Gascoseeker mk1

[Whn1]

Does anyone have any experience with these?

Called out the board the other day for a leaking ecv and I saw him putting it away.

How do they work? What's the little hand pump for? And most importantly are they any good?

Im annoyed with my rein sniffa. Don't trust it sometimes, also hard to pinpoint leaks.

 

[Scott_D]

They are used for purging generally. The pump draws the sample of gas/air into the machine, no fancy pumps.

 

[Kev the gas]

Gascoseeker MK1 natural gas detector and gas purge monitor

I was using these when at the gas board starting in 1986, not for long tho as they soon after brought out a version with batteries so need for the pumper

 

[Whn1]

Gascoseeker MK1 natural gas detector and gas purge monitor

I was using these when at the gas board starting in 1986, not for long tho as they soon after brought out a version with batteries so need for the pumper

How do you rate them Kev?

 

[Kev the gas]

Gas detection by the Gascoseeker MK 2-500 from GMI

these were like the later ones

 

[Dotty]

Used both the mkI and the mkII.

Prefer the mkI

 

[Whn1]

Used both the mkI and the mkII.

Prefer the mkI

Why cropp? Would you rate them over a standard off the shelf sniffer?

 

[Kev the gas]

How do you rate them Kev?

Carrying out a lot of "trace and repair" work they were great, sure beat using soap and water on old iron pipework under floors ect.
There main/best use was for emergency work ie checking upper and lower explosive limits of properties before entering.
The old units are still too much money for general use as a domestic engineer, looking at the advert the calibration cert is only valid for 6 months. Much better to buy an analyser with the function built in.

 

[AMGasServices]

I got one from eBay it's a gas seeker mk2. They're very good at locating gas leaks.

 

[Whn1]

Easy to use?