We have a very slow gas leak somewhere around the meter box which is outsid= e the house. It can only be smelt sometimes, and never inside the house. Ou= r gas-safe relative came round to have a look. He suggested that the atmosp= heric pressure could relate to when the leak is evident, which seems to rin= g true. He said he can detect a very slow leak, almost within the permitted range, = but his leak detector spray could not find a leak in the accessible pipewor= k or on the seam of the gas meter. He is going to come round with some blanking plugs are prove which side of = the meter outlet it is, so we can either get the "gas board" out or redo th= e 22mm copper pipework into the house, which is partly buried in some block= paving, and appears to have some cement splashed on it. Anyone else suspect it might be the copper with cement on it ? The block paving was not done by us, but is really up tight against the pip= e. And apparently the meter is very old. Hopefully we have not been paying = for the lost gas ... Simon.
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11 years ago