Natural Gas Leak
- How to Recognize a Natural Gas Leak
- Smell
- Distinctive, strong odour often compared to rotten eggs or sulphur.
- Listen
- Whistling, hissing or roaring sound.
- Look
- Persistent bubbling in still water.
- Discoloured or dead vegetation around the pipeline area.
- Slight mist of ice.
- A sudden and unexplained increase in gas consumption.
- Damaged gas pipe, loose connections
- Natural Gas being lighter than air always tends to accumulate in corner or loft, look for any such possibilities
- Smell
- What to do if you find leakage
- Open all doors and Windows.
- Turn off the gas tap
- Turn off the Meter control valve.
- Turn off the riser isolation valve.
- Do not switch on or off any electrical switch.
- Extinguish all naked flames .