New gas hob fitted a few weeks ago.
Yesterday morning there was a smell of gas in the kitchen, so we called British Gas who sent a contractor out. His sniffer could not detect anything in the kitchen, so he ran a test at the meter. He said there definitely was a leak and he turned the gas off at the meter. Luckily we have a couple of electric heaters and the house is well insulated. My GSR engineer is coming first thing tomorrow.
I'm interested in why the sniffer was unable to detect a leak and what is allowed by law. Presumably the man was looking for a drop in pressure at the meter, or a change of meter reading when there shouldn't be one. Is any drop/movement allowed and, if so, how much?
Yesterday morning there was a smell of gas in the kitchen, so we called British Gas who sent a contractor out. His sniffer could not detect anything in the kitchen, so he ran a test at the meter. He said there definitely was a leak and he turned the gas off at the meter. Luckily we have a couple of electric heaters and the house is well insulated. My GSR engineer is coming first thing tomorrow.
I'm interested in why the sniffer was unable to detect a leak and what is allowed by law. Presumably the man was looking for a drop in pressure at the meter, or a change of meter reading when there shouldn't be one. Is any drop/movement allowed and, if so, how much?