Gas engineering topics
Plain-English guides to each part of the gas engineering path, written in our own words from its lessons. They explain the work; they never teach you to do it.
Gas Taster
Safety and the Law
- Smell gas? What to do, and carbon monoxideWhat to do if you smell gas, the emergency numbers for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, carbon monoxide symptoms and why an unsafe appliance stays off.
- Gas safety law: who may do gas workGas law in plain words: competence, registration and landlords' yearly checks. Great Britain has the 1998 Regulations; Northern Ireland has its own from 2004.
Gas and Combustion
- Natural gas and LPG: what's differentNatural gas and LPG compared: what each is, why gas smells, which rises and which sinks, and what standing and working pressure mean.
- Combustion and what a flame tells youHow gas burns, complete and incomplete combustion, why an unexpected yellow flame can warn of carbon monoxide, and why flues and air supplies matter.
More sections are coming. Still being written: Pipework, Meters and Testing, Ventilation and Flues, Appliances, Faults, Unsafe Situations and Customers.