Section 57
Installation of new gas installation
of Gas Supply Regulations 2023
A person who is installing a new gas installation shall ensure that the gas installation is tested for gas tightness.
(2)
Upon compliance with subregulation (1), the person shall carry out purging by using an inert gas throughout the entire gas installation in order to remove all air or other gas mixture.
(3)
If the gas installation is not to be used at once it shall be sealed off at every outlet with the appropriate fitting.
(4)
A loose connection in a gas installation used in the purging procedure and seal after the purging procedure shall be retightened and shall be retested for gas tightness.
(5)
Upon the commissioning of the gas installation, the gas to be supplied through the installation shall be conveyed into the entire gas installation to remove all the inert gas present in the gas pipeline.