Gas Leak Detectors - Question

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Originally Posted by shilala

You can sniff till you're blue in the face and it doesn't tell you if you have a leak.
In order to test a system, you plug all the service connections (water heaters, stove, dryer, etc.) and pump up the system with a compressor.
That should have been done when everything was installed, it's code.
Then when the gas company turns on the gas, they do the same thing.
If you have a real fear of a leak, the LAST thing you should be doing is doing this yourself. If you're jut being paranoid, knock yourself out.

Paranoid - No. Have 35 + years in construction - I just haven't done a boat load of gas.

This is a 1956 home, gas furnace and water heater. Last year I had a 17KW whole house generator installed which required 2lb service. I went with a split meter (Gas Company installed it) because I knew that the old pipes would not handle the pressure - and didn't want to install regulators on the furnace and heater. The system held pressure with zero loss on the 72 hour test (county code). But I swear I smell gas at times around the generator. So I tried solution testing but can't see everything (freaking bi-focals). Maybe it's just venting - don't know. Hence I thought I'd use a detector.

I have had two leaks before. On the age of our homes, the meters are actually inside the house. Both times were when they came in and upgraded the meters - their faults.


Ron