Document Status
Current
Supplement
Mechanical & Electrical Supplement
Series
Technical Bulletin
Abstract
Highlights the safe method of pressure leak testing of refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump pipework using oxygen free nitrogen at high pressure. Discusses safety aspects which need to be considered in risk assessments, provides the steps of the procedure to follow when testing and includes a section on Gay-Lussac's gas law.
History
Supersedes 2016 version. TB 017 v2. Dated 9 February 2022.
Subjects
- Air conditioning/ventilation
- Ducts/flues/pipes
- Special subject areas
- Building services
- Health and safety
Publisher History
A trade organisation meeting the needs of building engineering services contractors involved with design, installation, commissioning, maintenance, control and management of engineering systems and services in buildings. It was established in 1904 as the National Association of Master Heating and Domestic Engineers and has been through a few name changes since, including: Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association (HVCA) and from 2012 it was the known as the Building and Engineering Services Association (BES).