Gassy? smell leak question

[chessimprov]

For the past two nights when I come home, I smell this gassy leak like smell in my living room. I had the electric/gas representative come to my home yesterday and there was no sign of a gas leak when he investigated my chimney, boiler and AC/heating unit, and the general vicinity of the room. I also opened my window and a porch door while I waited. When I made the call, the person on the phone told me to leave everything as is at the time.

A friend thinks it could be a pot user. Any other thoughts or avenues I should take? Thank you.

 

[Reach4]

Free standing house?

Maybe bring in a guest nose... age 19...40.

 

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[chessimprov]

No, it is a townhome connected to other townhomes. A townhome (or two) is underneath part of mine, and then another one is adjacent to me on one side. It is a corner unit.

 

[Reach4]

Asking the neighbor under the living room if she has smelled something may help.

 

[chessimprov]

Asking the neighbor under the living room if she has smelled something may help.

Just did. She did not smell anything, and the electric/gas representative did not find anything down there either.

 

[chessimprov]

I wonder if it could be residue from my oven. It is a self-cleaning oven. I am using the self-cleaning option now, and I think the smell is similar. In the manual, it seems to say not to use oven cleaner on the oven, but it has been used in the past.

I don't know what to do besides try cleaning the oven thoroughly to see what happens.

I guess I could also call ac/heating unit workers, oven maintenance worker, or keeping windows closed when calling the gas guy again.

Thoughts?

 

[Reach4]

How many people have smelled the smell and offered an opinion on what it smelled like?

 

[chessimprov]

Only myself so far. I will see if I can try to get anyone else.

 

[chessimprov]

Problem will be solved I called gas company again, but this time left porch door and windows closed and not "as I last left them." This did not help the new rep who came in, but he found a leak in one of the rubber pipes of the heating/AC unit. I guess I'm not as crazy as I thought I was getting. I'm only crazy 99.999999% of the time

 

[chessimprov]

If I'm not keeping up with cleaning my HVAC filter, could the gas line get clogged up, and then rupture the pipe as a result of not keeping up with the cleaning of the filter?

 

[Reach4]

This did not help the new rep who came in, but he found a leak in one of the rubber pipes of the heating/AC unit.

I really don't think that your heating unit will have natural gas carried in a rubber pipe.

If I'm not keeping up with cleaning my HVAC filter, could the gas line get clogged up, and then rupture the pipe as a result of not keeping up with the cleaning of the filter?

No.