Annual Gas Safety Check - Page 2

Jimmy-J · 10-02-2012, 18:54

It wouldn't be anything to do with covered vents or not having a safety chain to support your cooker? Just a thought.

martyh · 10-02-2012, 19:04

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Originally Posted by Jimmy-J

It wouldn't be anything to do with covered vents or not having a safety chain to support your cooker? Just a thought.

Not really on the check form there is a specific question for the ECV ...is it fitted in the correct position ...is it accessible ...is it labelled correctly .On Thenry's form it says "no ECV" which suggests that one isn't fitted which is most peculiar

v0id · 10-02-2012, 19:15

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Originally Posted by martyh

That doesn't sound right .The ECV has to be next to the meter .It is the only way to turn gas off in a emergency ,it also must be fully accessible at all times

It sounds right for a flat with a communal meter, each individual flat would have its own ECV.

martyh · 10-02-2012, 19:29

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Originally Posted by v0id

It sounds right for a flat with a communal meter, each individual flat would have its own ECV.

yes you are correct ,i believe the regulation is a secondry ECV if the entry into the flat is 6mtr or more from the ECV next to the meter which to my mind still begs the question as to why the engineer has put "no ECV" on the safety check list when there will be at least 2 both of which must be tested to satisfy the safety test

thenry · 16-02-2012, 13:04

gas mans here, he said everythings fine and that I don't really need the ECV yet. its advised to have one? which goes against comments here stating my system should be switched off. oh well sod it

Gascertificate · 20-08-2012, 17:18

No ECV is immediately dangerous. The gas supply company should have been notified and the supply switched off until the ECV was fitted.
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Vieil Homme · 22-08-2012, 21:34

I know its some months since the gas man came to call but I thought I would put the record straight.

When a low pressure gas supply is fitted to a flat the main meter will have a MCV (meter control valve) fitted. The gas supply pipe should then have a ECV (Emergency Control Valve) as near to the point of entry of the flat, the ECV and MCV should fall to isolate the gas.

Current standards say that a label be fitted on or near the meter stating where the ECV is located. This applies in all situations, where the meter is installed further than 2 meters from the ECV or if it fitted out of sight.

In short if you don't have a ECV fitted in your flat it's not to current standard and should be rectified. It is not immediately dangerous.

The picture of a ECV in a horizontal run I would mark that as not fitted to standard.

From the information given you would be right in thinking I am a registered Gas Engineer 31714.