U16 meter capacity

[FlowGas]

Hi everyone,

I'm not a very active poster on this forum but it has helped me alot over the year, some advice is needed once again. Just to mention I'm not regularly working in the industry atm, just here and there for friends and family. A good friend of mine has brought a shop and covering it into a chippy. A U16 meter needs to be installed and hes asking whether the U16 meter has enough cubic capacity for chippy to run efficiently.

Firstly would this be considered commercial work because its a chippy? Secondly if all is ok, have any of you had experience with tt and other work within a chippy. I could also get kW of appliances but whats the formula for working out cubic capacity for a U16 meter.

Any guidance and advice is much appreciated.

 

[Mike Jackson]

A chippy would be considered commercial, you need comcat to work on fryers. A u16 meter will flow 16 cub9ic meters of gas.

 

[FlowGas]

Ahh ok, thanks for the advice Mike. If there's any guys that do commercial work, is a U16 meter usually sufficient in supplying enough gas for catering equipment in this case a chip shop. Also the shop has a g4 meter for the flat upstairs, I am allowed to work on that right? Even though it's above a chip shop, servicing & check appliances within flat.

 

[AlexGas]

Also the shop has a g4 meter for the flat upstairs, I am allowed to work on that right?

What do you think?

 

[FlowGas]

I think I can as it's a residential part, but currently stuck at work so can't look at my viper book.

 

[mfgs]

Yeah you can work on the flat.

 

[SimonJohns]

Be sure to do pipe vol calcs. A u16 contains 0.025m3 of gas. Doesn't leave much for your 0.035m3 limit

You'll be surprised how little pipe can take you in to up1a. And get you introuble

Also different purging method due to the 0.025m3 volume of meter

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Be sure to do pipe vol calcs. A u16 contains 0.025m3 of gas. Doesn't leave much for your 0.035m3 limit

You'll be surprised how little pipe can take you in to up1a. And get you introuble

Also different purging method due to the 0.025m3 volume of meter

mainly setting it on fire with a small burner,but simons quite right you need to add all your factors together

 

[FlowGas]

Thanks for the replys gents. I'm hoping there would be a separate meter for rhe residential bit. Also on the chippy side of it will leave to a engineer with a commercial ticket, but just wanted to know whether that's the normal sized meter used & to expand my knowledge and give a little advice to my friend.

 

[smhstu]

I think what ur asking is how many kw will a u16 meter run?
if so a guide is 10kw is approx 1m3 of gas so a u6 max capacity is approx 60kw and u16 is approx 160kw
Now you can use this to determine if you been a u16 meter.