a false alarm. On
the other hand, one responded to a very small gas leak from a gas
meter union, which I then confirmed with BES gas leak detection
fluid. I couldn't smell any gas.

I will be very wary about concluding that the alarm was giving a
false warning after that experience.

CRB.

On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:35:20 +0100, geoff wrote:

In message
, bob
writes
Can anyone recommend a natural gas detector for a rented-out
property? Are there any BS standards it must comply with?

Canary?

Candle?
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Peter.
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it's been flattened with an angel-grinder.

On 20 Oct, 18:24, bob wrote:
Can anyone recommend a natural gas detector for a rented-out
property? *Are there any BS standards it must comply with?

Tricky. It's technically harder to detect natural gas than LPG (by the
heated wire in a Davy screen detector) and so these aren't commonly
available at sensible prices.

bob wrote:
Can anyone recommend a natural gas detector for a rented-out
property? Are there any BS standards it must comply with?

I've seen National Grid/Transco people use them, so they are available.
Didn't spot what make/model it was, but it had an LCD display that indicated
some number, the higher the number the more gas it could detect.

It had a hose with a long steel nozzle that sucked, kind of like a
miniaturised vacuum cleaner hose and nozzle.