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buckley plumb
- Aug 25, 2013
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can anyone recommend a cheap but good gas leak detector - took me ages this wk to find a leak on a fitting with fluid as it was at the back on a vert pipe I must invest
SimonJohns
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- Aug 25, 2013
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Plumb centre brand leak spray. It's basically rocol in a different colour can
Very good and all I will use
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mountainman
- Aug 25, 2013
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Good and Cheap tend to be mutually exclusive unless there is a special deal on a good one.
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buckley plumb
- Aug 25, 2013
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seen some cheap sensors on ebay but sensitivity is 50ppm I am assuming the lower the better the anton one looks ok at £130 but someother makes on there as low as £45
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Box of matches ! :wings: , lol.. I use one about the size of a torch think I paid about £20.00 found lots of small leaks with it not sure if they do them in the corgi catalogue,
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buckley plumb
- Aug 25, 2013
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jtsplumbing said:
Box of matches ! :wings: , lol.. I use one about the size of a torch think I paid about £20.00 found lots of small leaks with it not sure if they do them in the corgi catalogue,
let me know what make mate
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lame plumber
- Aug 25, 2013
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I love my anton sniffer, found lots of leaks the fluid missed
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Dotty
- Aug 25, 2013
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trouble is it eats the battery.
I've got my eye on this at the minute.
GMI Gascoseeker Mark MK 1 (Natural Gas /Methane Detector) | eBay
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buckley plumb
- Aug 25, 2013
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croppie said:
trouble is it eats the battery.
I've got my eye on this at the minute.
GMI Gascoseeker Mark MK 1 (Natural Gas /Methane Detector) | eBay
looks well made but old - never seen one like that
SimonJohns
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croppie said:
trouble is it eats the battery.
I've got my eye on this at the minute.
GMI Gascoseeker Mark MK 1 (Natural Gas /Methane Detector) | eBay
I will sell you mine if you want one
How much you paying?
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Dotty
- Aug 25, 2013
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SimonJohns said:
I will sell you mine if you want one
How much you paying?
How much are you asking Si?
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mountainman
- Aug 25, 2013
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I use the Anton sniffer, really sensitive and very precise.
SimonJohns
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Don't know. I'm looking to get a mk2. I'm too lazy to pump mine
It's out of calibration by a long time. But very cheap to repair if needs it.
There shouldn't be anything wrong with it thou
Ill test it on the cooker if your interested
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Does anyone have and know if the kane one is any good? I have but never used before. Always just used the spray. But then the other day I had a leak and could not find with spray and, kane kit was left at home. I should really practice using it
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Dotty
- Aug 25, 2013
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SimonJohns said:
Don't know. I'm looking to get a mk2. I'm too lazy to pump mine
It's out of calibration by a long time. But very cheap to repair if needs it.
There shouldn't be anything wrong with it thou
Ill test it on the cooker if your interested
Definately interested mate.
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- Aug 25, 2013
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I got a small kane one from toolstation for £55. Use it all the time now over LDF, only use LDF on gas meters and after purging.
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got an anton add on for my analyser, and since ive had it couldnt go back to LDF
only problem is it kills the battery
actually 2 problems, i'm going to have to return it when i get sacked or leave my job
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- Aug 26, 2013
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I've got the anton agm 50. Worked well till I stood on the sensor head last week 
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Dsgas
- Aug 26, 2013
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Anton is excellent as is the v2 sprint detector which I currently use.
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mutley racers said:
Does anyone have and know if the kane one is any good? I have but never used before. Always just used the spray. But then the other day I had a leak and could not find with spray and, kane kit was left at home. I should really practice using it
I have the yellow wand from Kane.
It came with my FGA kit. Helped me out a few times.
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LPC
- Aug 26, 2013
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I bought one of these recently and it seems to work quite well.
HONEYWELL EZSENSE FLAMMABLE GAS DETECTOR SUPPLIED WITH 2 AA BATTERIES | eBay
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LPC said:
I bought one of these recently and it seems to work quite well.
HONEYWELL EZSENSE FLAMMABLE GAS DETECTOR SUPPLIED WITH 2 AA BATTERIES | eBay
Same as the one I have , except mine is yellow , Think I got it from Focus B4 they closed, found some quite small leaks with it.
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gasfun
- Aug 26, 2013
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I bought the small kane one. Good value for money.
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Richie_77
- Aug 26, 2013
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scott_d said:
I have the yellow wand from Kane.
It came with my FGA kit. Helped me out a few times.
this is one i use too though it seems to pick up everything the ticks get quicker if its in a dusty enviroment
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Yeah I have had that. Lots of things will set it off.
But I find it still lets you know where to investigate when looking for a gas leak
SimonJohns
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- Aug 26, 2013
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Gasman will know what I'm on about with this. But a dog
Yes a dog
A local guy to us used to have a dog that he trained to sniff gas.
He worked for the gas board. Would turn up. Set his dog on the case and would find the leak in minutes
I wish I had the time to do this!
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rab250
- Aug 26, 2013
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i have one of these and they are a good piece of kit can save hours of searching.those little yellow wands are better than nowt i suppose but i left mine at a customers and bother going back for it , to many things interfere with them like air fresheners.
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