Derek ColeGM, Simmons One Hour Heating & Air · AI HVAC Answers

Gas Smell at Home | HVAC Tips

2 Dec 2020 · 2 min

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In this video Derek Cole explains that a gas odor in or around a home is a serious safety issue and outlines who is responsible for addressing it. He clarifies that HVAC technicians are responsible for anything inside the house, while the gas utility or LP company handles issues outside the property. For any detected gas smell, he advises immediately turning off the gas supply, avoiding open flames or cigarettes, and calling a professional. Inside the home, the odor could stem from pressure or valve problems, so regular maintenance of gas appliances is essential. He stresses the need for carbon monoxide detectors with every gas‑fired appliance because CO is odorless and dangerous. The video’s core message is to treat any gas smell as an emergency, ensure proper maintenance, and install CO detectors to protect occupants.

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You should not be having a gas smell in your house or outside of your house. What happens in our business from the regulator to the house is usually our responsibility. Anything the other direction is the gas company, the LP company or natural gas, and that's their deal. They don't want us touching anything beyond that, and that's fine. So if you go outside and have that smell, You should turn the gas off. You have a gas shut-off, right? A gas shut-off, you should turn it off. Obviously, don't light cigarettes or don't use a lighter to see what's going on. That's not a good idea with a gas smell. That's going to cause a problem. Now, inside the house, again, you could be— it could be a gas pressure problem, could be a gas valve problem. You need to have— it goes back to what I just said— you need to have a maintenance done to make sure you're being operated properly because gas obviously is nothing to play with. And if you have any gas appliance in your house, whether it be a furnace or a water heater or a dryer or a stove, you should always have a carbon monoxide detector because that you cannot smell, that you cannot smell, you cannot see. But it is a byproduct of gas. So if you have gas in the house, that needs to be installed as well. And we install with every new furnace, and you should have one. But the gas smell, natural gas and LP, you know, they put that in there so you have that smell so you can identify, hey, I smell gas, we need to get it checked out. It's not a normal thing to have a gas smell. So I would check that out. Just don't let it roll.