There is this propane type smell in my laundry room where the furnace is..can they leak?
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Can gas furnaces leak?
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YES!!!!! How strong is the smell?? Call the landlord!
yes maam, I'd call the gas company if I were you, just to be on the safe side.
Call the gas company. Here they have an emergency number to call if you smell gas.
I had to call once and they told me to go outside and wait. They came almost immediately.
Donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t mess around be safe!
I had to call once and they told me to go outside and wait. They came almost immediately.
Donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t mess around be safe!
YES!!!! Contact your landlord and the gas company, and get yourselves and the furbabies out of there! Even if it means loading everybody into the car!
Uh, yes! Go outside and call on your cell. And keep Trout outta there for now.
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Kay, thanks, I am calling now! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!! What if the fumes kill us???
The fumes will make you sleep, the explosion will be what is dangerous. Just open a window, and turn on the kitchen exhaust fan. Make sure you don't turn on any appliances, or lite candles.
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omg I all scared now...what if we blow up? The landlord said we have a carbon monoxide detector so that would detect gas.....what if she doesn't DO ANYTHING?!?!!!
Carbon monoxide detectors are for carbon monoxide not gas! Donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t rely on the landlord call the gas company! Or if you are really scared call the fire department!
Now you are getting me worried!
Now you are getting me worried!
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Well they came down to take a whiff, and I guess they are using varathane upstairs to strip something...so it must be that they said. Gas smells different I guess..
Do me a favour though, If I suddenly disappear..you guys need to find my sister so she can sue my landlord for killing me and Trout kay?
Do me a favour though, If I suddenly disappear..you guys need to find my sister so she can sue my landlord for killing me and Trout kay?
Geez Nat...Scary..Way to be on top of things though
Hopefully it won't come to that! Have you PM'd contact info, though? (Just kidding!)
Propane normally smells like hard boiled eggs. But good you were noticing things like that. Never can be too careful.
Nat...maybe you should crack a window to let some fresh air in just in case!
Natalie....for future reference.....if you ever think you smell gas, you can put some soapy water in a squirt bottle and spray the pipes/valves. If you get bubbles, you have a leak.
If I might be so bold.....please, if you ever smell gas, get yourself and your kitties out of the house, then call the gas company.
Many people have realized that they had a leak on their way to heaven as their house exploded. Please, do not be one of them. Get out.....then call....if you have no cell phone, have a neighbor call.
Many people have realized that they had a leak on their way to heaven as their house exploded. Please, do not be one of them. Get out.....then call....if you have no cell phone, have a neighbor call.
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I agree with everyone else. The gas company would WAY rather have come out there and said "Oh, no, no leak" than have you explode.
There was a gas leak in one of the restaurants near my work, and they closed off several city blocks including the busiest street in town, and had ambulances and fire trucks and police... it's no joke. Gas leaks are extremely dangerous.
There was a gas leak in one of the restaurants near my work, and they closed off several city blocks including the busiest street in town, and had ambulances and fire trucks and police... it's no joke. Gas leaks are extremely dangerous.
Our school (and every other building for blocks) was evacuated a few months ago because of a gas leak across the street. Even turning on a light switch or ringing a door bell can cause an explosion if enough gas has escaped.
