Can Smell Gas - Help!

IronMaidenFan

Hi


Bit of a strange one but here goes.


For the last couple of weeks we have been able to smell gas intermittently near our front door. Its a terraced house and the smell seems to be coming from near the adjoining wall with our neighbours house. They used to have a gas meter the other side of the wall but this was moved some years ago. Its not a strong smell and as I said its intermittent, some days we don't smell it at all.


I have had our gas safe engineer out twice who has checked our supply and confirmed no leaks - on the second visit he also checked our neighbours supply and again no leaks there.


He said it maybe a mains gas supply leak and could be coming up through the cavity, if this was the case it would be the gas suppliers responsibility to fix.


Anybody had any experience of this? Could a leak exist in the pipework of my house but remain undetectable when tested for leaks at the meter?


Thanks

Gordon_Hose

I'd err on the side of caution and call the National Grid emergency line: http://www2.nationalgrid.com/UK/Safety/Gas-emergency/

Mojisola

IronMaidenFan wrote: »

He said it maybe a mains gas supply leak and could be coming up through the cavity, if this was the case it would be the gas suppliers responsibility to fix.

But he shouldn't be walking away from the possibility!

I've called out the gas emergency testers twice when I've smelt gas out in the road. They tested the area and found the leaks - they didn't walk away because it wasn't happening in a house.:(

booty40uk

call 0800 111999 now. Also report your "gas engineer" for walking away from a leak.

Nilrem

As has been said call the supply network number and report a possible leak.

There was a leak at the end of our street that people kept reporting a smell of gas near, and the supply network must have came out about a dozen times before they found it, due to it's location the gas would build up to a level it could be smelled, then blow away which apparently made it very hard to find (they dug the path up several times).

IronMaidenFan

Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to reply.


I will contact National Grid and report this - better to be safe than sorry. The gas engineer did advise me to do this so that's what I'm going to do.

I_have_spoken

Could be the neighbour is bypassing the meter with a bicycle inner-tube?

C_Mababejive

IronMaidenFan wrote: »

Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to reply.


I will contact National Grid and report this - better to be safe than sorry. The gas engineer did advise me to do this so that's what I'm going to do.

They run 24/7/365 so ring now,,keep us posted ??

PasturesNew

You should always ring - and immediately. They will come out within an hour or so. It's imperative. No point you wondering when they are there to know/tell and sort it out.

I called one once, leak was so tiny he was gobsmacked I could detect it as his equipment was struggling, but there was definitely a leak.

Or, you can wait .... how lucky do you feel? KABOOOOM!!!

phill99

I find it amazing that people smell gas but think it better to post on an internet forum rather than calling National Grid.

Avoriaz

phill99 wrote: »

I find it amazing that people smell gas but think it better to post on an internet forum rather than calling National Grid.

Too much Heavy Metal music dulls the brain.


To be fair to the OP, he does appear to have twice called out a gas engineer.