Hearthstone SantaFe has propane smell coming from it

[jackie devries]

My husband is a Mr Very Handy and he has tried tightening up all the connections but we continue to get a slight smell of propane from the stove - its about 5 years old, is burning perfectly - just seems like we have a fitting problem - its leaking in a valve underneath the stove, Mr Very Handy won't take a picture - how do we effectively tighten up the valve or replace it?

 

[DAKSY]

First you need to find out EXACTLY where the gas is coming from.
One way to do that is with an expensive ($200-300) electronic gas "sniffer."
The other way is to use a "bubbler" or gas leak testing solution.
You can buy it at hardware stores of you can mix it up yourself...

• Fill a quart jar with clean water.
• Measure and add 3 tablespoons of dish detergent.
• Add 2 teaspoons of liquid glycerin to make the bubbles last longer, which makes them easier to detect.

Let us know how you make out...