slight gas smell - should i worry or not

[brookster]

just fitted a new kitchen which included replacing my old freestanding gas oven with a new gas hob and electric oven. a friend of a friend - corgi reg gas fitter - connected up my new hob 2 days ago, and all seemed great until entering the kitchen this morning where i was greated by a gas smell. not overpowering but still noticable. is this normal when fitting new appliances or should i be worried and contact the fitter to check it out?

comments much appreciated.

 

[waran]

brookster, I'm afraid I don't know very much about gas.
However common sense dictates that you should open the windows, check the pilot light for your boiler if you have one and check that all other gas appliances are switched off. Leave it for 5 mins before trying to relight a pilot light that's gone out though.
If despite this you can't identify anything and are still getting a smell especially around the new hob, I'd turn the gas off at the meter and get the chap back in.
Not worth taking chances!

 

[Graeme]

...and buy a carbon monoxide detector before he arrives!

 

[Igorian]

Call your gas company and report a suspected leak.

 

[Slogger]

ok when u report this leak chances are the guy who comes out might well find the hob has not been installed to the correct standards it might even be reportable ( riddor) so if your friend of a friend isnt corgi reg and u know it will u give his name up ? or will u turn your gas off at the meter and call in a local company to check this one out


seems when you try to save a few bob it bites you back in the pocket more

 

[brookster]

cheers for the input.
the guy who fitted it is definitely reputable and CORGI registered.
He works for a good company but was just doing the usual favour out of hours.
He's coming round to check everything out tonight.

Update - when i turned off the gas at the isolation switch to the hob the smell gradually disappeared which leads me to think that there is a problem with the actual appliance and not the fitting or the supply?

 

[brookster]

hi, thanks a lot for the input.
the plumber came round last night and sussed it out - the hob had been moved ever so slightly after it had been fitted into the worktop losening the joint to the gas supply after the isolation valve, it had a "1mbar drop" which was the slight smell. joint sealed, gas tight, worktop fixed so no more movement - wife is happy as she can cook again after a couple of weeks upheaval.

 

[2scoops0406]

Good to know you've sorted it. If you smell gas, you should always call transco 0800 111 999 far better safe than sorry.

 

[Slogger]

how do you know he is qualified to work on hobs just cos he is reg at a firm that works on gas mean nothing there are a multitude of regs to comply with when fitting any gas appliances

he is fiddling after hours and u let him = no insurance if your house blew up oh my scary

transco could have riddor this then your m8 would or could be in trouble