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[Closed] smell gas from baxi..

 dobo
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its been months and months since i had my heating on, but now i've put it on i can smell gas... its one of them on the wall baxi things..
the heating all seems to work ok and when i switch it off the gas smell goes.

how dangerous is this, why? and any ideas what broke..?


 
Posted : 23/10/2009 7:50 pm
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If its natural gas (ie it smells the same as the stuff coming out of your cooker) the danger is . . . . it may go bang and kill you. No idea, but a CORGI registered installer should have one. Get it looked at by someone who knows what they are doing.


 
Posted : 23/10/2009 8:56 pm
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[s]CORGI[/s] no longer valid
[url= http://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/ ]Gas Safe[/url] is where it's at now...


 
Posted : 23/10/2009 9:07 pm
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take up smoking, you'll soon find the leak.


 
Posted : 23/10/2009 9:09 pm
 dobo
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i got candles burning, i dont like the gas smell..

i think i dont actually need heating though, i just put on some warm clothes, unfortunately she wont come round since i mentioned it lol so better get someone out to have a look damit!!


 
Posted : 23/10/2009 9:26 pm
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can't you just ring the helpline?

http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Gas/Safety/

did that last time i had a leak and the guy who came out just fixed it for free.


 
Posted : 23/10/2009 10:50 pm
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Don't use it, get the man out.


 
Posted : 23/10/2009 11:35 pm