What To Do If You Have A Gas Leak
Having a gas connection in a home can be of great benefit. Gas is economical, environmentally friendly, and highly practical. You need only read my previous article to understand the full benefits gas can bring. The only real downside of gas is the elevated safety risks of a potential leak, which you don’t have with electricity or other fuel options.
Knowing what to do in a gas emergency is vital. Your family’s safety is paramount. To ensure your family is safe, you need to know the symptoms of a gas leak and what to do in a gas leak situation. We look at these items in today’s article.
What are the symptoms of a gas leak?
The first sign of a gas leak will be a strange smell in the air. If you’re unsure what gas smells like, it’s best described as a rotten egg-like smell or sulphur. It’s a distinctive smell that you will never forget.
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Another symptom of a gas leak is a hissing or whistling sound. The sound will come from the gas line location if you use natural gas. You may also see white dust/clouds around the gas line location.
Bubbles in water are another sign of a potential gas leak, as are limp or dead house plants.
A damaged gas pipe is a clear indication of a gas leak.
You may also experience physical symptoms too. Such symptoms may include dizziness or lightheadedness, nausea, breathing difficulties, headaches, irritable eyes and through, fatigue, and flu-like symptoms.
What to do in a gas leak situation
If you suspect you have a gas leak, you must take every precaution to ensure your and your family’s safety. First, you need to turn off the gas on your metre if you have natural gas or on the bottle if you have LPG gas.
Next, go throughout your home and switch off all appliances that operate with gas: gas hot water storage units, gas ovens, gas cooktops, gas heaters, etc., including electrical appliances.
When you are sure your gas connection is off, and you have switched off all appliances, gas and electrical, then you should call an emergency gas detection company on the Gold Coast, such as Local Plumbing & Gas Co.
We will instruct you to open all windows and doors to increase ventilation (if it is safe to do so) and then exit your property and wait for us to arrive on the nature strip.
Call Local Plumbing & Gas Co., your local gas leak experts!
Tomkinson Plumbing and Gas provide a rapid-response gas leak detection and repair service to ensure your gas emergency is attended to and repaired as soon as possible.
We are fully licensed gas fitters with specialised inferred cameras that enable us to detect gas leaks without causing additional damage to your home. Once we find the source of the leak, we can then repair the leak and make your home safe again.
Conclusion
I have a gas connection in my home and couldn’t imagine life without it. It provides my family with hot water, heating, and instant flame power for cooking, and because I installed it myself, I know it is safe. However, gas leaks can happen. Therefore, you need to know a) what the signs of a gas leak are and b) what to do in a gas leak situation.
Symptoms of a gas leak include an egg-like smell in the air, hissing or whistling sounds, bubbles in water, dead or limp plants, and a range of physical symptoms, including dizziness or lightheadedness, nausea, breathing difficulties, etc.
If you suspect you have a gas leak, turn off your gas connection, evacuate your premises, and give Tomkinson Plumbing and Gas a call. As licensed gas fitters on the Gold Coast, we have specialist inferred leak detection equipment that will locate the source of the leak for safe and rapid repair.
Call our office today on 0487 175 645.
