Advice/Opinion on Inflatable Testing Bags

[flashbglr]

Hi,

Could anyone recommend, or offer any advice, on air testing bags/bungs (domestic above ground drainage) for soundness testing.

I’ve found a couple on line and was wondering if anyone had any experience of them, or if there are any other products on the market that would be better. Any advice greatly received.

Horobin-100mm-Inflatable PVC Testing Bag-With Schrader Valve-Through Tube (HO-83032)

PVC Air Bag 100mm (from plastics-express)


Thank you in advance.

 

[plumben]

Hi,

Could anyone recommend, or offer any advice, on air testing bags/bungs (domestic above ground drainage) for soundness testing.

I’ve found a couple on line and was wondering if anyone had any experience of them, or if there are any other products on the market that would be better. Any advice greatly received.

Horobin-100mm-Inflatable PVC Testing Bag-With Schrader Valve-Through Tube (HO-83032)

PVC Air Bag 100mm (from plastics-express)


Thank you in advance.

Unless your working commercial or on a big job where you need to sign stages of the job off I wouldn't bother, customers not, going to want to pay for you to spend extra time testing sections of pipe work, just chuck a bucket of water down and check for leaks

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

Unless your working commercial or on a big job where you need to sign stages of the job off I wouldn't bother, customers not, going to want to pay for you to spend extra time testing sections of pipe work, just chuck a bucket of water down and check for leaks

I don't think the building inspector would agree, if you fit a new SVP then it does need to be tested and signed off by the BI!?

 

[plumben]

I don't think the building inspector would agree, if you fit a new SVP then it does need to be tested and signed off by the BI!?

I'm not saying that it shouldn't I'm just saying that I've never ever seen it done in a private property only commercial or big builds

 

[brucethegas]

The Horobin, or it's Monument equivalent, looks the better to me. May need to wet the canvas-covered ones.

Many years since I was asked for an above-ground air test, but I don't do new-build.

Throwback to the days of of cast-iron soil stacks with caulked joints?