Re: Leak Testing

[pward@iastate.edu]

Roman Fail wrote regarding sealed source leak testing:

> The inspector stated that within 10 days was timely, but 14 was not.
> This is not written in the California code of regulations anywhere that I can
> find (California being an agreement state), and I was wondering if anyone
> knows of similar problems or their resolution.  It seems to me that as things
> are it is totally up to the individual inspector to decide what is reasonable
> and that the next inspector could be even stricter!

In my experience, even ten days over is pretty liberal.  I have been cited
(in Illinois, an agreement state) for being one day over the six months.  We
scheduled leak tests every five months to avoid this problem.

Disclaimer: Facts are facts, but opinions are worth just what you paid for
them.

Paul Ward
pward@iastate.edu