Section 15-2362. LEAK TESTS

2362.1The meter shall not leak when subjected to pressure and shall be checked for leaks in the following manner:

(a)Immersion;

(b)Soap test; or

(c)A pressure drop test of a type acceptable to the Commission's Office of Engineering.

2362.2Tinned steel case meters shall be subjected to an internal pressure of at least two pounds (2 lbs.) per square inch gauge (psig) when testing for leaks.

2362.3Iron or aluminum case meters shall be tested at a pressure at least fifty percent (50%) above operating pressure. The meters may be sample tested in accordance with the plan described in § 2360.11. If one (1) or more meters in the sample is found to leak, additional testing shall be done as described in § 2360.11.

 

authority

Unless otherwise noted, the authority for this chapter is Paragraph 21 of §8 of An Act Making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, and for other purposes, approved March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 977); as amended by §2 of the Public Utilities Amendment Act of 1989, D.C. Law 8-47, D.C. Code §43-501 (1990 Repl. Vol.).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 7938, 7946 (November 4, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 7 (January 4, 2013).