The good, the bad and the ugly

Thegoodthebad+theugly

We want your pictures

Registered Gas Engineer wants to see your pictures – whether you’ve come across some horrors or instances of really good work. And there’s a prize for the best one: so go on, get writing and email your stories and pictures to editorial@registeredgasengineer.co.uk or via Twitter @RGEMag

Geoffrey Bennett

came across this incorrect method of capping off the gas supply on the installation pipework. The pipework was replaced and upgraded using the correct method. This extractor fan had been fitted in such a way that removing the boiler casing was impossible. Ryan Gingell, who was trying to carry out a landlord’s gas safety record check, alerted the housing association, which arranged for the fan to be removed.

Terry Johnson was checking a residential park home’s LPG supply and saw the poor state of the hoses. The installation was made safe and rectified.

This hob installation had been connected with grey plastic water pipework. Mark Williams made safe and re-fitted the hob using correct materials. What’s wrong with this installation, sent in by Taylor Samson? Could it be the damaged chimney? The incorrect seal? Or the fact that it had been stuck through a pane of broken glass? Taylor made safe on all fronts.

This month’s winner

No, your eyes are not deceiving you: there’s a frog in the condense trap of this boiler.

Russell Freeman

hopped to it to remove the amphibian and left the boiler in safe working order. Treve Shipman was asked to look at a meter installation and discovered an open-ended 22mm gas supply pipe. Lucky he was there to make safe.

Kevin Wilson was asked to quote to fit a new fire – and look what he found behind the old one. Kevin made safe until he could carry out remedial work to the catchment area and fit the replacement.

Scott Treadwell’s customer had been burning wooden crates on their gas fire. Scott made safe, of course.

Martin Wright

spotted this when he was working on a neighbouring property. The new and existing chimney holes had not been sealed, causing a potentially dangerous situation. The installation has since been made safe.

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Steve Hughes was carrying out a tightness test and found a 9mbar drop, and the meter and pipework badly corroded. He made safe and called the emergency service provider to change the meter and pipework.

Ian West’s customer was having difficulty lighting their gas fire. Ian soon found out why: they had been using real coals. The installation was made safe. Whatever happened to Roland Rat? Darren Keightley may have found the answer, when he was investigating why a boiler was tripping the electrics. Darren removed the rodent, made safe and then replaced the faulty parts.

There’s a prize for the best photos sent in (in our opinion). Please Photo prize Win remember to take pictures at high resolution and email them to

editorial@registeredgasengineer.co.uk

This month, Anton will send the winner its APM145 differential manometer, complete with tilt boot, worth more than £200.

The APM 145 is suitable for all domestic pressure testing and comes with standard push-fit spigot connections. It can test, log and share data – perfect for providing evidence of let-by and tightness tests for smart meter installation work.

It connects to the Anton printer to print reports, and also has dual Bluetooth technology, enabling engineers to create gas rate and pressure PDF reports, when used in conjunction with Anton’s free app Sprint Mobile.

It comes with a high-contrast colour screen, protective boot with magnet, hook and tilt stand. This month’s winner is Russell Freeman from Warrington. Congratulations!