Went down to the basement the other day and smelled gas. Big time. I ran outside, shut it off just past the meter, aired the place out, then started poking around. Narrowed the leak down to an inaccessible section of gas line that goes under the house toward my furnace in the back (I have 2 separate furnaces). The pipe probably rusted out due to moisture but I can't see anything under there.
Thankfully that line has a dedicated shutoff so I can still have hot water. I called the plumber about re-piping, told him I hate that it runs through a crawlspace and we talked about re-routing it through the attic since the furnace is in the attic anyway. Big job. He's not sure when he can get to it but might be a month or two. This whole thing makes me really glad I have another source of heat I can rely on going into the fall since it looks like the furnace is out of commission for a while.
Thankfully that line has a dedicated shutoff so I can still have hot water. I called the plumber about re-piping, told him I hate that it runs through a crawlspace and we talked about re-routing it through the attic since the furnace is in the attic anyway. Big job. He's not sure when he can get to it but might be a month or two. This whole thing makes me really glad I have another source of heat I can rely on going into the fall since it looks like the furnace is out of commission for a while.