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GAS LEAK DETECTOR

GAS LEAK DETECTOR

GAS LEAK DETECTOR

(OP)
WHERE SHOULD BE THE BEST LOCATION OF A GAS LEAK DETECTOR BE SITUATED IN A SMALL BOILER CONSIDERING THE SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY?

LEO

RE: GAS LEAK DETECTOR

Leakage will probably occur at connections with piping or at places where an instrument is (like Pt100...)  fixed into a boiler.Buy a large  chocolate, give it to children and keep the thin aluminium foil. Bend it around the connector (flange...) to form a small chamber and put your leak detector in it. The chamber will increase local concentration of the leak and it is easily removable. Your charm and your technicall skills will be appreciated.
m777182

RE: GAS LEAK DETECTOR

(OP)
Thank you m777182, but would it be Okay to locate it somewhere above the burner in a boiler? Burner is most frequently visited place in a Boiler. Please confirmed.

Leo

RE: GAS LEAK DETECTOR

Hi leo392003,
if your feed gas is denser then the air it would be better somewhere UNDER the burner!
 m777182

RE: GAS LEAK DETECTOR

Under the burner will also usually be cooler and less stressful on the sensor.
OTOH, can you use a remote sensor/instrument setup?

Griffy

RE: GAS LEAK DETECTOR

Natural gas is lighter than air.  Use point type area detectors about two-foot abouve the floor or as recommended by the detector manufacturer.  Specific locations should consider seals of flexible fittings.  Infrared detectors can be sighted to look across an area.

John

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