We have an inset gas hob which very recently has started smelling of gas
from underneath, but only when it at least one of the burners is being used.
My wife first noticed it when getting a tea towel out of the drawer directly
underneath the hob. The hob has been in since new build (1992) so is it
getting towards the end of it's life or some other problem? I cannot see it
being a leak in the supply pipe as the smell is only there when the hob is
in use.

TIA

John

"John" wrote in message
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We have an inset gas hob which very recently has started smelling of gas
from underneath, but only when it at least one of the burners is being
used.
My wife first noticed it when getting a tea towel out of the drawer
directly
underneath the hob. The hob has been in since new build (1992) so is it
getting towards the end of it's life or some other problem? I cannot see
it
being a leak in the supply pipe as the smell is only there when the hob is
in use.

TIA

John

I had a similar problem, it was the the taps.
I had noticed that they had'nt been turning as smoothly as they used too.
I acquired a small tin of Gas cooker tap lubricant - stripped them down -
cleaned them up and re-greased them the smell stopped and they went on for a
few more years until we eventually got a new cooker when kitchen was
re-fitted.

Hopefully your problem will be as easy to solve.

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"BIG NIGE" writes:
I had a similar problem, it was the the taps.
I had noticed that they had'nt been turning as smoothly as they used too.
I acquired a small tin of Gas cooker tap lubricant - stripped them down -
cleaned them up and re-greased them the smell stopped and they went on for a
few more years until we eventually got a new cooker when kitchen was
re-fitted.

Hopefully your problem will be as easy to solve.

I recall BES had gas cock grease on special offer in
the set of offer leaflets I got from them recently.

--
Andrew Gabriel

Mix a Fairy Liquid and water solution and brush this on the joints
where possible. A bubble should form where the leak is.

Chris.

On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 18:52:00 +0000, John wrote:

We have an inset gas hob which very recently has started smelling of gas
from underneath, but only when it at least one of the burners is being used.
My wife first noticed it when getting a tea towel out of the drawer directly
underneath the hob. The hob has been in since new build (1992) so is it
getting towards the end of it's life or some other problem? I cannot see it
being a leak in the supply pipe as the smell is only there when the hob is
in use.

TIA


Most modern inset hobs have the injectors sited underneath the
burners at the bottom of a recess.

Firstly inspect that the burners are all working correctly and the metal
recess castings that they sit in/on are in good order and not free from
damage/corrosion/leaks.

If as you report that smell is only during operation it is likely to be
down to one particular burner. The leak will probably be
between the outlet of the gas tap and the inlet to the injector. Once
identified which burner you can then simply not use that one until
repaired - that will buy you some time.

How easy it is to dismantle the hob or otherwise I can't say. In general
you are likely to find that you need to remove the whole unit from the
worktop to make progress.

If the leak is at a joint a repair may be possible but if it is due to
corrosion may be not.

It will depend on just what sort of quality band the unit is in as to what
to do. Replacement may prove simpler and cheaper than repair if the part
is expensive or requires a lot of work to track down.

--
Ed Sirett - Property maintainer and registered gas fitter.
The FAQ for uk.diy is at http://www.diyfaq.org.uk
Gas fitting FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFitting.html
Sealed CH FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/SealedCH.html

On Sat, 3 Dec 2005 18:52:00 +0000 (UTC), "John"
wrote:

We have an inset gas hob which very recently has started smelling of gas
from underneath, but only when it at least one of the burners is being used.
My wife first noticed it when getting a tea towel out of the drawer directly
underneath the hob. The hob has been in since new build (1992) so is it
getting towards the end of it's life or some other problem? I cannot see it
being a leak in the supply pipe as the smell is only there when the hob is
in use.

TIA

John

Hobs tend to leak either;

At the inlet elbow where the supply pipe joins the hob. Often this is
becuase either a fibre washer has been used and it has shrunk and/or
due to poor access to the fitting,it hasnt been tightened adequately

OR

The taps themselves are leaking/need greasing. Some modern hobs have
the taps made of alloy. If these dry out then they leak badly and
often need replacing as the metal material is too soft. Brass ones are
better.

You dont need to be CORGI reg'd to do this job, only competent.



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On Sat, 3 Dec 2005 18:52:00 +0000 (UTC), "John"
wrote:

We have an inset gas hob which very recently has started smelling of gas
from underneath, but only when it at least one of the burners is being used.
My wife first noticed it when getting a tea towel out of the drawer directly
underneath the hob. The hob has been in since new build (1992) so is it
getting towards the end of it's life or some other problem? I cannot see it
being a leak in the supply pipe as the smell is only there when the hob is
in use.

TIA

John

Forgot to mention that it may well be worth having it checked out
anyway becuase although it may appear to be coming from the hob,it
just might not be !



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You can get an aerosol of gas leak detector to do this


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Mix a Fairy Liquid and water solution and brush this on the joints
where possible. A bubble should form where the leak is.

Chris.