Gas Leak Repairs

The Dangers of Gas Leaks

Gas is an efficient and economical fuel source to use for your home heating needs.

From the gas stove or heater to your gas-powered hot water system, Aussie households use it widely for hot water, cooking, heating up the house, or even heating your swimming pool.

Due to the highly flammable nature of gas, though, a major gas leak could put your house and family in danger. Even when a minor gas leak occurs, it’s important to fix it ASAP before it gets worse. Additionally, health complications from gas exposure are also very serious.

How Can You Tell You Have a Potential Gas Leak?

While natural gas and LPG are naturally odourless, your gas distributor adds a chemical compound called mercaptan to the natural gas supply. When you smell gas inside or outside your home, that distinct rotten egg smell, that’s the mercaptan alerting you to a potential gas leak.

But being able to smell rotten eggs isn’t the only indicator of a gas leak. Others include:

• Whistling noises or hissing sounds from your gas appliances (including the gas heater)
• Inconsistent hot water from your gas hot water system
• Your gas pilot light changes colour, or it keeps extinguishing
• Patches of dry grass, dying plants or bubbling water on your property for no apparent reason
• Higher-than-average gas bills for no reason

If you suspect a gas leak – or just want a gas leak plumber to service your gas-powered appliances – contact Metropolitan Plumbing today. Our expert gas fitters are available 24/7* in all metro areas for your convenience.

Metropolitan Plumbing's Emergency Gas Leak Detection Process

Our fully licensed gas fitters have the tools, experience and skills to confirm whether there’s a gas leak on your property. We use a range of tools and techniques to isolate the cause and then recommend the best course of action.

First, we use a manometer to check for pressure drops in your gas network.

If the manometer confirms a leak, we identify the exact location and cause. We isolate every gas appliance and run of gas pipework, then test each section with the manometer to find where the pressure becomes inconsistent.

Once we locate the suspect section, we examine the pipes and appliances to pinpoint the leaking fitting or fixture.

After we repair the leak or replace the faulty appliance, we retest the area with the manometer to confirm stable pressure. This ensures your home is safe to enter again.

Gas Leak Repairs and Solutions

Depending on the gas leak, there is every chance you may need to repair or even replace the damaged pipe.

If it’s just a small crack or a faulty connection, it will be easy and inexpensive to fix. However, we may need to partially or completely replace the pipe if it has sustained significant damage. This becomes much more expensive. Before we carry out any work in the gas leak detection and repair process, Metropolitan Plumbing will always provide an upfront, no-obligation quote.

Each of our qualified gas installation specialists and gas fitters has the training and experience working with various pipe materials, including copper, PEX and galvanised steel. They will be able to replace your damaged gas lines and piping with minimal downtime.

If a faulty appliance has caused a leak from your gas mains, the situation is much the same. All of our gas fitting professionals have a large range of spare parts on their vans at all times.

We can usually get less common parts quickly, too, so we should be able to repair any leaking gas appliance. However, if the problem is too serious, we may recommend replacing the faulty appliance. We are often able to supply and install these for you.

What You Need To Do

If you smell gas in or around your home, there are several important things you must do.

Firstly, acknowledge that this is not the time for DIY solutions. Yes, you will need emergency gas leak repairs, but the DIY route is incredibly dangerous. A licensed gas fitter is the only person who can provide a safe, long-term solution. What you need to do is:

• Turn off your gas and electricity at the meter (if safe to do so)
• Open doors and windows, as many as possible, to ventilate your home
• Do not operate electrical switches, including light switches, or other electrical equipment
• Never use fans to try and help with the ventilation
• Do not use a mobile phone or torch in the immediate area of the leak
• Never use an open flame
• Go outside into the fresh air, to a well-ventilated area far away from the suspected leak

Call emergency services on 000 if you or other household members are in immediate danger or showing signs of medical issues. If there is no immediate danger, call your gas distributor to report the leak and to arrange for a Metropolitan Plumbing gas leak plumber to come out for emergency gas leak repairs

Finance Options** for Gas Leak Repairs

When it comes to gas leak detection and repairs, act immediately if you suspect there is a problem. Contact Metropolitan Plumbing for a fully qualified and licensed gas fitter 24/7*. If money is a worry, take advantage of our range of finance options** available to eligible customers.

Just choose a payment plan with one of our providers – Zip or HummLoan. You have the flexibility of weekly, fortnightly or monthly instalments.

Your plumber/gas fitter can take you through the easy application process on site, and approval often takes only a few minutes. There’s no need to prioritise money over safety – you can have both here.

We also accept payment by cash, cheque, direct bank transfer and credit card (Visa, Mastercard or American Express).

With no additional after-hours charges, you can always rest assured that there will be no burden when you contact Metropolitan Plumbing.

Contact Your Trusted Local Gas Fitter Today

When it comes to gas leak repairs, you want the assistance and expertise of a trusted, experienced and licensed professional. In short, you want Metropolitan Plumbing. We’re available 24/7* for all your emergency detection and repair needs, so contact us online or give us a call, day or night.