visual testing

Apart from me, has anyone been told when putting their cylinders in
for a visual test that because it went over the deadline it now has to
have a new hydro test?

The guy at the shop mentioned about bubbling paint and that they might
have to be blasted and painted and I've found plenty of info to
support this but I haven't found anything to say that because we
missed a visual by one month we now have to get those cyls hydro'd

thanks

Iain Lippitt

iain lippitt <I_Lippitt@bigfoot.com> writes:
>Apart from me, has anyone been told when putting their cylinders in
>for a visual test that because it went over the deadline it now has to
>have a new hydro test?

That is correct. I've been caught like this as well.

Mind you the deadline for visual testing is now 2.5 years regardless
of when the test was done, according to an HSE advisory that we got
via BSAC the other week. So that might bring you back into the
deadline.

Pete

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iain lippitt <I_Lippitt@bigfoot.com> wrote:
> Apart from me, has anyone been told when putting their cylinders in
> for a visual test that because it went over the deadline it now has to
> have a new hydro test?

I think the idea is that they won't let you delay the next
hydro by putting it in for a visual late. Since the hydro
is the serious one I guess that's fair. A pain but
understandable. If they stamped it 'next test' rather than
date of test it might be better but that's only on the silly
sticker which is valueless.

nigelH

On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 07:57:57 -0700, iain lippitt wrote:

> Apart from me, has anyone been told when putting their cylinders in
> for a visual test that because it went over the deadline it now has to
> have a new hydro test?

In theory, I think so. In practice, I'd shop around. You'll probably get a
different answer elsewhere.

Jason

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Here it works slightly different. you could take a cylinder thats run over
it's time since the last visual in to a tester a week before it's hydro is
due and they'd just visual test it if thats what you want, but it will still
need to have the hydro done a week later. (yeah I know, it'd make more
sense just to get a hydro done, but this is just an example)
So Just cause it's a month over visual isn't going to mean it needs a hydro
here in NZ.

rhys

"iain lippitt" <I_Lippitt@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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> Apart from me, has anyone been told when putting their cylinders in
> for a visual test that because it went over the deadline it now has to
> have a new hydro test?
>
> The guy at the shop mentioned about bubbling paint and that they might
> have to be blasted and painted and I've found plenty of info to
> support this but I haven't found anything to say that because we
> missed a visual by one month we now have to get those cyls hydro'd
>
> thanks
>
> Iain Lippitt

On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 20:56:01 +0100, "Jason"
<jason.usenet.nospam@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 07:57:57 -0700, iain lippitt wrote:
>
>> Apart from me, has anyone been told when putting their cylinders in
>> for a visual test that because it went over the deadline it now has to
>> have a new hydro test?
>
>In theory, I think so. In practice, I'd shop around. You'll probably get a
>different answer elsewhere.

Indeed, Stoney use a four month window.

Laz

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