Do you smell Gas?

[Roverlord off road spares]

:o got home tonight put key in front door opened door and Pong the smell of gas:o.
Seems the gas hob on the stove was not completely turned off.
I later find out my son accidently knocked the gas knob whilst reach up to get something from the cupboard above the range hood he thought he had turned it off correctly.
I was only on for no more than an hour, I was suprised how quickly the entire house had gas in it, the gas buttom was just tad on.:eek:
Lucky no naked flames in the house.
You never can be too careful.

[Tombie]

The odourants are very very concentrated for that very reason.
Not likely there was much gas in the house at all.
Lucky none the less...

[p38arover]

A friend has recently had her forgetful 85-yo mother move in and is worried about her turning on the gas stove and walking away without lighting it.

I've done it myself. I thought I'd lit the gas but hadn't. When I came back into the kitchen I could smell it.

[mick88]

Lucky the fridge didn't kick in, may have been a disaster.
Stenching agents are there so you can detect gas is about.

[Maelgwn]

There are gas detectors available which turn off the gas supply. No knowledge or experience with them however.

[Tank]

Our gas stove won't allow gas through the burner if there is no flame/heat, I thought most gas stoves had this feature, Regards Frank.

[Slunnie]

Same with mine. If there is no heat from the stove then the gas gets shut off. I have to hold the flame on for about 10secs before there is enough heat in the sensor to keep the gas flowing.

[p38arover]

Our gas stove won't allow gas through the burner if there is no flame/heat, I thought most gas stoves had this feature, Regards Frank.

Our stove is about 8 years old.

[Tombie]

Our stove is about 8 years old.


Don't buy a new one - it probably won't work!

[Bigbjorn]

In the 1970's Brisbane Gas Co. went from coal gas to reformed petroleum gas (refinery waste) which is odourless. A drum of liquid stink on a manifold at the treatment plant would inject minute quantities of smell into the gas before reticulation. Someone pressed the wrong tit one day and emptied a couple of months of gas smell into the system in a few hours. The 'phones went crazy with reports of gas leaks as minute leaks became noticeable because of the high concentration of stink injected.

[Toxic_Avenger]

Our gas stove won't allow gas through the burner if there is no flame/heat, I thought most gas stoves had this feature, Regards Frank.

I too thought this was a requirement these days?
Usually its a wax style thermostat which is connected to the gas inlet shut off valve. This is the reason why you need to hold your hand on the gas dial for a few seconds before you release it.

Ethyl mercaptan is the stenching agent used. You can smell it in concentrations less than 1 part per million. So its a good warning device, but unless the gas was on all weekend, you are likely well below the lower explosive limit (LEL) of the gas. You need approx 2.1% propane (LPG) concentration in air to meet its LEL.

[p38arover]

I'm going to test it now.......


......no, the gas continues to flow on our Whirlpool gas top.

[Slunnie]

I'm going to test it now.......


......no, the gas continues to flow on our Whirlpool gas top.
Time for an Ilve!:cool:

[V8Ian]

I'm going to test it now.......


......no, the gas continues to flow on our Whirlpool gas top.
That proves nothing with your model. :D

[Tombie]

I'm going to test it now.......


......no, the gas continues to flow on our Whirlpool gas top.


Probably faulty :D

[Davehoos]

some of our gas deliveries the smell is so bad-even pongs when the gas is burning. fefill 9 KG and then have to wash the bottles to remove the external scent.


spend heaps of time checking and replacing pipes 3 way fridges-is it a leak cold-hot when driving-just replace everthing--after you swap the gas bottles for new ones.


My BBQ has no shut off-It has used outdoor warning label.
I wouldn't want a indoor stove that hasn't got modern electrical shut off.


Piezo electrical???