....and I thought this thread was going to be about flatulants. Oh well...
Natural Gas
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oilycreek
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He used a sentry, it detects natural gas, and co, he turned it off, not because it was dangerous, but because the code says be has to. That leak was probably there from the beginning, and didn't cause an explosion, but once it's detected, it has to to be fixed before gas can be turned back on. Enbridge's fitters and contractors have to do a manometer test on every job they work on, they must also inspect every appliance on that meter for code infractions. You would be shocked at how many A tags they write in a month for unsafe conditions, including leaks. It doesn't mean that something is going to happen, it's a just the way our code is.
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starboy869
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I may not know as much as most about natural gas. But I do have experience with having a leak at my house. Enbridge did come out with testing equipment as mentioned above. They also did the soap and water test at all the joints. The equipment did find a leak near my meter and it was replaced.
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oilycreek
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You watch too much TV, do you realize how big of a leak is required for it to explode. lol. Since he knows he has leaks, and knows where they are, he should call a contractor. The gas company will only turn off the gas, tag it and leave, they won't repair it
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This is very reassuring. Puts gas leaks into perspective that everyman can understand.
oilycreek
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The biggest myth with natural gas is, if there's a leak it can explode easy. I've walked in to a house where the leak was in the basement, but I could smell it at the front door. It was a union that's was not even hand tight. I tightened for the customer, leak tested and all was well. His brother in law did the job about 6 months earlier, so that leak was like that for 6 months, his house was still standing I asked him how long he was a fitter for, he said he's not lol. People that are not trained should not be playing with it.
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oilycreek
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daught
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No, I got great advice from DIYers for many things.
For example the supra and 240sx community really knew it's **** back in they day. No one was "qualified".
oilycreek
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fast!
uh are animaniacs stil on tv?
i miss that show
the only people I see giving bad advice are non qualified people. I wouldn't take gas advice from anyone but a qualified person.
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vociferous
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oilycreek
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Oilycreek is right. Gas need to be at a specific concentration with air in order for it to explode. Source? I worked in a restaurant kitchen & had the hair on my hands cinched several times. Its just the hazard of the job. Also there are times where there are leaks without you knowing. Judging by the looks of everything that leak might have been there since they installed those lines. If you guys are free you should check your lines. Save on your gas bill too.
I believe some people are confusing natural gas with methane or other gases.
The reason I posted this thread was to ask about the regulations with the gaslines. I don't want to touch anything that is not my responsibility.
For those who care there is no more leak. Its been fixed.
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I believe some people are confusing natural gas with methane or other gases.
The reason I posted this thread was to ask about the regulations with the gaslines. I don't want to touch anything that is not my responsibility.
For those who care there is no more leak. Its been fixed.
Thanks
It is. They're cleverly disguised as replies.
Glad the problem is resolved but where there is a gas explosion risk all precautions should be taken until a qualified person clears the problem. The local gas supplier and their associated companies have a less than stellar reputation for disasters.
oilycreek
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how do you figure their reputation is less then stellar, because you know nothing about them, so you assume it. People talk lots of crap, but know nothing. There has been a couple issues in the 23 years I've been in gas. No one is perfect, and none of it was the gas company's fault.
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oilycreek
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Just to clarify for the sky is falling crowd. Chances of a gas explosion from a leak is near impossible, unless it's pretty much a wide open pipe. We find leaks all the time, especially in apartment buildings and condos. I found 13 leaks in a condo boiler room middle of winter, and 7 boilers were running full fire, and that's just one story. I've pretty much seen it all over the years. You should be more concerned with having a CO problem, then a explosion.
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OP, I'm sure you got the issue sorted by now, but for future, if you smell gas in your house just call your gas supplier ASAP, whether it's union gas/embridge.. They will advise you on the phone what the safest thing to do is while you wait for a rep to show up, if it's not to serious after doing some checks with gas sniffing equipment, dial testing and maybe soap testing, they'll shut the gas off and advise you too have a licenced gas contractor come fix the issue.
Also Gas can migrate into your house from under ground leaks and the mercaptan smell can get scrubbed out, FYI. So any time you smell something, or a gas detector goes off call your supplier first. There's no charge to have a rep come out and make sure it's safe.. Natural gas isn't something too play around with and guess with, it's your safety first..
Also Gas can migrate into your house from under ground leaks and the mercaptan smell can get scrubbed out, FYI. So any time you smell something, or a gas detector goes off call your supplier first. There's no charge to have a rep come out and make sure it's safe.. Natural gas isn't something too play around with and guess with, it's your safety first..
