Broken Gas Meter?

Call your gas company, and tell/ask them. Now- really.

Makes no matter what we think; this is your safety issue.

Neither of you are crazy. The meter reader has a set amount of meters to read in one day, and he was trying to get away as quickly as possible. Call your gas company right away.

the reader. call the gas company and they'll be out there in a very short while. gas explosions tend to make the news.

It was explained to me that gas meters do on occasion allow a small release of gas. However, that was told to me by the guy who just turned off my gas and red tagged my meter due to a real leak. He had come around because a neighbor complained about smelling gas. It turns out mine was a minor leak, but still a leak, and the problem leak was under the deck of a home behind me. He just happened to find mine in the process.

I might add that they found a very small leak at the regulator in my stove as well. That was easy for me to fix. Those sensors they use are more sensitive than my nose, even when it is not hay fever season.

Joseph Meehan wrote: ...

I forgot to note. I would also agree that the gas company should be called.

agreed. call them now - there's usually an emergency number that you should use. If you do call the customer service line, you will likely be told to hang up and call the emergency number immediately. Meters do indeed puff an occasional bit of gas out the vent, but it's a pretty small amount and you should err on the side of caution here and let the gas company (not the meter reader) tell you if it's a problem or not.

Thanks everyone,

I did call the company, and they sent a guy with in 30 minutes there was a leak, a set screw used for testing pressure was loose. I didn't even look closely at it, or I could have fixed that myself. no leaks anymore. :)

Dave

You may be crazy, but not about asking this question. Regulators to have vents on them and on occasion, they will emit a little gas. This sometimes happens after an appliance is shut down and the line overpressures for a few seconds. Check on it and call the gas company to be sure.

Does this mean that when someone farts their butt is breathing? A rather "Frightening Thought !!!"

Only if they normally talk out their ass.

Washington DC must really stink something bad !!!!

posted for all of us... I don't top post - see either inline or at bottom.

Their breath smells the same...