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Gas appliance safety awareness for appliance techs (no procedures)
Covers: Natural gas and LP ranges, dryers and water heaters in US homes: awareness only
Appliance techs regularly work next to gas appliances. This chapter covers what to do when you smell gas, how carbon monoxide hurts people, why combustion air matters and what a licensed gas technician does. It gives no gas-side procedures.
Safety first
- BLOCKED: no gas line, valve, regulator, pressure, orifice or leak work; refer to a licensed gas technician
- If you smell gas: leave, take people with you, do not operate switches, call from a safe distance
- Do not return until the utility or emergency responders say it is safe
How it works
Natural gas is odorless; utilities add mercaptan to give it a rotten-egg smell. If you smell it, the job stops.
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas produced by incomplete combustion. Poorly maintained or poorly vented gas appliances can produce lethal CO without any smell. Early symptoms (headache, dizziness, nausea, confusion) look like the flu.
Burners need enough combustion air and a clear vent path. Blocked flues, disconnected vents, crushed dryer ducts on gas dryers or a range used as a space heater all increase CO risk.
Gas line connections, valves, regulators, pressure checks, orifice conversions (natural gas to LP) and leak repairs are work for a licensed gas technician or plumber, per local rules.
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