Checking for Gas Leaks in Your Home

How to detect natural gas and propane leaks in your home using proper and safe techniques. Using soap, electronic leak detector, and gas meter reading methods.

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[dylantyt]

Great rendition of information experience and vernacular all in one video!!! I usually have to watch 3 or 4 videos to get the same amount information

[chicanachick]

Man guys like this are heros!! Support men! ❤️❤️❤️

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[garyscoville]

Also, and just as important, Never turn on or off any switch as it may produce a spark and, BOOM!

[nutknowledge]

Always use your lighter responsibly when checking for gas leaks

[katphish]

I'm about to fiddle with the supply line to my gas dryer, and this was very helpful.

[slipperyslope]

If you have a shut off meter outside your property it would be best to exit leaving the door open and turn off the exterior shut-off valve then call for assistance from outside. of course, evacuate everyone from the building. At night if others are sleeping and the gas sent is very high then I would advise you turn off the exterior shut-off , followed by your exterior breaker to the home (if equipped, and zero smell of gas in that area ) then wake and evacuate the others in the house. Yes, it is dark but it would be safer, awakening people from sleep, the first thing they will try to do is turn on the bedroom light if it is off, Kaboom.

[chilukanand]

Great video. One thing that caught me offguard where he says do not attempt and uses the lighter 🙂 just like experts showing off the skills to noobs.

[donmclean]

I had a slight smell of gas around my dryer. My local utility sent a tech and quickly found a very small leak from the flex line compression fitting. Used a sniffer and then soap solution to confirm it. He took the fitting off, checked it, put it back. Leak fixed. No more gas smell. Fitting was installed 4 years ago and I suspect vibration caused the nut to back off.

[MrKylesvids]

You would probably pass out from the high gas concentration before the lighter would become dangerous, unless you were dealing with propane. Natural gas is lighter than air, small leaks don’t pose a significant risk.

[samjoe]

Very good i really appreciate your simple method of explanation

[ziarehman]

How to find unground leakage if pipes are in walls

[kalonjicty]

im in the uk and had a boiler fitted with a loose gas supply to the boiler. i was told by several inspectors that the smell i was getting was normal after a new boiler. after sometime of getting the same smell i called the emergency services who came an didnt do the proper tests on the boiler and therefore didnt find the leak. the emergency services were called out again and the leak was found at the boiler but in locking the supply off at the meter the engineer created another leak and left the property. i see this as a fault with both the installer and the emergency services and im trying to get compensation. would you have advise on where to start first

[rachelk]

thank you for sharing. you're a life saver !

[michaelmolter]

Why not shut off the gas at the meter?

[atb]

I'm going through an insane situation, Columbia gas won't turn my service back on because they say there's a leak in my house but the technician I hired to come look at it says there isn't a leak going on at all

[Calvinl]

Can i do the dish soap test when i the gas dryer is running??

[garyscoville]

Also, and just as important, never turn on or off any light switch as it could produce a spark and, BOOM!

[nocilor]

thanks.. just checked my meter and 1/2 ft dial does move a notch after 4 hours, gas company says everyting is okay. Now I have no idea what to do

[Saad-ziue]

Brother the device gas leaks for how many meters can detect leaks?