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Smelling gas in the home? Take action

Do you smell gas in the home Edmonton? Natural gas leaks can be serious and the support you need is only a call away.

 

Repeatedly we encounter minor to moderate natural gas leaks.  I have even entered a home with a know leak for over one year time.  Anytime you suspect Natural Gas do not delay, know who to contact in your jurisdiction. For this article we will refer to ATCO Gas in our great city of  YEG Edmonton Home Inspection.

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Natural gas unchanged really has little to no smell. A product called Mercaptan is added to the gas to give us that easy to identify smell of rotten eggs.

Do you believe you smell natural gas? Leave immediately. Leave everything as is no need to change lights or appliance settings. Once you have left the home or building in YEG Edmonton contact ATCO GAS at 780-420-5585 or call 911 without delay.

 

Only a few months ago I was requested to perform a home inspection. One of the first comments in the list of concerns was a “smell gas in the home”.  Sure enough they were correct. Our EzFlex™ Combustible Gas Detector quickly located the leak.  This confirmed the presence of a leak even with the shut off valve in the closed position.

When your YEG Edmonton Home Inspector is working for you an important tool utilized is the  EzFlex™ Combustible Gas Detector. These small handheld units only need a few minutes to warm up and can last years.

A very good investment for any YEG Edmonton Home Inspector for around $200.00.

 

So we confirmed the leak now what.

I in this case we decided to open the windows in order to get a good air exchange. We then contacted ATCO GAS at 780-420-5585. We informed the very patient operator of the concern and discovery. Within no less then twenty minutes a ATCO GAS van arrived. Another service professional was in the home. This guy came prepared with some the best equipment. He confirmed our concern and got to work.

This ATCO gas service professional was in the home for under an hour. He had not only completed repairs required to this fire place but also completed a assessment of all the gas lines accessible. A complete system inspection or accessible areas. ATCO is a diversified global corporation delivering service excellence. Best of all there was no cost to the home owner. This is a free safety driven service. There is no compromise to safety, rest assured ATCO offers multiple services to home owners.

 

What else does ATCO do for YEG Edmonton Home Owners?

They will support your emergency when: You Smell Natural gas, Hit a gas line? No heat in your home? or even when you suspect Carbon Monoxide and so much more.

Please always rely the the service professionals in YEG do not take risks. Edmonton’s Trusted home and house inspector along with service providers like ATCO are here to help when needed.

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