[Hidden-tech] seeking natural gas expert

Bruce G. Hooke bghooke at att.net
Thu Sep 7 14:18:09 EDT 2006


Hi Amy,

Yikes! Gas explosions are scary. 

Any decent plumber should know what to watch out for with standard home gas
plumbing and appliances. 

A few notes that you might (or might not!) find helpful:
Obviously you should make sure you have a gas detector in any space with gas
appliances or plumbing. Since natural gas is lighter than air the detector
should be high up in the space (if using propane the reverse is true). If
you really want to be cautious you could inquire about a natural gas
detector that could be hooked up to a monitored home alarm system so that
someone would know about a leak even if nobody is home. 

Any gas appliance that turns on automatically, such as a water heater or
furnace, should, as far as I know, have a "fail-safe" system that prevents
gas from getting to the main burner if the pilot light goes out. Of course
such a "fail-safe" can fail, which is where the gas detector comes into
play.

- Bruce

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Hi all,

Having survived the explosion/fire up the street in mid-August (luckily not
my condo complex, but too close for comfort), I'm trying to get as much
information as possible about how to protect my unit. 
I have natural gas. The explosion involved propane and human error.

Does anyone know a good gas expert/consultant?

best,

Amy Zuckerman
Hidden-Tech Founder, Clerk


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